Might be even more if you wait into December. Buying a PC for someone for Christmas is a decision made early and, as December wears on, PC retailers probably mark things down earlier. Mark
On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Allen <[email protected]> wrote: > On Saturday, October 27, 2012 01:13:41 AM Orion Vianna wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm looking to buy or build a desktop. I don't need monitor mouse and > > keyboard. > > What is the cheapest option? Build, buy used or refurbished? > > Which sites have the best deals. Newegg, ebay or meat space? > > > > I'm currently looking for the price range of $400 to $500. > > CPU power is most important but I also need an OpenCL-compatible GPU > > that can play hd video. The GPU does not have be powerful for games. > > > > I prefer a DIY PC in order to custom choose the components. But this is not > the cheapest option. (Microcenter has some nice mobo package deals). > > I regularly check slickdeals.net, the Anandtech Hot-Deals forum, and > salescircular.com. Almost always there are powerful PC's available in the > $300 > price range (sans monitor). In summer of 2011 I selected for an > acquaintance > an HP PC: dual-core AMD (3+ GHz), 4 GB RAM, 750 GB HDD for slightly over > $300. > > If you can wait until BlackFriday, there will likely be some special deals > then. > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College > Nov 7 - Typography: Physical Art to Digital Art > Dec 5 - Sysadmin Panel > -- Robert Mark Wallace PO Box 11144 Newburgh, NY 12552 (845) 541-7396
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