Computer question

[lal-au0]

We have an old XP computer and it's getting slow.

I don't know anything about computers except where the "on" button is.

I looked on ebay and found this: 221287821790

We only use it for the internet and for playing "Civilisation" so I don't think we need flashy graphic cards.

Do you think that is a good computer for the price and should I buy any of the upgrades offered?

[cherry*135]

4GB is probably enough for what you will use it for.

Does your current computer have Microsoft Office - Word etc? If so, can you transfer it to a new computer (with serial number).

[lal-au0]

we never used office or word. i have a german disc lying around somewhere...

i never looked at settlers (yet) but we did play age of empire which is too primitive to be much fun once you have tried civilisation.

uuhhmmm i don't really know how to put a game on the harddrive. maybe hubby knows.

i have never tried civ 3. we found civ 4 in an op shop for $4 and thought it was worth the try.

[lal-au0]

i probably intend to buy win 7 and not win 8 because the seller recommends it and has an excellent f/b. also what software companies do is to use us as guinea pigs so i think it's better to buy one that they have tried out (and then improved) on other people.

[cherry*135]

Win 7 might be best option instead of Win 8.

Windows 10 is due out in the nothern summer this year - prob because Win8 wasn't that popular.

You could upgrade from Win 7 to Win 10 later, but you most likely wouldn't need to.

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Win 8's problem was threefold. First, it was radically unfamiliar. Second, coming to grips with the brave new world wasn't worth the pain of mastering it. Third, it was more awkward than a left-handed driver in the hands of a right-handed golfer. So enterprise has kept its desktops firmly rooted in the Windows 7 world. Worse, from Microsoft's perspective, there is still an army of Windows XP machines in service, a year after the product stopped being supported.

[poddster]

Read and understand what you are getting and more importantly what you are NOT getting

what you get is the case, a basic power supply,motherboard with integrated graphics ans memory.

That is it

Anything else is optional. like keyboard, mouse, operating system, dvd drive etc etc

[cherry*135]

OP has been discussing what operating system she will add as an extra from the seller - aware it is an extra cost.

They already have a mouse, keyboard....

[lal-au0]

we have mice,keyboards, screens etc.

it says under"optical drive" Samsung / LG / Lite-On Dual Layer DVD Burner with Bunning Software

that is a thing that can read my game disc yes? one of those things you put the gaming disc inside and then you can play the game?

[joz*garage]

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@lal-au0 wrote:

We have an old XP computer and it's getting slow.

I don't know anything about computers except where the "on" button is.

I looked on ebay and found this: 221287821790

We only use it for the internet and for playing "Civilisation" so I don't think we need flashy graphic cards.

Do you think that is a good computer for the price and should I buy any of the upgrades offered?

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i wouldn't buy it, i reckon it would be too slow still for even your requirements

whats up with looking at deals at your local electronc shops? a rep can put you onto the right machine

a package deal even

[lal-au0]

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@am*3 wrote:

OP has been discussing what operating system she will add as an extra from the seller - aware it is an extra cost.

They already have a mouse, keyboard....

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yeah. we only need the tower. we have about 10 mice, as many keyboards and about 5 screens. they seem to breed. somehow though the mousepads don't breed 😞

[poddster]

Pardonne moi for trying to be helpful. I shall cease and desist immediately