About 4 weeks ago, the power supply on my 12 years old Intel Pentium 4 computer started to emit smoke after I replaced the mobo CR-2032 Lithium battery. I don't know why, but the computer is dead now. It probably would cost me at least $15 just to replace the power supply when there is some discount sale from some local stores. For a temporarily fix, I pulled out an old AMD Sempron computer off the shelf and started using it.
Today, Dell has this Inspiron Small Desktop on sale for $329.99 - $130 coupon (56W24HB5?CWVQK) - $75 Rebate from SlickDeals = $124.99. AFAICT, this really is not a bad deal, especially it is a 2.4 GHz 4-core Intel N3700 CPU + 4 GB DDR3L (1600MHz) RAM + 500 GB 3.5" SATA HDD (7200 Rpm) + DVDRW Optical drive + keyboard/mouse. The mobo has 4 USB2 + VGA + HDMI ports on the back and 2 USB3 ports on the front with 5:1 Micro Card Reader DIMM Slot. BTW, this comparisson review (don't know if biased or not) is not bad either. For $125, I think this is not a bad idea, especially I am in a need for a far better computer than my 12+ years old AMD Sempro.
Today, Dell has this Inspiron Small Desktop on sale for $329.99 - $130 coupon (56W24HB5?CWVQK) - $75 Rebate from SlickDeals = $124.99. AFAICT, this really is not a bad deal, especially it is a 2.4 GHz 4-core Intel N3700 CPU + 4 GB DDR3L (1600MHz) RAM + 500 GB 3.5" SATA HDD (7200 Rpm) + DVDRW Optical drive + keyboard/mouse. The mobo has 4 USB2 + VGA + HDMI ports on the back and 2 USB3 ports on the front with 5:1 Micro Card Reader DIMM Slot. BTW, this comparisson review (don't know if biased or not) is not bad either. For $125, I think this is not a bad idea, especially I am in a need for a far better computer than my 12+ years old AMD Sempro.