Planning to buy a new computer.

[castletonsnob]

My computer is 7-8 years old, and I plan on buying a new one.



What should I look for if I just plan on browsing the internet? What's the price for a good computer?



I'm looking at buying, not building, and I would like a desktop.



I know I don't want a laptop, because I had a laptop, and it stopped working after a few years because it overheated because I was on it all the time.







I like to watch stuff on YouTube and streaming services.



I don't play games on my PC much, and the games I have aren't that demanding (TF2, CS: GO, etc)

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

I actually just purchased a new Macbook 2 weeks ago for my Bday

To say i'm more than happy with this is an understatement. I had MacBook Pro 2012 and that shit was getting way slow. I got the MacBook Air 2020 and this shit is super fast. Like upgrading from PS4 to PS5. It has no fun so it doesn't get hot and I have had no problems with it since I been on it a lot and using it for work

[castletonsnob]

I know I said I didn't want a laptop, but would a modern laptop be better than my 7-8 year old computer?

I mean, it would be better than nothing, right?

[Paul]

I have an iMac and I'm very happy with it.

[Urethra Franklin]

I have a MacBook from - I wanna say - 2014ish.

I use it for work now since I’m working from home full-time now, but I originally bought it strictly for word processing and internet browsing.

It wasn’t cheap, but since I’ve had it, I haven’t had a single issue with it. Still very fast and reliable.

An iMac would be more expensive than a MacBook, but the quality is the same and if you’d prefer a desktop to a laptop, that’s the way to go.

[thirteen3]

Just for browsing the internet? Well if that's all you wanna do then I suppose you could get yourself a chromebook. Which are budget laptops powered with the ChromeOS. Think of those netbooks that were popular 10 years ago that have since been replaced with Tablets and smartphones.

If it's a windows device your looking for and you have the cash, I'd probably look into the Dell XPS range. They've been getting good reviews.

[castletonsnob]

Bought one.

www.amazon.com/Acer-TC-895-UA92-i5-10400-Processor-802-11ax/dp/B088X2YR3X/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=acer%2Baspire%2Bua92&qid=1616881128&s=pc&sr=1-5

[Muskrat]

Mar 28, 2021 16:56:29 GMT -5 castletonsnob said:

Bought one.

www.amazon.com/Acer-TC-895-UA92-i5-10400-Processor-802-11ax/dp/B088X2YR3X/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=acer%2Baspire%2Bua92&qid=1616881128&s=pc&sr=1-5

Seems like total overkill for what you needed, but that’s a damn good computer for that price. You should have no problems getting 8-10 years out of that

[Hurbster]

Should be ok for what you want, don't know how well the on board graphics will cope with CS Go though.

[castletonsnob]

I bought a new computer yesterday, but my computer's actually doing well right now, so I'm having second thoughts.

But lots of people buy new phones or computers they don't really need, right?

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Mar 29, 2021 8:57:32 GMT -5 castletonsnob said:

I bought a new computer yesterday, but my computer's actually doing well right now, so I'm having second thoughts.

But lots of people buy new phones or computers they don't really need, right?

I built a gaming pc with an i7-6700k and 980ti in 2016-2017 when they were top of the line and bought a 32 inch 1440p screen to go with it, and all I did was run some benchmarks and play about a half hour of the original Witcher from 2009.

Turns out I enjoy building a PC wayyy more than I enjoy gaming on one. I'm a console guy.

So yes, people do buy things they don't need all the time. At least my wife is using the monitor for work stuff now.

[bob]

that is a nice computer

hope you enjoy it

[castletonsnob]

I figured, "is it really worth it to put in a new hard drive or an SSD in a 7-8 year old computer?".