Deal or No Deal

[Seamus McBundy]

Is this a good comp to buy for general home use? For $179.00?

Dell OptiPlex GX620 P4 3.0 GHz SFF computer

Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz processor Intel® Pentium® 4 800MHz FSB socket T with HT, XD, EM64T, 2MB L2 cache and EIST* (6xx series)
Intel 945G Express chipset
256MB DDR2 - 4 DIMM slots Non-ECC dual channel shared2 DDR2 SDRAM system memory (533Mhz) up to 4GB
UPGRADE To 2GB of Memory Today Only $39.99
CD-Rom optical drive UPGRADE TO DVD-CDRW COMBO Drive ONLY $29.99
40GB serial ATA 7,200rpm hard drive
Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 video: Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950; DVI Adapter card; 128MB ATI Radeonª X600SE with DVI and TV -out
integrated Broadcom Gigabit 10/100/1000 Ethernet networking
Eight USB 2.0 ports (two front, six rear)
Black small desktop chassis 275Watt Power Supply
QC-tested, 90-day warranty (upgradeable to 3 years)
Stable-platform for consistent system imaging and support
Microsoft Windows XP Professional OS w/coa included FREE
Small Form Factor 12.4" x 3.6" x 13.4" (31.63cm x 9.26cm x 34cm)

 

[HornBud]

Don't know about the rest, but 256 MB Ram is the suck. Definitely have to upgrade that portion of things.

 

[alden]

Definitely upgrade the memory.
Otherwise, it should be fine for most home PC purposes. It may not play modern PC games requiring a good video card though.