Whats a good PC thats reliable and somewhat cheap (desktop)

[ZeroHour]

my parents computer ate it last night. They will not use a mac its not gonna happen so i need to come up with a decent solution for a new pc as the one they have is old and was built and upgraded by me as far as its gonna ever go.

Dad does a lot of photo editing and internet crap. Mom is addicted to facebook games and the like.

we also do family video chat and i assume dad will do minor video editing on it as well.

we would like to come in at 600 or less. And need to find something fairly quickly.

[cowtrimmer]

http://deals.woot.com/deals/de...ished

[ChrisH]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by cowtrimmer &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote"> http://deals.woot.com/deals/de...ished </td></tr></table>thats a good deal. when we bought our desktop, we went to BestBuy and they were clearancing out the last years models. got about 30% off. it was Feb 2 years ago so you might get lucky.

[20_lb_sack]

Check Tigerdirect, they have a brand Systemax, made with quality off the shelf components, no cheap "custom designed parts" I've had no problems with them. I've probably bought 10-12 of them over the years for personal and business use.

[AJH]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by 20_lb_sack &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Check Tigerdirect, they have a brand Systemax, made with quality off the shelf components, no cheap "custom designed parts" I've had no problems with them. I've probably bought 10-12 of them over the years for personal and business use. </td></tr></table>

TIGER DIRECT is good but don;t let them talk you into a discount program

[bplgocards]

Build your own, its not hard and cheaper solution

[Duece22]

IM sent. If you dont want to go through Tiger I sent you a number to contact me directly through the Systemax Factory. Again all assembled in the USA and supported in the USA.

[jc2bg]

You can get a medium grade Dell tower with a web cam (I assume they would need one, but if not, subtract $60) for around $480. I like Macs, but usually keep a PC around as well. When my last PC died, I just added a Dell tower to my existing components and it's run flawlessly for more than 2 years. I don't do nearly the online stuff your parents do, though, so frankly I'd be worried about *MY* parents using anything other than a Mac--not that they exactly DO computers...

[Duece22]

Go to tiger and search for SYX-3105. that should fit the your parents need and then some.

[ZeroHour]

im working with the family on this info, deuce22 ill be in touch i think. I would go mac but my parents are about as comfortable with change as hunt is with no wait bad example but you get my point.