Is this computer good?

[lookouthere]

Sony VAIO PCV-RS322 Pentium 4 2.8GHz 512MB
120GB HD/DVD-RW/DVD-ROM/Windows XP Home

Processor Speed: 2.80GHz
Processor Type: Intel?Pentium?4 with HT Technology
RAM Type: PC2700
RAM Standard: 512MB
RAM Expandable to: 2.0GB
Hard Drive Capacity: 120GB, ATA-100 (7200 RPM)
Floppy Drive Capacity: 3.5inch 1.44MB
Modem Type: V.90 data/fax modem (REN 0.8B)
Sound Card: AD1981B
Video Card: NVIDIA?Geforce? MX 440 with AGP 8X
Video Memory Standard: 64MB max.
Operating System: Microsoft?Windows?XP Home Edition
DVD Speed: DVD-RW and DVD-ROM drive included

DVD-RW Drive
.8X max. DVD-RW/DVD-R reading
12X max. DVD-ROM reading
32X max. CD-R/CD-ROM reading
20X max. CD-RW reading
8X max. CD-R writing
4X max. CD-RW writing
2X max. DVD-R writing
1X max. DVD-RW writing

DVD-ROM Drive
4.8X max. DVD-RW/DVD-R reading
16X max. DVD-ROM reading
20X max. CD-RW reading
40X max. CD-R/CD-ROM reading

Expansion Capabilities
Hard disk drive bay
AGP slot
PCI slots (2)

Connection Capabilities ?Front
i.LINK (4-pin) S400 port
USB (2.0) ports (2)

Connection Capabilities - Rear
USB 2.0 ports (4)
PS/2?keyboard port
PS/2 mouse port
VGA monitor port
Parallel (printer) port
S/P DIF Optical Out port
DVI port5
Speaker DC Out port
Headphones jack
Line In jack
Microphone jack
i.LINK (6-pin) S400 port
Modem line jack (RJ-11)
Telephone jack (RJ-11)
10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet-LAN port (RJ-45)


I will buy it at ubid for at most $650.......good price?

Need feedback fast........Thanks

 

[Acanthus]

need to know what its for.

 

[lookouthere]

For using internet, word, some gaming but not much......that's it

 

[sellmen]

If you're planning on playing modern games well, you'll have to replace the Geforce4 MX videocard. I'm not sure why pc2700 RAM is being used on a 2.8C CPU. Other than those two issues, its an decent computer.

 

[lookouthere]

Is it worth $650?

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: lookouthere
Is it worth $650?

I would go ahead and say yes. As long as the warrenty hasnt been voided, and the windows is official.

 

[lookouthere]

it is refurbished so it only has 90days warranty from sony

 

[Ionizer86]

It most likely won't be very expandable since there's only 2 free PCI slots. The ram choice with the P4 HT is weird, but I'd say there's still some decent components included.

Overall though, I'd say building a comparable PC yourself will yield better parts though, but if you don't feel like a build, this should be ok.