July 7, 20187 yr Our computer that used to be my wife's and we used mostly for the kids and stuff took a dump. Will be used almost exclusively for browsing, watching videos, etc. Don't need much if any HD space. I have a monitor I can use, we have a keyboard,etc. So I just need a box with windows. I guess it would be good if it had office.
July 7, 20187 yr Refurbed business class Dell from Amazon. Laptops and desktops run around $200-300. My last two have been this and they’re the best computers I’ve owned. You can get a 3 year warranty from Amazon for $15.
July 7, 20187 yr HP Slimline Quad Core open box for $189. https://sellout.woot.com/offers/hp-260-amd-quad-core-1tb-slimline-desktop-12?ref=w_cnt_lnd_cat_pc_3_43
July 7, 20187 yr I bought one a couple of years ago from Discount Electronics. It was $80 It has served my home office work computer purposes. They have a good return policy. https://www.discountelectronics.com/dell-optiplex-780-desktop-computer-windows-7-pro/ I got something like that 2 years ago.
July 7, 20187 yr I saw it was Win 7. They have Win 10 for $110. I got mine when MS had free upgrade to 10. Anyway. They come with a year warranty. Mine is still running strong..
July 7, 20187 yr 8 hours ago, Baboontyme said: Our computer that used to be my wife's and we used mostly for the kids and stuff took a dump. Will be used almost exclusively for browsing, watching videos, etc. Don't need much if any HD space. I have a monitor I can use, we have a keyboard,etc. So I just need a box with windows. I guess it would be good if it had office. It sounds like you got a good pc, so as far as Office... I office from home and MS Office is too expensive... Office. I use Open Office or Google Docs. They are both free alternatives. I have had nothing but success this these... https://sourceforge.net/projects/openofficeorg.mirror/ https://www.google.com/docs/about/ I mainly use google docs. The only time I use Open office is when someone sends me a .docx doc, then I use Open Office... Good luck.. Edited July 7, 20187 yr by BNB
July 7, 20187 yr Author I figure that once the kids get a bit older they might need to use word and ppt. Shouldn't I be able to reuse the license from the computer that took a shart? I wonder if they would need me to get the license key. I thought I remembered it being super easy to transfer licenses with MS.
July 9, 20187 yr Yeah, if you have the CD Key and the cd, or keep a downloaded version of the install file on a cd, then I would think you would not have a problem (if it is a digital version who knows if MS will have that hosted version down the road, so if so, I would make sure I have a copy of that file available to me and backed up when I need it. Bnb
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