I need a good deal for a desk top computer

[lovebears65]

I do not need a monitor included since I got my 22 inch on black Fri.. I want at least 2 Gig Ram in .. Do you think I should wait till the Vista is already installed or will that make any difference for us to upgrade. I was leaning towards a dell but my kids E machines have held up pretty good no problems at all so I am open minded on the brand except HP. ( had problems) What about gateway. From what I understand emachine is made by gateway.. HELP..

[Linbil5987]

Staples has a Compaq Presario advertised this week.

It does come with a monitor though.

 

It is $299.96 and you can upgrade to 160 GB for an additional $70.00.

 

Here is the link to the ad. You can see what you get with it.

 

http://instorespecials.staples.com/staples/default.aspx?action=nuep&

 

Put in your zipcode to get the ad for your area.

The computer was on page 3.

 

HTH

[KiriJoan]

Yes, Gateway bought our Emachines. Emachines are somehow still better than standard Gateway's though. If you can find a good deal on an Emachine, take it. Unless you plan on doing a lot of gaming it should be fine.

 

The computer listed above from staples only has 512 MB RAM.

 

Keep in mind, you do need at least 2 GB RAM to run Vista.

 

If you buy from dell (I just ordered one this weel) you can get a pretty nice machine at a decent price. I don't know what your price range is, but they usually have something to meet everyone's needs. Not to mention, you get a free upgrade to Vista when it becomes available.

 

So, I would go with dell if you want Vista, Emachines if you don't (and can find a good deal). The best thing would be to go onto dell.com and build the computer you want to see the price range your looking at. Keep in mind 2 GB of ram is going to be expensive no matter where you go.

[Linbil5987]

  KiriJoan said:

The computer listed above from staples only has 512 MB RAM.

Keep in mind, you do need at least 2 GB RAM to run Vista.

 

 

 

I did mention in my post that you can upgrade!

Just trying to help.