arnoldsoccer4
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So my laptop power input is shot, the actual connection to the motherboard needs repair and it will cost $200 to fix. The computer is an acer with a 1.6 ghz processor and 512 of Ram, with a 100gb hard drive, with a 17 inch screen and a dvd burner in it, in other words, nothing special. My dad brought up instead of paying to repair the old laptop, maybe get a new desktop. We already have an acer 20" lcd that is currently not in use, so I already have a monitor, and I have keyboard, mouse, speakers etc. The budget is low, and I mean low, under 500 preferably, and no I will not build one. After poking around for about 10 minutes I found this.
Acer
The computer will just be for general use, I will use the internet, word processing, dvd burning, dvd backups, and video conversions (creating dvd backups and converting video to watch on my archos 504). I will probably not run games on it, and if I do it will be very very rarely. I figured though if I am going to run vista, I should get 2gb of ram. Also, quietness is not a huge selling point but it would be nice if the computer was quiet.
Edit: Forgot to mention that I also already have a wireless card I can stick in.
Acer
The computer will just be for general use, I will use the internet, word processing, dvd burning, dvd backups, and video conversions (creating dvd backups and converting video to watch on my archos 504). I will probably not run games on it, and if I do it will be very very rarely. I figured though if I am going to run vista, I should get 2gb of ram. Also, quietness is not a huge selling point but it would be nice if the computer was quiet.
Edit: Forgot to mention that I also already have a wireless card I can stick in.