My desktop computer is over 11 years old, slow, and won't talk to the printer. Our other desktop computer is not quite as old but equally slow and won't access the internet for more than two minutes at a time. Hubs has a laptop somewhere, but that is also old and slow. I've been putting it off because I really didn't want to spend the money, but I just can't take it anymore. I have done a bit of research, and I have found four options that are in or near my price range. I know very little about computers, and I was hoping someone here would be able to help narrow it down. All I'm looking for is something that will be faster than the dinosaurs we currently have and run smoothly on the internet (online banking, facebook, customerssuck, etc, not downloads) and allow me to work with the Budget Spreadsheet of Doom and other documents (preferably at the same time without slowing down). Watching the occasional video on YouTube would be nice, but not essential. Here's what I've found so far:
HP Pavilion Slimline Desktop
Processor: AMD E1-2500 Accelerated Processor with AMD Radeon HD 8240 graphics
RAM: 4GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM, expandable to 16GB
Hard drive: 500GB Serial ATA hard drive (7200 rpm)
OS: Windows 8.1 64 bit
Gateway SX Series Desktop
Processor: AMD E1-2500 Accelerated Processor with AMD Radeon HD 8240 graphics
RAM: 4GB DDR3 SDRAM, expandable to 8GB
Hard drive: 500GB Serial ATA III hard drive (7200 rpm)
OS: Windows 8
HP 15.6" Laptop (model # 2000-2d70dx)
Processor: AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 Accelerated Processor with AMD Radeon HD 8400 graphics
RAM: 4GB DDR3 SDRAM, expandable to 8GB
Hard drive: 750GB hard drive (5400 rpm)
OS: Windows 8.1 64 bit
Energy Star certified
HP 15.6" Laptop (model # 15-d035dx)
Processor: Intel® Pentium® processor N3520
Features a 2.17GHz processor speed with Turbo Boost up to 2.42GHz.
RAM: 4GB DDR3L SDRAM
Hard drive: 750GB hard drive (5400 rpm)
OS: Windows 8.1 64 bit
Also comes with 6 month subscription to Titanium Internet Security, Logitech M185 wireless optical mouse, laptop sleeve, & 8 GB geek stick
Any advice you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
HP Pavilion Slimline Desktop
Processor: AMD E1-2500 Accelerated Processor with AMD Radeon HD 8240 graphics
RAM: 4GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM, expandable to 16GB
Hard drive: 500GB Serial ATA hard drive (7200 rpm)
OS: Windows 8.1 64 bit
Gateway SX Series Desktop
Processor: AMD E1-2500 Accelerated Processor with AMD Radeon HD 8240 graphics
RAM: 4GB DDR3 SDRAM, expandable to 8GB
Hard drive: 500GB Serial ATA III hard drive (7200 rpm)
OS: Windows 8
HP 15.6" Laptop (model # 2000-2d70dx)
Processor: AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 Accelerated Processor with AMD Radeon HD 8400 graphics
RAM: 4GB DDR3 SDRAM, expandable to 8GB
Hard drive: 750GB hard drive (5400 rpm)
OS: Windows 8.1 64 bit
Energy Star certified
HP 15.6" Laptop (model # 15-d035dx)
Processor: Intel® Pentium® processor N3520
Features a 2.17GHz processor speed with Turbo Boost up to 2.42GHz.
RAM: 4GB DDR3L SDRAM
Hard drive: 750GB hard drive (5400 rpm)
OS: Windows 8.1 64 bit
Also comes with 6 month subscription to Titanium Internet Security, Logitech M185 wireless optical mouse, laptop sleeve, & 8 GB geek stick
Any advice you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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