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A New Desktop

8 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/a-new-desktop.55346/

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yugal1987 Original post #1
Apr 17, 2007 at 7:24 PM
i Am An Engineering Student And Wants To Buy A New Desktop. My Requirements Are Minimum 512 Mb Ram,120 Gb Hard Disk,intel Core2duo Processor,15 Inchtft/lcd.please Suggest Some Models.one Thing I Would Like To Mention Is That I Do Not Want The Assembled Desktop. I Do Not Want The Dell Also Because I Feel That Their Method Of Selling Is Not Secure And Dell's Parts Are Hardly Replacable. My Budget Is 30000 To 35000 Rupees.
Sukhdeep Singh
Sukhdeep Singh #2
Apr 17, 2007 at 7:33 PM
You can check out Zenith Desktop PC. Must be in that range. Otherwise i suggest you should get a Desktop PC since then you will get 1GB RAm since future OS would be Vista and perfomance lags on 512MB PC :)
assasin
assasin #3
Apr 17, 2007 at 8:26 PM
u can get a compaq pc with the config u've mentioned minus the lcd in that budget.
shyamno
shyamno #4
Apr 17, 2007 at 8:57 PM
u can check out the HP or Compaq..PCs...They are the best..in the business of branded computers..
Pathik
Pathik #5
Apr 17, 2007 at 9:05 PM
You can get a awesome config in that if u assemble ur pc... btw y dont u want a assembled one??
shyamno
shyamno #6
Apr 17, 2007 at 9:12 PM
I would suggest not to go for...complete branded..U can get a very ..good assembled..computer..than what the branded company provides ????THINK ABOUT THAT !!
ravi_9793
ravi_9793 #7
Apr 17, 2007 at 9:15 PM
*h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/in/en/ho/WF25a/1090261-1111625-1123043-1123043-1123043-12435418.html

*www-604.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/...53&storeId=10000356&catalogId=-356&langId=356

*h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/in/en/ho/WF25a/1090261-1111625-1116609-1116609-1116609-12435226.html
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sakumar79 #8
Apr 18, 2007 at 7:33 AM
Not sure why you dont want Dell, because from what I have seen, Dell has the most configurable computers... In Compaq, IBM, etc, the components for various models are usually fixed and you have only few items that are configurable, but in Dell there is usually much more flexibility...

Since I have not used it, I cannot comment on the parts replacability or the security of the sales, perhaps some Dell customer here can give their experience...

Any way, I checked out their website and found Dell Dimension(TM) E520 Core(TM)2 Duo Processor Desktop with C2D E6300, 512MB RAM, 160 GB SATA 2 HDD, 16X DVD Writer, 15" LCD, and Vista Home Basic for 37.5 K after a cash rebate of 7000...

Personally, I would recommend AMD X2 series instead of C2D because they offer better price-performance ratio for lower budgets such as yours...

Arun