i m looking for desk top computer just for surfing ans play games at home. Do u know a place where can i get a computer that is cheap in terms of price and works excellent.
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For used computer... and sometimes new if you're lucky... go here... post and ad or search http://newjersey.craigslist.org/
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Check out these computers at Overstock.com:\n\nhttp://www.overstock.com/?page=proframe&prod_id=1726379\nhttp://www.overstock.com/?page=proframe&prod_id=1135804\nhttp://www.overstock.com/?page=proframe&prod_id=493403\nhttp://www.overstock.com/?page=proframe&prod_id=472618\nhttp://www.overstock.com/?page=proframe&prod_id=483330
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Dell has some great gaming PC's for that price range.  If all you want it for is gaming you can pare down on some of the other bells and whistles and just amp up your RAM, Video card, and CPU.
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As I can only check online stores right now (and I don't shop at Wal-Mart) I wasn't able to find a NEW PC for $200 and even if I could it wouldn't be running Windows... it would probably be running some version of Linux most likely Linspire which is not compatible with MS Office (but you would get Open Office with it).  That being said... Overstock.com has one right at $200, http://www.overstock.com/?page=proframe&prod_id=1726379 but the specs of it make me shiver (it's a natural reaction for me as I own two gaming PCs and build them on the side).
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There's no reason a laptop shouldn't be as reliable as a desk top if you take reasonable care of it.   But for the same power (memory, processor speed, disk size and speed), it will certainly be more expensive.\n\nYou can have internet everywhere there is WiFi available, and for extra money, you can get a wireless modem that connects to one of the cell phone data services.\n\nIf portability isn't important to you, you're probably better off getting a desktop machine.  You should be able to use your current display with it and avoid having to buy a new one, assuming you're happy with it.\n\nYou can buy used laptops, if you decide to go that way, on eBay, assuming you trust that sort of thing.
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When you find your best deals, list them all and show them to a computer knowledgable person at a computer shop (hopefully where you are buying some stuff from - I would recommend the case, because then you can always go back there and ask how to hook something up and they should be familiar with it) and ask what they think and if everything is compatible. They should offer suggestions or let you know that you are doing good. If they don't, go to another one.
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this is why i dont buy PCs nemore...i build my own..in a couple of years its not worth crap...maybe 600$ tops if you get lucky. Most that stuff can be bought online for cheep now so...good luck...throw it on Ebay be4 the holidays and see what happens.
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get a dell. cheap and reliable
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Unfortunately this computer is so old, that even the case itself and power supply will not be compatible with new parts.\n\nAlso, it will be cheaper to buy a new computer.  If you don't need lots of tech support, then get a computer cheaply from http://www.pricewatch.com \n\nThere are lots of system builders out there that will sell you a basic computer with Windows XP Home or Pro for a pretty reasonable price.\n\nWhen getting a new computer:  Pay a little more (not too much more)  and get one with 512MB RAM, SATA Harddrive  (It will say SATA...if it doesn't say Serial ATA or SATA, then it isn't SATA).\n\nIf you aren't going to use it for games, then you don't really have to worry much about the video card.
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Let us know what the closest main city is for help.  I find local computer places are much better than the big box stores.  Especially price-wise.  Look in your yellow pages for a store that services computers and sells re-furbished ones.  They're the ones that will use the parts they have on hand instead of trying to sell you special order stuff, or a whole new computer for that matter.
