Is this Tesco pc ok!!??

happymummy24-7

NameValueBox ContentsHP Pavilion A6202 PC, PS/2 Keyboard & Optical Mouse, HP w1907s 19’’ Widescreen TFT Monitor, HP Deskje
t F2180 AIO Printer & 1.8m USB CableBrandHPCard ReaderYesGraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce™ 6150 SE GPU (VGA port)Hard Drive Size250GbHard Drive TypeSATA 3GKeyboard TypePS/2Memory Size2GbMonitor BrandHPMonitor Screen Size19"Monitor WidescreenYesMouse TypeWired OpticalNo of PCI Express Ports1. PCI-Express 16x (free). 2. PCI (2 free) and 1 PCI-Express 1x (free)No of USB Ports6x USB 2.0 (2 Front)Operating SystemWindows Vista™ Home PremiumOptical Drive TypeDVD RewriterPrinter BrandHPPrinter ModelHP Deskjet F2180 AIO PrinterProcessorAMD Athlon 64 processorProcessor Bus2000MT/sProcessor Cache1MB +1MBProcessor Model Number4000+Processor Speed2.0GhzProduct Depth38.7 cmProduct Height17.5 cmProduct Weight9.6kgProduct Width41.4 cmSoftware LoadMicrosoft® Works 8 and Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 60-Day Trial Version Microsoft® Internet Explorer 7.0 Windows Mail Adobe® Reader 8.0 HP Total Care Advisor Photosmart Essential, Windows Photo Gallery Windows Media Player Windows Movie Maker, Windows DVD Maker Roxio Creator Basic, Roxio MyDVD Basic Muvee AutoProducer Windows Media CenterType of Speakers7.1 speakers


I am hoping to order this pc for my parents as they need to learn to use the internet and hopefully run their small business from a basic website.
Just wanted someone with abit on knowledge to run their eyes over hte spec and let me know if its ok!!??
Its £449.99 by the way!
Thanks for taking the time to read the post,
Laura.

Browntoa

it's a good basic machine, suspect it may be "on motherboard" graphics card but fine for their use as they won't be playing games

room for upgrades if need be

happymummy24-7

thanks for the quick reply,i just dont want them spending a fortune on something they wont use too often.....hop mum doesnt get into the online bingo,lol.

epz_2

you do know you could get a better specced (except disk size) dell 17" laptop and ell cheapo printer for less, it woulnt have all the software crud but very few people touch that stuff anyway

Blacksheep1979

it is onboard graphics but the 6150 chip is actually v good.

happymummy24-7

ok bought this pc,set it up.........now cant get it onto the internet!?
I presumed it had an imternal modem and was going to let my dad try dial up before he goes to the expense of broadband,but it appears it cant find a modem.
Am i doing something wrong? I plugged it into the phone line and to the eathernet plug in back of pc but its not happening!?
Should i tell them to just buy broadband and get the router ect sent out or is there an alternative?
Thanks again for all the advice.Laura.

Browntoa

it has no dial up modem on it, the ethernet plug you are using is for connection to a network or for plugging into the broadband modem

username

Am i doing something wrong? I plugged it into the phone line and to the eathernet plug in back of pc but its not happening!?

From your sentence, it looks like you're plugging the phone line into the Ethernet socket. This won't work as Ethernet is used to connect computers to a network of some sort and is only good for connecting to a router.

Does it list a 56k modem as part of the specification? If not, then you can always buy a cheapie off eBay or something to either connect via USB/serial or if you're feeling technically minded you can whip off the cover and stick in a PCI jobbie.

happymummy24-7

thanks guys,yes thats what i was doing,doh!
I will tell them to just go for the broadband i think instead of buying the modem then deciding 2months down the line to get broadband.
Many thanks foe the help,Laura