I just set up my new Lenovo ThinkCenter M58 as a standalone for home/office work.
I don't need any rendering or video capability, just a filing cabinet for finances and stuff.
I bought it on what I see as a killer deal, to replace a 6 year old XP machine.
Computers have been getting so inexpensive on the lower end, that eventually it seems wiser at some point to replace rather than repair.
$280 + sales tax from Staples.
That wasn't even a sale price.....but I have seen it listed for more.
Pentium E6600 CPU......not the most current, but a dual core 3.06 GHZ chip that's peppy enough for office work.
Only 2 GB memory, but I've installed the apps I'll be using and don't see any unnecessary paging to the hard drive. The most physical memory in use with all the loaded apps I would be using was under 1.5 GB.
Memory is so cheap these days I could add more if I wanted to.
Since I won't be using voice recognition on this computer, I doubt I'll need to add anymore memory.
Office apps ( at least the ones I use ) don't seem to require much.
500 GB hard drive.....plenty big enough for data storage.
I've already split off a partition for data.
The video is sufficient for my purposes.
This particular model is using the 32 bit version of Win7.
While that isn't in line with the future and 64 bit computing, I have been able to run several older apps that wouldn't even instal in 64 bit Win7 using the compatibility method.
So this works better for me.
It even has it's own built in speaker.
It's amazing how these basic units have become such common place appliances.
$280 with a warranty.
5 years ago I assembled a basic computer, AMD dual core AM2 3800+ on an Asus MB in an Antec case with 2GB memory, a 380 Earthwatts PSU and a DVD writer for about $430 or so.
I enjoyed the experience of a first time build that went well.......but it was just so much easier to drive up the street to Staples and buy one cheaper
( I hope it lasts )
I don't need any rendering or video capability, just a filing cabinet for finances and stuff.
I bought it on what I see as a killer deal, to replace a 6 year old XP machine.
Computers have been getting so inexpensive on the lower end, that eventually it seems wiser at some point to replace rather than repair.
$280 + sales tax from Staples.
That wasn't even a sale price.....but I have seen it listed for more.
Pentium E6600 CPU......not the most current, but a dual core 3.06 GHZ chip that's peppy enough for office work.
Only 2 GB memory, but I've installed the apps I'll be using and don't see any unnecessary paging to the hard drive. The most physical memory in use with all the loaded apps I would be using was under 1.5 GB.
Memory is so cheap these days I could add more if I wanted to.
Since I won't be using voice recognition on this computer, I doubt I'll need to add anymore memory.
Office apps ( at least the ones I use ) don't seem to require much.
500 GB hard drive.....plenty big enough for data storage.
I've already split off a partition for data.
The video is sufficient for my purposes.
This particular model is using the 32 bit version of Win7.
While that isn't in line with the future and 64 bit computing, I have been able to run several older apps that wouldn't even instal in 64 bit Win7 using the compatibility method.
So this works better for me.
It even has it's own built in speaker.
It's amazing how these basic units have become such common place appliances.
$280 with a warranty.
5 years ago I assembled a basic computer, AMD dual core AM2 3800+ on an Asus MB in an Antec case with 2GB memory, a 380 Earthwatts PSU and a DVD writer for about $430 or so.
I enjoyed the experience of a first time build that went well.......but it was just so much easier to drive up the street to Staples and buy one cheaper
( I hope it lasts
)
