Laptop and desktop?

ThisCouldBeHeavn
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:52:04 +0000

Also worth noting, though, is that while it takes a lot of the fun out of it, nowadays you can generally get a pretty good deal on an already made desktop (like HP/Dell) and get away with only upgrading the graphics and it might even be cheaper than one you’d build yourself.



From looking through prices a few weeks ago, this is true. You’ll likely get stuck with an overpriced graphics card in the base configuration, and if there aren’t free memory upgrades they’ll be a ripoff too. Apart from that, prices are pretty low.



There’s a quad core selling for $750 (an i7 Core selling for around $1200 as well). Excellent deal, I don’t know if you’re gaming but that’s such a reliable desktop.



You can get a desktop with core i7 from HP for $749 (not including monitor and tax). I think that required a coupon though. Those deals probably refresh at the beginning of the month.