Solve : HELP - with new PC purchase suggestions for 500 bucks?

1.	Solve : HELP - with new PC purchase suggestions for 500 bucks?
Answer» Heres your mission Mr Phelps , You have 500 bucks to buy a new PC. The PC will mainly be used for Ipod music, Family photos, On-line poker, E-mail and real estate sites, online banking etc etc nothing fancy no gaming And creating cds and maybe dvd's. Heres what I found was wondering what the peeps who know think. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9377104&type=product&id=1218094855118 Thanks in advance, MP. wait, do you want a PC (as in desktop) or a laptop?He showed a picture of a laptop but he said pc which isn't usually used to describe a laptop but i think he meant to say laptop because of the photo Look around for the best deals at places like circut city best buy office depot newegg cnet i wouldn't suggest ebay are trying shopko are kmart. you could try wallmart they seem to have good deals if you have any questions on if your not sure which one would be the best higher numbers aren't always better like ghz. look though pages 10 though 12 the ones lower starts getting alot cheaper than 400 http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3121_7-0-10.html?filter=100021_11412779_&sort=lowPrice9%20asc&tag=mncol;pageQuote from: MP1975 on October 17, 2009, 12:12:19 AM Heres what I found was wondering what the peeps who know think. This is a good deal and would do everything you need. Except if you do lots of wireless internet you would want a N card instead of B/G card.N meaning Nic card? what b/g? MAke believe I'm 5 on this one. lolQuote from: MP1975 on October 19, 2009, 05:53:17 PM N meaning Nic card? what b/g? MAke believe I'm 5 on this one. lol No, he meant the wireless could be a type N, which is newer that G. But I think N is over rated. Few host spots use N. The common wireless is now 802.11g as a reference to a published standard. The G just means G. And the N just means N. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11TYVM I will be using it alot but it can't be any worse then what I have now an dI never had a problem. Only problem I had is when I went to go buy the dan$ thing and no one was selling it cause it came preloaded with Win7 on it! Come onnnnnnnnnnnn. lol It's not the friggin cure for cancer! NOW THATS IMPORTANT!the FACT that "few hot spots use Wireless-N" is a bit silly as an argument not to get a laptop that uses Wireless-N, isn't it? I mean, wireless-G WILL be replaced with Wireless-N over time, and more and more hot-spots will use wireless-N. And who knows? maybe they will make it so it will only allow Wireless-N clients to connect? Wireless-N is way faster, if the wireless hot-spot supports it. and Even if it doesn't you can still connect with wireless G, B, and A. Before I upgraded my Ethernet card in my desktop from 100mbps to a gigabit card, my Wireless-N laptop was getting a better transfer rate and faster browsing. 100mbps is 12.8 megabytes a second, or thereabouts, whereas my internet connection often could get up to 28 or 30. Can you, after purchase, upgrade to an N card if so desired. And if so how much, ballpark.Quote from: MP1975 on October 20, 2009, 12:51:17 AM Can you, after purchase, upgrade to an N card if so desired. And if so how much, ballpark. I believe you can get Wireless-N Express-cards, this would probably be best, since Wireless-N isn't yet a FINALIZED spec... I don't think, not sure about that anymore. I think they're in the range of 40 to 60 dollars.tyvm I'll look into it.Is this model that much better for 50 bucks! http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9553985&type=product&id=1218123211141This MAY be a better way to compare them. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Laptop-Computers/Entertainment-Laptops/olspage.jsp?id=cat13504&type=page&pageIdentity=searchDriven&useProductString=true&productString=12181232111411218122580087&unProductString=121812257884712181222951021218119806446121812763213012180992544741218122584574121812384758612180936081291218122294915121812229505312181197566371218123846583*1218123526907&catId=abcat0502003

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Heres your mission Mr Phelps ,

You have 500 bucks to buy a new PC.
The PC will mainly be used for Ipod music, Family photos, On-line poker, E-mail and real estate sites, online banking etc etc nothing fancy no gaming And creating cds and maybe dvd's.

Heres what I found was wondering what the peeps who know think.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9377104&type=product&id=1218094855118

Thanks in advance,
MP.
wait, do you want a PC (as in desktop) or a laptop?He showed a picture of a laptop but he said pc which isn't usually used to describe a laptop but i think he meant to say laptop because of the photo

Look around for the best deals at places like circut city best buy office depot newegg cnet i wouldn't suggest ebay are trying shopko are kmart. you could try wallmart they seem to have good deals if you have any questions on if your not sure which one would be the best higher numbers aren't always better like ghz.

look though pages 10 though 12 the ones lower starts getting alot cheaper than 400
http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3121_7-0-10.html?filter=100021_11412779_&sort=lowPrice9%20asc&tag=mncol;pageQuote from: MP1975 on October 17, 2009, 12:12:19 AM

Heres what I found was wondering what the peeps who know think.

This is a good deal and would do everything you need. Except if you do lots of wireless internet you would want a N card instead of B/G card.N meaning Nic card? what b/g? MAke believe I'm 5 on this one. lolQuote from: MP1975 on October 19, 2009, 05:53:17 PM

N meaning Nic card? what b/g? MAke believe I'm 5 on this one. lol

No, he meant the wireless could be a type N, which is newer that G.
But I think N is over rated. Few host spots use N.

The common wireless is now 802.11g as a reference to a published standard. The G just means G. And the N just means N.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11TYVM

I will be using it alot but it can't be any worse then what I have now an dI never had a problem.
Only problem I had is when I went to go buy the dan$ thing and no one was selling it cause it came preloaded with Win7 on it! Come onnnnnnnnnnnn. lol

It's not the friggin cure for cancer! NOW THATS IMPORTANT!the FACT that "few hot spots use Wireless-N" is a bit silly as an argument not to get a laptop that uses Wireless-N, isn't it?

I mean, wireless-G WILL be replaced with Wireless-N over time, and more and more hot-spots will use wireless-N. And who knows? maybe they will make it so it will only allow Wireless-N clients to connect?

Wireless-N is way faster, if the wireless hot-spot supports it. and Even if it doesn't you can still connect with wireless G, B, and A.

Before I upgraded my Ethernet card in my desktop from 100mbps to a gigabit card, my Wireless-N laptop was getting a better transfer rate and faster browsing. 100mbps is 12.8 megabytes a second, or thereabouts, whereas my internet connection often could get up to 28 or 30.

Can you, after purchase, upgrade to an N card if so desired. And if so how much, ballpark.Quote from: MP1975 on October 20, 2009, 12:51:17 AM

Can you, after purchase, upgrade to an N card if so desired. And if so how much, ballpark.

I believe you can get Wireless-N Express-cards, this would probably be best, since Wireless-N isn't yet a FINALIZED spec... I don't think, not sure about that anymore.

I think they're in the range of 40 to 60 dollars.tyvm I'll look into it.Is this model that much better for 50 bucks!

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9553985&type=product&id=1218123211141This MAY be a better way to compare them.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Laptop-Computers/Entertainment-Laptops/olspage.jsp?id=cat13504&type=page&pageIdentity=searchDriven&useProductString=true&productString=1218123211141*1218122580087&unProductString=1218122578847*1218122295102*1218119806446*1218127632130*1218099254474*1218122584574*1218123847586*1218093608129*1218122294915*1218122295053*1218119756637*1218123846583*1218123526907&catId=abcat0502003

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