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Another computer buying thread

Discussion in 'Techno-Magic' started by dmc, Mar 31, 2011.

  1. dmc

    dmc Speak softly and carry a big briefcase Staff Member Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    This time, for my son. His Bar Mitzvah is Saturday and we are going to get him a desktop. I don't want to spend an arm and a leg (considering I'm already down an arm and a leg from the Bar Mitzvah, I would then have to change my name to Bob -- think swimming pool), but I don't want to get him a piece of crap either.

    I was thinking: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=83-227-261&ReviewNo=2125006


    Looks reasonably priced without hamstringing the machine.

    He doesn't do WOW or SC2 or any of that (he actually takes after me and likes BG, D2, etc.).

    He'll need it for music, school, internet, etc.

    For monitor, I figured I didn't need to go overboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009235


    Thoughts?
     
    dmc, Mar 31, 2011
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  2. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    19" wide monitor? You're kidding, right? Try 22" instead, 19" on a wide is simply too small.
     
    Taluntain, Mar 31, 2011
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  3. dmc

    dmc Speak softly and carry a big briefcase Staff Member Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    Hey, my last monitor was a CRT, so WTF do I know?
     
    dmc, Mar 31, 2011
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  4. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    I think Chandos has missed this thread...
     
    Taluntain, Apr 3, 2011
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  5. Taza

    Taza Weird Modmaker Veteran

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    The budget parts layout I listed in the other thread is very much applicable here. Replace the GTX 460 with a GTS 450 for a more budget experience.
     
    Taza, Apr 3, 2011
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    For another $30, this is probably a better choice.
     
    Splunge, Apr 3, 2011
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  7. dmc

    dmc Speak softly and carry a big briefcase Staff Member Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    Updating this, I actually wound up getting him this:


    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883103361


    and this:


    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009255


    I paid about $20 or $30 less than the currently advertised price for them.

    He is very happy, as am I -- they took less than 15 minutes to set up, no cords were loose or unplugged. No dead pixels in the monitor, and he's happy as a clam doing his thing and not taking up time on my machine or my wife's. A win all around and I think this machine will actually last him for a while.
     
    dmc, Jun 2, 2011
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  8. Topken

    Topken Elven-dragon wizard

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    dmc hope you removed all the crapware that was preinstalled on that acer. its easier enough with decrapifier
     
    Topken, Jun 3, 2011
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  9. dmc

    dmc Speak softly and carry a big briefcase Staff Member Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    Do I google "decrapifier"? :p
     
    dmc, Jun 3, 2011
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    http://www.pcdecrapifier.com/ is the website for it. you should always run it on a brand new oem machine and get rid of the bloat and adware they have preinstalled and the trialware as well.
     
    Topken, Jun 3, 2011
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  11. dmc

    dmc Speak softly and carry a big briefcase Staff Member Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    Thanks. That was both useful and cool.
     
    dmc, Jun 4, 2011
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    If you think that machine will last him... well, good luck with that.

    I'm not gonna lie, it was a bad purchase. Hope you got the extra warranty. Acer systems have markedly horrible build quality.
     
    Taza, Jun 4, 2011
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  13. Chandos the Red

    Chandos the Red This Wheel's on Fire

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    Newegg will more than likely take care of DMC if he has an issue. There is a reason that Newegg has a very good reputation for customer service. I sold Acers years ago and had little trouble with them. But that was a long time ago, but still I don't know why they would be any worse than most other major retail brands, especially since a lot of them come out of the same plant these days.
     
    Chandos the Red, Jun 4, 2011
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