should i bid for this pc?

[jtw]

my sister is after a pc to use just for the internet and ebay realy.

like me she is a novice when it comes to the workings of a computer.

seen one which comes with monitor and the specs are as follows--
Intel pentium 11, ram 128, HD 15 Gb, 350 MHZ, OS xp pro 2002,
DVD rom, brand = Tiny

just a little worried that it's only 350 mhz, is this enough for what she needs it for? and is it possible to upgrade it to higher mhz?

any advice would be much apprreciated

thanks

 

[ChristopherP]

I wouldnt touch that with a barge pole to be honest... 10 years old at least and made by an unreputable brand...

Whats the budget?

 

[Ian]

I'm with Chris on this one, it is going to be really chugging for using anything. If you let us know your budget we may be able to recommend something better

 

[Me__2001]

you'd be wasting your time buying that, if it was running win 98 it would run ok but with XP its really gonna struggle

 

[itsme]

No............

 

[Anon_F]

jtw - have a look at this link

Click Here
Are you UK based, if so what part?
May be we can find a decent 2nd user system for your Sister.

 

[jtw]

cheers everyone. i'll give that pc a miss then. my sister only has about £50 to spend so were talking bargain basement .
she lives in the manchester area.
would appreciate your views on the few i have seen on ebay, and a rough guide as to what you think the price you would pay for them.

amd athlon, midi tower, 750 mhz,192 ram, network and graphic card, xp pro pre installed, usb, office 2003 pre installed, 30 gb hard drive.


amd athlon, 1400 mhz, 512 ram, 40 hard drive, cd-rw, mb-abit kr7a.


amd athlon, 128 ram, midi case, 40 hard drive, internal fd, modem, win xp home.

cheers for all your help!!!

 

[Anon_F]

cheers everyone. i'll give that pc a miss then. my sister only has about £50 to spend

You will be hard pressed to find a pc for £50.
May be worth looking in your local papers for ads on old PC's?
May be some of those who live in or near Manchester can point you somewhere??

 

[itsme]

£50.00 Ummmmmmmmmmm...........

put the links up lets have a look.

 

[jtw]

ther all on ebay uk, and these are the item numbers to put into the search box, (sorry not sure how to put the linnks up)

160073597529

180072269636

170068218317

330074612291

170069203051

170069307256

much appreciated

 

[itsme]

ther all on ebay uk, and these are the item numbers to put into the search box, (sorry not sure how to put the linnks up)

160073597529

180072269636

170068218317

330074612291

170069203051

170069307256

much appreciated

160073597529 this one is a NO go

180072269636 this one is a possible.

170068218317 this one is> OK It is the one I would go for BUT remember it is not a brilliant PC by any means you get what you pay for.

330074612291 this one is a NO go

170069203051 this one is a NO go

170069307256 this one is>???

 

[Me__2001]

i'd go with either 170068218317 or 170069307256

 

[jtw]

excellent, many thanks, unfortunately one is going out of the price range she can afford, so will keep my eye on the other one.

i hate to be a pain but ther is one that ends in about 30 minutes and comes with monitor would be grareful if someone would check it out for me.

once again many thanks

 

[jtw]

sorry fogot to give the ebay num----190069832554

cheers

 

[itsme]

sorry fogot to give the ebay num----190069832554

cheers

The monitor is included sorry misread