My Grandpa needs a new computer

2008-10-03 07:32:43

#1

bugz: Fission Mailed; +3,311|6578

Sounds weird I know but...he has a P3 from 2001 and it's in desperate need of a replacement. It's less than 1GHz processor and <512MB of RAM I think.

He mainly uses it for word processing and e-mail. No real need of powerful parts.

Are there any pre-built machines for under $300 that would suit his needs. My parents just wanted to get him a new 22" monitor so he could actually see what he's doing but I doubt a 7 year old machine would be able to run that thing at native res.

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2008-10-03 07:47:08

#2

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6705|King Of The Islands

Anything nowadays is better than a P3. Judging by the year, he's probably using Windows Me too, so XP would be a nice stability upgrade for him too.

HP:
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopp … 00z_series

DIY:
http://arstechnica.com/guides/buyer/guide-200810.ars

You could see about getting a *cough* copy *cough* of XP and put it on the P3. I've been working on one all day today and its slow compared to all our wonderful dual-cores nowadays, but it gets the job done.

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2008-10-03 07:48:50

#3

God Save the Queen: Banned; +628|6609|tropical regions of london

I just bought a new computer. its on its way.

2008-10-03 07:50:09

#4

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6719|The Twilight Zone

Cheez they stopped selling XP anyway haven't they?

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2008-10-03 07:54:52

#5

bugz: Fission Mailed; +3,311|6578

Yeah he used to have ME but we put XP Pro on it for him.

That HP looks pretty good.

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2008-10-03 07:56:41

#6

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6719|The Twilight Zone

ebug9 wrote:
Yeah he used to have ME but we put XP Pro on it for him.

That HP looks pretty good.

Just give him your PC and buy yourself a new one. I always give mine to my sister and build myself a new one.

2008-10-03 07:58:43

#7

bugz: Fission Mailed; +3,311|6578

I don't have the money for a new one >.< went broke after getting my PS3

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2008-10-03 07:59:54

#8

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6705|King Of The Islands

.Sup wrote:
Cheez they stopped selling XP anyway haven't they?

Major OEMs: yes.
System Builder OEM: no. Feb 2009.

Though you'll notice I never mentioned the word "buy"

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2008-10-03 08:16:39

#9

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6719|The Twilight Zone

Cheez wrote:
.Sup wrote:
Cheez they stopped selling XP anyway haven't they?
Major OEMs: yes.
System Builder OEM: no. Feb 2009.

Though you'll notice I never mentioned the word "buy"

I have noticed that I was just asking cos I didn't know for sure. First they said the would stop selling it then they extended the deadline so I don't know now.

2008-10-03 08:35:25

#10

Benzin: Member; +576|6265

Buy him an EEE PC 900 or an EEE PC 4G. Slap an 8GB-16GB SDHC card into the side of it and call it a day. I'd get the 900 cuz of the bigger screen, though.

2008-10-03 08:39:34

#11

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6719|The Twilight Zone

CapnNismo wrote:
Buy him an EEE PC 900 or an EEE PC 4G. Slap an 8GB-16GB SDHC card into the side of it and call it a day. I'd get the 900 cuz of the bigger screen, though.

I think he needs a bigger screen.

2008-10-03 08:40:02

#12

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CapnNismo wrote:
Buy him an EEE PC 900 or an EEE PC 4G. Slap an 8GB-16GB SDHC card into the side of it and call it a day. I'd get the 900 cuz of the bigger screen, though.

That would be good budget wise but I don't think he could work with the 8.9"screen. He sits about half a foot away from the screen he has now and it's a 17"

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2008-11-15 22:56:09

#13

bugz: Fission Mailed; +3,311|6578

Sry for bumping but I'm going computer shopping tomorrow for my grandpa and this is what I had in mind for him. Any comments?
http://www.pccyber.com/?v=product&i … TEL-FUSION

Along one of these two monitors:

Samsung 2443BW 24"
Samsung 2253BW 22"

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2008-11-15 23:43:01

#14

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,054|7038|PNW

http://www.newegg.ca

2008-11-15 23:44:05

#15

bugz: Fission Mailed; +3,311|6578

We're not ordering it, we're picking it up in the store. He just moved to a new house and he needs his computer set up sooner rather than later so...

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2008-11-15 23:48:10

#16

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|7032|Cambridge (UK)

To answer your question ebug - that looks OK, specs are 'bout right for the price, will be more than powerful enough for what you said your Grandpa will use it for.

2008-11-16 07:58:06

#17

Tripulaci0n: Member; +14|6422

Look on eBay you can get a used Dell optiplex (office line) for like $80 would be fine for whatever he uses it for

2008-11-16 08:01:51

#18

bugz: Fission Mailed; +3,311|6578

Tripulaci0n wrote:
Look on eBay you can get a used Dell optiplex (office line) for like $80 would be fine for whatever he uses it for

ebug9 wrote:
We're not ordering it, we're picking it up in the store. He just moved to a new house and he needs his computer set up sooner rather than later so...

Thanks for the suggestion anyway.

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