need help in buying

sainiabhishek · 09-18-2008, 02:10 PM

Hi,
I am not sure if this is in the right section. Please move it if its in the wrong place. Anyways, I am deciding to buy a desktop.

I have decided on...

(1)
Compaq Pavilion AMD Athlon LE-1640 2.7GHz Computer (SR5413WM)
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...0109268&catid=

or...
(2)

Compaq Presario Intel Dual-Core E2180 2.0GHz (SR545F) - Refurbished
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...0108785&catid=

Both of them are of same price, ($300)

the second one has lot better configuration than the first one. It has firewire card, better video card, more hard drive, its dual core. its 8-Speaker Configurable. But it has 2.0 Ghz of ntel Pentium Dual-Core E2180 processor where as the first on has AMD Athlon LE-1640 of 2.7 Ghz. But the second one is refurbished....its from futureshop so it will have the same warranty and everything as the first one.

the second one has 3gb of ram (although it says 2gb on the website)
and the first one has 2gb of ram.

Which one I should go for?
the second one will take couple of days to get delivered but thats not a big deal.

thanks!

Toucan Sam · 09-18-2008, 02:44 PM

I would probably spring for the 2nd (refurbished) one. The first one is ollllld and the second one will probably last you an extra year or two. I wouldn't worry about it being refurbished.

09-18-2008, 02:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
sainiabhishek Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1 OS: windows vista	need help in buying Hi, I am not sure if this is in the right section. Please move it if its in the wrong place. Anyways, I am deciding to buy a desktop. I have decided on... (1) Compaq Pavilion AMD Athlon LE-1640 2.7GHz Computer (SR5413WM) http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...0109268&catid= or... (2) Compaq Presario Intel Dual-Core E2180 2.0GHz (SR545F) - Refurbished http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...0108785&catid= Both of them are of same price, ($300) the second one has lot better configuration than the first one. It has firewire card, better video card, more hard drive, its dual core. its 8-Speaker Configurable. But it has 2.0 Ghz of ntel Pentium Dual-Core E2180 processor where as the first on has AMD Athlon LE-1640 of 2.7 Ghz. But the second one is refurbished....its from futureshop so it will have the same warranty and everything as the first one. the second one has 3gb of ram (although it says 2gb on the website) and the first one has 2gb of ram. Which one I should go for? the second one will take couple of days to get delivered but thats not a big deal. thanks! Last edited by sainiabhishek; 09-18-2008 at 02:19 PM.

09-18-2008, 02:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
Toucan Sam Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: charlotte, nc Posts: 153 OS: vista 64-bit SP1 My System	Re: need help in buying I would probably spring for the 2nd (refurbished) one. The first one is ollllld and the second one will probably last you an extra year or two. I wouldn't worry about it being refurbished.