Cheap desktop required

W8TSON · 15 Dec 2013 at 14:51

So our main computer has seen its days and needs replaced, Come across a cheap Acer,

Acer Aspire XC-105 Desktop

- AMD A4-5000 Quad Core
- 4GB RAM + 500GB HDD
- DVD ROM
- AMD Radeon HD8330

Mainly needed for downloads (movies - have a 1TB external) and browsing the internet and general internet stuff NO games.

£149.99 brand new with 1yr warranty sound reasonable?

ExRayTed · 15 Dec 2013 at 15:16

Sounds reasonable, yes. Unlikely to be quality components, obviously, but at 150 quid you can't really go wrong

zyzzyzus · 15 Dec 2013 at 15:37

That is a mobile processor (in a desktop for some reason) I believe. For general usage it'll probably be adequate but possibly a bit slow even for that.

Edit:
I don't think it even come with windows (it comes with free dos) but that's probably a good thing.

Doomedspeed · 15 Dec 2013 at 15:39

For £150 you wont get better but at the end of the day its a £150 PC.. It won't be great atall..

To be honest, i wouldn't even bother. I'd get a tablet for that money.

W8TSON · 15 Dec 2013 at 17:19

ExRayTed said:
Sounds reasonable, yes. Unlikely to be quality components, obviously, but at 150 quid you can't really go wrong

Thanks

zyzzyzus said:
That is a mobile processor (in a desktop for some reason) I believe. For general usage it'll probably be adequate but possibly a bit slow even for that.

Edit:
I don't think it even come with windows (it comes with free dos) but that's probably a good thing.

I have a copy of windows 8 so no problem there

As its only for movies and general browsing hopefully it should be up for the job.

Doomedspeed said:
For £150 you wont get better but at the end of the day its a £150 PC.. It won't be great atall..

To be honest, i wouldn't even bother. I'd get a tablet for that money.

We already have a Samsung tab and an Ipad but they aren't suitable for downloading and movie storage hence why we are looking for a cheap desktop.