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SFF system advice.
Name: allen (by allenehuang) Date: March 14, 2006 at 19:00:02 Pacific OS: win2k CPU/Ram: 2.8 / 1 gb
Comment:
Can anyone give me any advice on SFF systems? I'm just looking for something to surf the net/use outlook, and at most play some music. The cheaper the better, but it would be nice if the case were aesthetically pleasing.
I wouldn't mind building my own, but I've been out of the computing world for a while, so I'm not too sure what would be reasonable prices.
Name: jam Date: March 14, 2006 at 19:45:48 Pacific
Reply:
my advice is to buy a *real* computer
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Response Number 2
Name: allen (by allenehuang) Date: March 14, 2006 at 20:13:35 Pacific
Reply:
That's what I would like to do, but it isn't my choice. It's for my parents, and they want as small as possible, while not a laptop.
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Response Number 3
Name: Richard59 Date: March 15, 2006 at 05:03:11 Pacific
Reply:
If it is small that you want but reasonably powerful then look at HP E-Vectra. Small unit with onboard graphics,sound,network,usb. Limitation is no PCI slots for expansion, and only one ram slot that takes up to 256mb, so for internet requires external modem. We use these at work but I have one at home. It's a P3 733. You should be able to pick one up for about $70
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