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Groogrux

Groogrux

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We're in the market for a new desktop. What brand (besides Apple) would you recommend? We'll be using it for basic stuff, no gaming or anything.
 
Groogrux said:
My friend just suggested a chromebook. For the price they do a lot. I'm addicted to my big screens though. Ideally, I'd love to get a new desktop and a chromebook. Let me go add some Miracle Grow to our money tree out back...
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How much money do you have to work with? maybe it can happen.
 
Groogrux said:
We're in the market for a new desktop. What brand (besides Apple) would you recommend? We'll be using it for basic stuff, no gaming or anything.
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Asus. They build, for starters, their own motherboards and that's a BIG step forward in reliability and quality.
 
Groogrux said:
We're in the market for a new desktop. What brand (besides Apple) would you recommend? We'll be using it for basic stuff, no gaming or anything.
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Dell is the absolute best desktop and laptop I've ever owned. Zero issues. Reasonably priced.
 
SocialD said:
How much money do you have to work with? maybe it can happen.
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Tanngrisnir said:
Asus. They build, for starters, their own motherboards and that's a BIG step forward in reliability and quality.
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CampLifeMatters said:
Dell is the absolute best desktop and laptop I've ever owned. Zero issues. Reasonably priced.
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I went to Best Buy last night to check them out. The salesman was young, graduated high school last year. He was extremely knowledgable and patient as I asked a bunch of stupid questions. He said considering I have a 10 & 8 year old, the wisest investment would be on a sturdy, high speed desktop with a fast enough processor to see me through a number of updates. I think I may be able to find something that has the potential to see my youngest through high school for $600-$700.
 
Groogrux said:
I went to Best Buy last night to check them out. The salesman was young, graduated high school last year. He was extremely knowledgable and patient as I asked a bunch of stupid questions. He said considering I have a 10 & 8 year old, the wisest investment would be on a sturdy, high speed desktop with a fast enough processor to see me through a number of updates. I think I may be able to find something that has the potential to see my youngest through high school for $600-$700.
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for a desktop sure. I would say if you have enough to get into the range of 1k$ you could prob get both a laptop and a desktop. But , particularly if you are talking desktop that's something I know quite a bit about. So if you have more questions ask.
I'm sure others have some good input as well. the price range you mentioned in talking to the BB guy is probably about right you can get a solid desktop for that much.
I always just buy the parts on desktops and build it myself as I get more for my money that way.
 
Groogrux said:
I went to Best Buy last night to check them out. The salesman was young, graduated high school last year. He was extremely knowledgable and patient as I asked a bunch of stupid questions. He said considering I have a 10 & 8 year old, the wisest investment would be on a sturdy, high speed desktop with a fast enough processor to see me through a number of updates. I think I may be able to find something that has the potential to see my youngest through high school for $600-$700.
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10 years is a long time in the PC world. By the time your youngest gets through hs, your pc will be a relic. ;)
 
Can I 2nd Chromebook, my mother got an ASUS for $200 and absolutely loves it. Slick too, brushed aluminum, light, touchscreen.

If I didn't already have my Samsung tablet, I'd get one too, and I'm a gamer.
 
Groogrux said:
We're in the market for a new desktop. What brand (besides Apple) would you recommend? We'll be using it for basic stuff, no gaming or anything.
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I had a local company build mine. It came out roughly 25% less than what I would have spent going through Dell. It also didn't have all kinds of additional useless crap installed on it.
 
Lutherf said:
I had a local company build mine. It came out roughly 25% less than what I would have spent going through Dell. It also didn't have all kinds of additional useless crap installed on it.
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I used the Shuttle platform on my last office computers. Motherboard already in, just add processor, ssd drive, memory and operating system. They've been awesome.
 
Groogrux said:
I went to Best Buy last night to check them out. The salesman was young, graduated high school last year. He was extremely knowledgable and patient as I asked a bunch of stupid questions. He said considering I have a 10 & 8 year old, the wisest investment would be on a sturdy, high speed desktop with a fast enough processor to see me through a number of updates. I think I may be able to find something that has the potential to see my youngest through high school for $600-$700.
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No way, get a $300 desktop now, and then another one in 5 years if you need it.
 
Lutherf said:
I had a local company build mine. It came out roughly 25% less than what I would have spent going through Dell. It also didn't have all kinds of additional useless crap installed on it.
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Interesting. I'll be sure to research that. We have lots of small, locally owned tech places.
 
Groogrux said:
Also an interesting idea. Why do you recommend that?
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cause your kids are 8 & 10, there is no way an extra $300 bucks now on a system will be significantly better in 6-7 years than a $300 system will be now. Technology will change too much during that time frame. I bought my first PC in 1986 for like $1,600, the thing didn't even have a hard drive (2 5 1/2" floppies). Things have changed light years since then and while current PCs seem to have a bit more staying power than in the old days, I wouldn't be banking on a system bought now to be overly functional 8-10 years from now. Sure it would work for internet/word etc. (probably all you need), but I ain't seeing the extra $300 on a system now really doing that much extra for you.
 
Groogrux said:
My friend just suggested a chromebook. For the price they do a lot. I'm addicted to my big screens though. Ideally, I'd love to get a new desktop and a chromebook. Let me go add some Miracle Grow to our money tree out back...
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The one thing about desktops is that you can use your OLD monitor, and just get the tower. I would stay away from the celeron processors, and get as much ram as you can afford right up front.
 
If anyone is still following along...Intel Core i5 processor or will the i3 do?
 
Groogrux said:
We're in the market for a new desktop. What brand (besides Apple) would you recommend? We'll be using it for basic stuff, no gaming or anything.
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Build your own and avoid all the proprietary BS that comes with a Big Box brand PC.
 
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If anyone is still following along...Intel Core i5 processor or will the i3 do?
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You're probably going to want to get the i5 just because most new software will either require it or run better with it.
 
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