basic pc for email, powerpoint etc

[stingygrrl]

should have some muscle to do heavy office apps, but that's about it. not sure if monitor is needed, but why not..thanks

[mrn8]

What's the budget for the computer?

 

For <$800, you can get an Dell Optiplex GX520. I used the Optiplex GX series for all of the computers I installed at the bank, and they were reliable and more than able to handle all the office apps.

 

We used:

Proprietary bank software

MS Office 2003 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Adobe Acrobat 7 Pro

Adobe Acrobat Reader 7

Internet Explorer

Visio

Map Point

Data Mining / CRM software

 

A quick look at a GX520 (available in Small Business) show that you can get this for $747 + tax / shipping:

 

Small Form Factor

2.8GHz P4

512MB Ram

80GB SATA hard drive

CDRW/DVD combo

1.44" Floppy (removing saves $18)

Keyboard/Mouse

3 Year warranty

[stingygrrl]

no monitor needed

no software needed other than windows ($100 more for MS office would be ok)

shld be good for networking

budget about $600

 

doesn't mind HP- wants good service after the fact.

[mrn8]

This might be overkill, but it will do all of that, and it's only $550 after MIR.

 

http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=141807&cm_keycode=85

[stingygrrl]

thanks Nate,

I passed it on to them. I think I want it for myself!!!

[Corpun]

Also this might be worth a look:

 

http://compusa.shoplocal.com/compusa/default.aspx?action=detail&flashbrowse=y&storeid=2402205&rapid=227815&pagenumber=12&listingid=-2095700854&ref=%2fcompusa%2fdefault.aspx%3faction%3dbrowsepageflash%26storeid%3d2402205%26pagenumber%3d12%26rapid%3d227815%26prvid%3dcompusa-060108

 

The compaq nate listed is a far better computer for not that much more though.