help me!

[Juno]

so she wants the cheapest possible for two. one is going to be for five years old boy and she'll buy some children educational games for that computer so it's nothing special.

however, the other computer is going to be for her 15 year old daughter who loves to play music a lot.

can you list out specs for both computers.

the maximum budget for both computers (combined) is $1,000. she wants the cheapest possible. so i'm thinking athlon 64 is way too much. so list out specs with athlon xp.

edit: also i have two xp processors i'll throw in.

 

[Andres3605]

including monitor, keyboard and mouse?

 

[Cooler]

well if you waited till next year when AMD has its on version of VT then you can just get one comp for a thousand two monitors and two keyboards ect. If she does not want that get her 2 emachines.

 

[Juno]

Originally posted by: Andres3605
including monitor, keyboard and mouse?

everything are included except monitors.

 

[villageidiot111]

Dell, emachines, compaq, hp...

At these low prices its cheaper to just buy a system.

 

[Andres3605]

This is a little over but it includes a 17 inch LCD.
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[DaveSimmons]

Dell or HP/Compaq, unless the daughter's name is Stacy.



... if you build them, you'll be expected to provide a lifetime extended warranty with unlimited free replacement parts.

 

[Skyhanger]

Yep, make it $2000 if it's Stacy's mom who wants the computers...

 

[theMan]

for the 5 year old's computer, go to walmart. build a axp setup with the rest of the cash.

 

[ShadowBlade]

dell for the girl
spend $500 on the kid's
collect rest as profit

 

[Cheesetogo]

Dell has the Dimension 3000 for 300 right now. Upgrade them a bit, and get those.

 

[montag451]

For the 5 year old, do what i do, and let her have the ole P3. - Get a 2nd hand one for cheap.
For the older kid, build one that she'll thank you for.

OR,
Avoid getting involved, cos everytime they can't install a piece of sw or the music skips, they'll be ringing you up.

 

[pkme2]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Brand-New-Emachines...91QQcategoryZ52475QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Here's an eMachine you can pickup at Costco or whatever discount electronics store in your area.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Emachines-T2890-Int...63QQcategoryZ51137QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Here's another.

If their limit is $1000, these make it. Point her in the right direction, and have someone else install them. Your intentions maybe helpful, but like montag451 said, you will be the first they call if something goes wrong. You don't want to go there. Offer advice only, let Stacy's mom make the final decision.