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  • 19-09-2005 2:24pm
    #1
    okidoki987
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,632 ✭✭✭✭


    Looking at these NEW PC's
    3000 Celeron 320
    2.40GHz
    40GB HD
    256 Ram
    16x DVD +/- RW

    or

    3000 Celeron 330
    2.66GHz
    40GB HD
    256 Ram
    48X/32X DVD/CDRW COMBO

    Which would be the better machine and how much should they be costing me?


Comments

  • #2
    garthv
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭garthv


    Uh dont touch a celeron...
    Is it a laptop you want?


  • #3
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,039 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    As Garth said, Celeron's are just plain nasty. Is it a desktop PC or a laptop?


  • #4
    Gurgle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,064 ✭✭✭Gurgle


    They're pretty much the same thing, neither should cost you more than E500 including Win XP (I assume its a desktop)


  • #5
    okidoki987
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,632 ✭✭✭✭okidoki987


    Desktop.
    Why is the Celeron so bad then?


  • #6
    Gurgle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,064 ✭✭✭Gurgle


    okidoki987 wrote:
    Desktop.
    Why is the Celeron so bad then?
    Its not, its just got some bad rep as the cheapo option.
    Its competing with the Athlon XP, which gives better power for your money.


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  • #7
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    How much are they? The one with the DVD writer would be the better of the two. The difference in speed would be un-noticeable on a Celeron.

    If this is for basic office work it'd probably be OK. For video processing or graphics intensive work, or gaming for that matter, avoid both of these.


  • #8
    okidoki987
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,632 ✭✭✭✭okidoki987


    400 Euro New excluding screen.
    Just needed as a general Home PC.


  • #9
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    It's not bad I suppose. But 256M RAM for Windows XP is not enough. It'll run slow (especially on a Celeron) and be forever swapping. Try and get 512M if you can, but don't pay anything more that an extra €30 for it. It'd be OK for general home stuff (internet/office) at that. The hard idsk is a tad small too and you may find it filling up rather quickly, if you're into mp3s or anything like that.


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