Is this a good deal?

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brandon5609

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Ok i was looking for some computers recentley and saw an add in the paper for what looks to be a pretty good deal.
But i have no idea about computers so i thought id ask before i bought.

Im looking to Do basic stuff like surf browse and e-mail, but am also intrested in some gaming to like halo1(i like the classics:)) and some world of warcraft.

heres what it is.

ACER amd x2 dual core
DVD burner,3gb ram,
320gb sata hdd,20"lcd,
Hdmi output
windows vista premium

-amd athlon x2 dual core 6000+ 3.0ghz processor
-3gb ram (DDR2)
-320 GB Hard drive(7200) RPM SATA
-acer16x DVD burner (dual layer)
-Gigabit Lan/56k modem
-5.1 surround sound port
-1394 IEEE Firewire port
-Windows vist premium
-Acer speaker system
-microsoft office 2007 (TE)
-ATI x1250 Graphics
-1 year home waranty
-20" LCD Monitor(3 year waranty)
-Aliant High speed promo
-Free epson Cx4450 after 50$ Rebate

Can-795$
Not used Btw
Im not looking for an amazing computer just a pretty good cheap one.
 
It'll do what you want it to do. As far as the price, I would negotiate it. You can usually go down on the price with classified ads. (or is it a store ad?)
 
I would say bad deal. The processor was good, but is now a bit on the old side and doesn't compete with the new Intels. Everything else is also pretty average, and the graphics are flat out bad. Granted, it does come with a few accessories it seems, but I would say you could get equal hardware for a few hundred bucks cheaper.
 
It's better to build your own, provided that you know how. For example...


Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131330&Tpk=ASUS+M3A78-CM, $80
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103234, $103
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ton+1GB+(2+x+512MB)+240-Pin+DDR2+SDRAM+DDR2+8 in dual-channel mode, $23
Hard drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...0&Tpk=EXCELSTOR+Jupiter+Series+ESJ9250S+250GB, $49
Optical drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...k=SAMSUNG+20X+DVD%c2%b1R+DVD+Burner+Black+IDE, $23
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371005, $30
OS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116515, $140
Monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824116061, $260
Case/keyboard/speakers/other junk: you can typically get these for free if you ask around. My family has about five cases and maybe twenty or thirty keyboards in the attic above the garage.

Misc. features: gigabit ethernet, 7.1 audio, Radeon HD 3100 onboard graphics, USB ports, SATA RAID, etc.

Total: $708, assuming that you don't already have a monitor or Windows disk laying around somewhere. If you do, then you can cut well over a hundred dollars from the price tag.

Also, Vista is epic suck. If you feel compelled for any reason to buy a computer with Vista on it, your first order of business should be to reformat the hard drive and install an operating system that is actually useable.
 
i doubt niguoki has actually used it. microsoft did a study where they told people they were releasing their new operating system, the people really liked it, but it was actually vista. most people just believe what they hear, and for some reason the general consensus is that vista sucks.

and don't go with nigouki's build. i'm not trying to bash nigouki now, but his build is comparable, or even worse than the one above. for the money, you could get something like omega got, or i don't know who else. but alot of us get really good deals on our computers. check out slickdeals.net to look for stuff.
 
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