thoughts on this pc?

1jim

Hi
I am looking for a second hand pc for the children, will really only be used to play very simple games (dora explorer/barbie etc) and surf internet on cbeebies etc, have seen this on ebay as a buy it now, for £43 collect/buy it now with 28day return to base warranty, any thoughts? comes with xp and coa

Item specifics - Desktop PCsChip Type: Intel Pentium 4 HTProcessor Speed: 3,000 MHzMemory (RAM): 512 MBHard Drive Capacity: 80 GBBrand: StonePrimary Drive: CD-RewriterFeatures: Keyboard, Mouse, Network Card, Operating System, USB

bigmacca81625

for what you're buying, im sure for 80odd quid you can get a netbook, will run pretty much the same spec, good only reallty for internet an small end stuff, probably ideal

-TangleFoot-

1jim wrote: »

will really only be used to play very simple games (dora explorer/barbie etc)

Can you post the system requirements printed on the boxes?

1jim

Have a netbook (samsung nc10) already, need the cd drive really for the games they would be playing

bigmacca81625

then if all you need is the cd drive, i would seriouslly recommend an external cd drive for around 20 quid, theres no need to be lumped with a big pc unless you need someone totally seperate to keep the kids quiet while you work on th netbook

1jim

-TangleFoot- wrote: »

Can you post the system requirements printed on the boxes?

Windows 98/ME/XP
Pentium 2 class processor, 300mhz, 64MB RAM, 150MB free hard disc space
8X cd-rom drive
16bit direct x 9-compatible sound card
8mb video card with 3d acclereration
16bit colour depth
directX 9-compatible, directX 9.0c(Included)

1jim

bigmacca81625 wrote: »

then if all you need is the cd drive, i would seriouslly recommend an external cd drive for around 20 quid, theres no need to be lumped with a big pc unless you need someone totally seperate to keep the kids quiet while you work on th netbook

To be honest as children are only 2 and 4andahalf I would prefer them not to get their grubby hands on daddies toy Also I figured the big keyboard and mouse would be useful for the older one to get used to for school

-TangleFoot-

1jim wrote: »

8mb video card with 3d acclereration

That's the bit you'll need clarification on. What kind of graphics accelerator does this second hand PC have in it?

1jim

what about this one at £45? Its a Stone pc..has anyone heard of them? would it cost much to upgrade memory, does £45 seem reasonable?

• Pentium 4 2.67Ghz
• 512Mb Memory
• 80Gb Hard Drive
• On Board Graphics Card
• On Board Network Card
• 2 X Front USB
• 4 X Back USB
• CD-RW Drive
• Installed with Windows XP Professional 100% genuine and Service Pack 3 fully (Activated)
• Updated with the latest Windows Updates as from 29-07-2009
• Mcafee Anti-Virus Installed one years subscription
• Windows office Professional 2007 fully installed , Word, Publisher, Office Excel, Office Powerpoint, Office Access, Office Outlook, Office Infopath.

enigma52

seems fair enough price to me.

-TangleFoot-

1jim wrote: »

Its a Stone pc..has anyone heard of them? would it cost much to upgrade memory, does £45 seem reasonable?

The Stone Group specialises in "the supply and support of ICT and audio-visual solutions to schools, colleges, universities, local government, the emergency services, the NHS and MoD." They also own Rock, who make high-end notebooks for normal people.

The price is fairly reasonable, but upgrading the memory might cost you more than the system itself; something that old is likely to require RAM that is no longer widely available.

Again, if you want to play the aforementioned games on it you're going to have to find out what kind of graphics 'card' it has.