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  1. whs
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    The Gateway and the HP Elite from TigerDirect look OK
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    whs said:
    Most of those are in small or narrow boxes that are a dog if you want to work in them. The Lenovo with an A4 has a normal box, but I would stay away from an A4.
    I will need to swap the HDD for my SSD. Never been inside a small one, not sure if the drive swap would be a problem?
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    whs said:
    The Gateway and the HP Elite from TigerDirect look OK
    You like those over all the others whs?
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  4. whs
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    leehop71 said:
    whs said:
    The Gateway and the HP Elite from TigerDirect look OK
    You like those over all the others whs?
    Yes, and Gateway makes decent products. I own two from them - one from 2007. And at least they have a normal size box.
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    AMD A4-6300B APU @ 3.70 GHz scores 1987 on Passmark CPU benchmark.

    Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz scores 4984

    Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz scores 4800

    Higher is better.

    The benchmark isn't the end all and be all, but it's a rough guideline to horsepower.

    You don't need much horsepower for your job.

    If those 5 machines are in the same ballpark for price and in your budget, I'd go with the highest benchmark, all other things being equal.

    You also should consider shipping prices and sales tax.

    Newegg rarely charges sales tax. Amazon does in many states.

    Shipping can vary.

    What do you think?
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    leehop71 said:

    I amended the post ig, and added some from Tigerdirect
    I've apparently gone blind.

    I don't see the Tiger Direct links.

    In what post number?

    All I see is Amazon and Newegg.

    edit: I see them and will reply
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    ignatzatsonic said:
    AMD A4-6300B APU @ 3.70 GHz scores 1987 on Passmark CPU benchmark.

    Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz scores 4984

    Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz scores 4800

    Higher is better.

    The benchmark isn't the end all and be all, but it's a rough guideline to horsepower.

    You don't need much horsepower for your job.

    If those 5 machines are in the same ballpark for price and in your budget, I'd go with the highest benchmark, all other things being equal.

    You also should consider shipping prices and sales tax.

    Newegg rarely charges sales tax. Amazon does in many states.

    Shipping can vary.

    What do you think?

    That's why I stayed at the 400 dollar mark to compensate for taxes and shipping.

    The way I understand how taxes work, if the store selling the item has a store in your state then taxes will apply.

    Also, wife has a preferred account at Dell and just set up one with Tiger Direct.
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    see comments in bold.

    Thin your list out to 2 or 3 and repost them only.

    I'd pick a new Intel. Any of them is strong enough easily for your purposes.

    Beyond that, it's a matter of:

    Price

    Return privileges if you have a problem out of the box within 30 days.

    Tax and shipping

    Choice of operating system if that matters to you.

    Build quality and idiosyncrasies. I haven't been inside a Dell or Gateway in many years and know nothing about Lenovo stuff.

    leehop71 said:

    Standby, there are a few on Tigerdirect.

    Lenovo ThinkCentre M78 Desktop PC - AMD Dual-Core A4-6300B 3.70GHz, 4GB DDR3 Memory, 500GB HDD, DVDRW, Windows 7/8 Pro 64-bit- 10BU0002US at TigerDirect.com

    I'd reject for same reason I rejected another with this same processor unless it is way cheaper. I seriously doubt you need Win Professional. It's 350 plus tax and shipping; I don't know the details of Tiger Direct's customer service arm.


    Gateway SX2885-UR10 Desktop PC - Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz, 4GB DDR3 Memory, 1TB HDD, DVDRW, Windows 8.1 64-bit - DT.GESAA.001 at TigerDirect.com

    It's an i5-4440 at 3.10; quad core; Win 8.1; 430 less 50 rebate which you may or may not get; plus tax and shipping;

    Passmark CPU benchmark 6483

    Fine; but do you need this horsepower? Is it cheaper than the i3 models? I'm not looking at price as I type this.



    Dell Inspiron 3000 Desktop PC - Intel Core i3-4150 3.50GHz, 4GB DDR3 Memory, 1TB HDD, DVDRW, Windows 8.1 64-bit - I3647-2309BK at TigerDirect.com

    another i3-4150; Windows 8.1 which you may or may not find amusing; 400 no rebate;



    HP Elite 8200 Desktop PC - Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz, 4GB DDR3 Memory, 500GB HDD, DVD, Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (Off-Lease) - RB-HPDT00310240 at TigerDirect.com

    i-5 2400 used off lease; very strong machine from a few years back; plenty strong enough for anything you'd do, but I'd personally avoid only because it is used with unknown number of hours on it.

    Passmark CPU benchmark 5815

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  10. whs
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    I would favor the Gateway.
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