which computer should I get?

[Gayowulf]

My younger sister is tired of her crappy computer and gave me $300US to find a new computer for her.

so far I have come up with:

PIII 733
320MB PC133 sdram
2x15GB Maxtor 7200rpm drives in RIAD0
16bit sound card
56k modem
10/100 lan card
integrated video
Windows 2000 Pro (legal copy)
standard keyboard and mouse (never used)
Microsoft works 2002
about 6 months left on the warrenty (dell)

and

ecs k7ama motherboard with a 1.2 amd thunderbird proc with heatsink
256 meg pc2100 ddr ram.
6 gig hdd
case(obviously)
32x cdrom
onboard sound
geforce2mx400 32meg agp(can suprisingly run most games up to about halo)
10/100 nic card
onboard usb
350w powersupply

both are the same price shipped to my doorstep.

what are your opinions?

[notnamed]

The first one. While the second has a faster processor, the first one is very reliable...Dell PIII :classic2: Besides, it has more RAM and a (better?) sound card. At least you can upgrade sound cards. She'll be loving the extra hard drive space too, you'd be surprised how fast 6GB will up and be gone.

[Gayowulf]

I've heard some bad things about dell, but not having any experience with them myself, I dont know what to think.


I doubt she'll fill up 6 gigs too fast with her 28.8 connection.

[Daniel]

Depends what your going to use the computer for...

Though the 1st is pretty good.

[Gayowulf]

I dont know what 13 year old girls do on the computer. I think mainly she'll chat with her friends, type ---- up and listen to music.

probably the odd halfrate computer game as well.

[sharkbyte]

which ever is cheaper, if they are both the same, ten go with number 1 i guess. or,by an emachines.

[Robert]

I'd get the cheaper one and keep the difference for me. :D

[tandoc]

you could also ask ur sister..

[nightcrawler]

The 1st one is preferable

[tandoc]

Originally posted by Gayowulf
I've heard some bad things about dell, but not having any experience with them myself, I dont know what to think.

Nothing wrong with dell.. my family uses a 6 year old dell... p2-300mhz, 128mb ram, 8mb maxtor agp gfx card, 8gb hdd.. no bad experiences.. except that its running NT4

[Gayowulf]

Thanks for the help.

I ended up getting something completely different:

700mhz AMD Duron (Easily Overclockable to 850)
512mb PC133 RAM
20GB Maxtor HD (Brand New)
Asus A7V Motherboard
nVidida Geforce 256 (32mb)
NIC
Generic Sound Card
ATX Case w/ 250w PSU
CD-Rom

[tandoc]

that beats the pants off both of the other comps.. good choice :)