Help please with the choice of a new tower Pc less than £500-00?

Bonhomie

TUVOK said:

Thanks for all replies, perhaps wait for a good sale price from some where like Curry's, I understand business and their trading position is not good, so may be some bargains before too long.

Don't bank on that.

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/acer-aspire-tc1760-desktop-pc-intel-core-i5-1-tb-hdd-and-256-gb-ssd-black-10239813.html

seems to differ from ACER's stated spec: https://www.acer.com/gb-en/desktops-and-all-in-ones/aspire-classic-desktops/aspire-tc/pdp/DT.BHUEK.00N

From their returns/refurb site:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354716102240

Many people in your position choose to spend perhaps half that or less on a solid refurb.

Cisco001

Would you consider used?

Lenovo ThinkCentre M75q-1 Tiny Desktop PC AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE 8GB 256GB SSD £150

This should last you few years.

TUVOK

I popped into Curry's today and was offered a Acer Aspire HC-840 256GB for £219-00
Would this PC do the job of basic use, internet sites, no gaming, the price seems good and in my range, but the evaluation of PC's is not in my knowledge so any opinions on this PC would be most welcome. 

Bonhomie

TUVOK said:

I popped into Curry's today and was offered a Acer Aspire HC-840 256GB for £219-00
Would this PC do the job of basic use, internet sites, no gaming, the price seems good and in my range, but the evaluation of PC's is not in my knowledge so any opinions on this PC would be most welcome. 

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/4717vs3565/Intel-Celeron-N4505-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5-PRO-3400GE

The device suggested by Cisco001 seems better.

TUVOK

Could you please explain in as simple terms as you can how Cisco001 choice is better?
My analytical skills on comparing PC's is limited. 

Bonhomie

TUVOK said:

Could you please explain in as simple terms as you can how Cisco001 choice is better?
My analytical skills on comparing PC's is limited. 

The most simple term would involve a four letter word beginning with c.

The link I provided illustrates that other PC having a more powerful processor, even though older. 

CPU Mark

2390 vs

8304

(The higher number the better)
Do you already have a decent monitor?

TUVOK

Thanks and yes, not long purchased a Phillips wide screen monitor.

Bonhomie

There are so many low cost options out there, that will more than suffice for you, that it's difficult to narrow them down.
Of course you can buy new and pay more to no avail. What's the spec of your current workstation?

Bonhomie

TUVOK said:

Could you please explain in as simple terms as you can how Cisco001 choice is better?
My analytical skills on comparing PC's is limited. 

Since you are familiar with Currys, you can read about the device on their website  
https://business.currys.co.uk/catalogue/computing/desktops/windows-desktops/lenovo-thinkcentre-m75q-1-tiny-ryzen-5-pro-3400ge-3-3-ghz-8-gb-ssd-256-gb-uk/P266559P

TUVOK

Bonhomie said:

There are so many low cost options out there, that will more than suffice for you, that it's difficult to narrow them down.
Of course you can buy new and pay more to no avail. What's the spec of your current workstation?

Device name Hpz210i5-PC

Processor Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E31225 @ 3.10GHz   3.10 GHz

Installed RAM 4.00 GB

Device ID BC352DDE-F097-49C2-A2DD-4F3CBAEF47A9

Product ID 00330-80000-00000-AA311

System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

Pen and touch No pen or touch input is available for this display

Edition Windows 10 Pro

Version 22H2

Installed on ‎20/‎09/‎2020

OS build 19045.3208

Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.19041.1000.0

That's what I can find for my PC.
Sorry if I seem unsure about PC specs but approaching 80 years old and never having any teaching about PC's, just picked things up over the last 20 years as I go along, but it's not the best way to be able to understand PC spec's.
Thank you for your help, and I'll try to compare the specs, researching as I go along what they all mean.