Don't know if that computer situation of yours is still in limbo but I came across this deal just now.
It's only good till midnight.
it's got a larger LCD monitor and a better processor than that emachines, and it's from dell, for the same price. Downside is a smaller hard drive and only a dvd-rom drive. You can choose Vista or XP home.
Just thought I'd pass it along in case you were interested.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Thanks!
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Am I to assume that the Athlon 64 is a better processor than the Celeron D?
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Yes.
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
Yeah; Intel has the better mid to high end processors right now, but in cheap processors, AMD still has the edge, and Athlon 64s aren't their cheapest, even.
Posted by xnera (Member # 187) on :
Yes. Athlons are comparable to Pentium class computers. AMD's Duron and Sempron chips compete with the Celeron. Both of my home computers have been Athlons and I've been happy with them.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
$459 with 1 gig of RAM.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Thanks, Strider. I ended up going with this. I got it with XP instead of Vista, and upgraded the memory to 1 gig. When it arrives, I'll grab the CD-writer off his old computer and add it in the second 5-inch bay.
Posted by Strider (Member # 1807) on :
awesome! i'm glad that worked out. it seemed like a pretty decent system for the price. I didn't know if your dad would need a burner or not(or would even know how to use one), but if you have one that's perfect. He can burn disc to disc if he needs to. Posted by Nighthawk (Member # 4176) on :
Athlons tend to be hotter temperature wize; the Duron I use to have at home made a great space heater.
Also, for 3D processing it's generally accepted that Intels are better at comparable rates, but otherwise they're pretty much the same thing.
I would have been tempted to get this one myself, but bad timing made it impossible.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Must have been a one-day deal, since the link no longer works..
Posted by Jutsa Notha Name (Member # 4485) on :
Nighthawk, the newer AMD chips are on average cooler than the Intel chips. Something changed in their fabrication process around the time of the Athlon XP line, when they managed to put out competitive mobile chips. Their newer flagship lines consume less power and are generally cooler than most Intel chips now. I believe both they and Intel, through integrating the innovations both made with their mobile lines, have been producing chips that are cooler and draw less constant power than their counterparts at least a generation prior.
Strider, awesome deal find (based on Kwea's post, the page is gone)!
Posted by Jutsa Notha Name (Member # 4485) on :
Farmgirl: yes, this is nearing the end of the fiscal quarter for Dell and some other manufacturers, so expect a number of deals during this month. They do this regularly enough that I've saved about $1000 US total between two computers and one extra monitor so far (at home).
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