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Hi, everybody. My mom needs a new desktop and I'm trying to find something that suits her needs. I was hoping to get a recommendation from you guys on an appropriate PC to get her.
She mainly uses the computer to browse the internet, download and view Office documents, write Word documents, and store pictures and videos. That's about it. Her current desktop which she has had for about eight years just died recently. She would like something that just suits her needs and isn't slow as molasses like her last computer.
I know absolutely nothing about building computers. Is there a decent pre-built PC I can get for her from an online retailer? Her needs are pretty simple so I don't really see a need to custom build it, but maybe I'm off-base here. She's currently using an old laptop that is very slow and I'd like to get her a new computer as soon as possible. Price range is ideally around $400 but I have no idea if that's enough to get what she needs. I can raise it if need be.
Thank you. I'm sorry this wasn't very specific. Like I said, I'm really out of my depth when it comes to getting a new computer.
Not always with an SSD, but for under $400 there are always some Acer/Lenovo/Dell/etc deals in newegg like this one for $350 (of which the new model is $450 on amazon)
At the i5 7400 level and under (more than sufficient for her needs) it is hard to beat the price of those prebuilds, especially when they are $100 cheaper just by being from last year.
For cheaper one could build a machine with an Intel Pentium G4560, but not one with a i5 processor, since you are spending $180-$199 on a retail i5 6400 or i5 7400.