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laptop computers can be a rather tricky buy at times, I would suggest that you look out for the cheapest and yet \n\nlatest desktop on the market, the best way to do this is on what they call warehouse sale markets some of them \n\nare also online.\n\nthese warehouse owners have a service where they sell laptop computers to normal customers like you and me, \n\nhowever with very reduced prices due to the fact that they do not have as much costs as normal shops do, such \n\nas rent and a shop, as you know most online shops have rather competitive prices sometimes cutting the costs to \n\na half.\n\none such website for laptop computers is :\n\nhttp://ultimatemg.atspace.com/laptop.htm\n\nalternatively I also suggest that you look into the desktop computer market at the moment you can find warehouse \n\nsale desktops at this site too very cheaply :\n\nhttp://ultimatemg.atspace.com/computer.htm
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for the best value/performance ratio, i suggest you try checking out aldi or lidl... i know it sounds crazy, but they actually use good quality components from well-known manufacturers such as pioneer and samsung... you don't end up spending money on a brand name.\n\ni got my laptop from lidl about 18 months ago and it was as good a spec as anything out there - and it's still up there, no problems whatsoever.\n\nit also has a three year guarantee, which dell will charge several hundred quid for...\n\notherwise,  toshiba machines are generally regarded as being very reliable. \n\nof course, if you're not doing a lot of gaming, pretty much any laptop will do the trick nowadays. i would advise against a laptop with shared graphics memory however...\n\ntry and get one that has its own dedicated graphics card and video memory...
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Try Shopping http://www.newegg.com  their you will also get good pricing and customer reviews from people that own them\n\nhttp://www.tigerdirect.com also has good pricing but watch out for their customer service it is not verry good if you have a problem.
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The age doesn't matter, it's the planned usage you will want to know.  What do they plan to use the computer for?  Web surfing, music, word processing, etc does not require a powerful system.  Gaming, digital imaging, conquering the world - these are what require power machines.  \n\nI would get them a decent, but budget, prebuilt system.  Preferrably an HP, Compaq, or EMachine (all HP basically since Compaq builds Emachines and HP owns Compaq).  They will come with a recovery partition that will reset the computer to the "out-of-box" setting should anything go wrong.  Some even allow you to keep software and personal files.  Much easier than reformatting, and quicker.\n\nGateway's are crap.  They gave me faulty RAM modules, then when I asked about the type (since it wasn't included in the documentation) they said I HAD to buy it from them to insure compatibility and it would be $184 for a 128MB stick.  I said I have something you can 'stick' somewhere.  Anyway, I went to Circuit City and got some RAM that works fine.  Turns out it was 128MB 100/66MHz RAM in their system.  Not sure about the other specifics.\n\nThat is my parents' computer BTW...they are mid-40s.  They need a new one, too - so while you're at it if you could pick up a decent Celeron-based PC or something for them. - j/k.
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Hi erik\nI tried this feat about a year ago and so far it has turned out spactaculer. Except for the fact that I bought a cheap motherboard and have to buy a new one.\n\nThe way I started was by downloading and printing out one of the booklets online.\n\nLet me just look for one now...\n\nhttp://www.tomshardware.com/2002/09/04/building_your_own_pc/\n\nthis site looks detailed and plenty of pictures, pictures are the key\n\nIt took nearly 3 months for me to complete it\nand installed the box last (cause the box I had was not the right shape) for about a month I was running with the power box outside the main box which was tricky. \n\nWhen it is complete though it is one of the most satisfying things and you learn so much. Just a side note you must know how to format and must have practise. You probably know that though.\n\nBiulding my computer is one of my best accomplishments and earned me a place to skip 3 grades to computer technology 12\n\nas for no lag you will need a faster internet connection which you have to pay quite a bit for\n\nAs for the cheapest setup\n\nI went pretty cheap first which I later found was a mistake. Pay cheap but get the custimizable motherboard. Dont make the mistake I did and get the one where they will stop making proccessors for in 2 months time. Also I found that I ripped out all the ram from my other computers and loaded this one with it providing me with 1.5 gigs of ram and 3 extra big hard drives. So interchangabilty is key. I got the case and videocard over christmas but I know they were fairly cheap and the video card (Geforce 5500) has allowed me to play tons of games.
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You might want to check out Newegg, http://www.newegg.com/ and Tigerdirect, http://www.tigerdirect.com/\n\nThere is also, PC Liquidators which sell used but still functional PC parts (not the latest devices though), http://www.pcliquidators.com/\n\nThese are the only stores that I can personally vouch for, never had a problem with any of them.
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Don't know about that, but I know http://www.ebay.com is a good place to sell your computer, you could even make it so it's local pickup only (I do believe).