Good CHEAP Desktop?

[CrazyTech]

Well, I got back to my duplex to find out that my desktop computer is fried. It's definitely a power issue and from the research I have done on this particular model, it probably means the motherboard is fried. It would cost me ~$200 to fix it and then there may be other damage.

I'm looking for a cheap desktop - no monitor w/ option other stuff - in the $300-$400 range (or lower). Any suggestions?

Appreciate the help.

 

[deleted984054565403]

Hi Denver,

If I were you, I'd take a look through DealCatcher's Dell Home Deals Page. Dell offers all kinds of great deals some days for around your budget -- and it's nice hardware, too.

There was a very nice desktop in there for $299 the other day -- looks like the cheapest today is $329.

Hoping your search goes well... :gl:

 

[EGS]

Hi Denver,

If I were you, I'd take a look through DealCatcher's Dell Home Deals Page. Dell offers all kinds of great deals some days for around your budget -- and it's nice hardware, too.

There was a very nice desktop in there for $299 the other day -- looks like the cheapest today is $329.

Hoping your search goes well... :gl:

Those are some pretty sweet deals there.

 

[IAmAllanShore]

slickdeals.net - I got in on this deal:
http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=538904
Dell EPP has the Dell Dimension C521 AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 3600+ Desktop for $219 w/ free shipping. Remove the 19" LCD monitor (subtracts $230) to get the price.
Specs:
AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 3600+
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Basic
No Monitor
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs
160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
16x DVD+/-RW Drive
NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE Integrated Graphics GPU
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
56K PCI Data Fax Modem

And so Nerdvana grows!

-Allan :gl:

 

[.X.]

I have bought several machines from www.ubid.com , never had a problem with one em. They have nice Pentuim4 machines in all makes, you can definatly get one there for under $400 easy

 

[dhscott]

EBuyer an option for you?

www.ebuyer.com

UK only, I thought they had a US option!

 

[dgridley]

Makes www.deals2buy.com a daily stop.. now that you know, I have to kill you all

 

[EGS]

Hi. Just wanted to mention that I have a laptop for sale if you are interested in that:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140136588880

Is only at $99.99 now which I cannot believe.
I hope the bids raise or I'm going to be out of a lot of money. :p

But anyway yeah the laptop is really nice, in great condition, and works beautifully.
If any questions for it let me know. If not interested sorry to waste your time having you read this. :p

 

[BrewerFan]

Why not build your own? It would be cost efficient.

 

[dgridley]

I think that's the way to go if you're handy..

Why not build your own? It would be cost efficient.

 

[deleted984054565403]

I think that's the way to go if you're handy..

I'm terrible at building computers and stuff, and I had a friend put it together for me. I have a nice rig that runs most games for about $400. You can probably build one that does basic Internet browsing and multimedia stuff for like $200.

 

[AzN]

There's a thread on slickdeals.net that shows you how to build a core2duo computer around $350.

 

[BrewerFan]

It's not that hard if you can get someone to pick out the parts for you. At that point it is just plugging stuff in and popping in a CD.