It's for a business application, so 'build it yourself' isn't really applicable here. I was just surprised at how expensive systems from Harvey Norman and Dell are. Hard to get anything with a screen for much under $900, which is absurdly expensive. An entry level Pentium is fine, it's just for word processing.
Pre-Build Desktop & Monitor, Cheapest Price?
xuuj on 06/08/2017 - 08:25
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If its just for word processing then why not an ex-lease/business system from eBay for ~$150? Or does it have to be new?
I'm not paying, I'm advising my boss who is buying it for our office. I just thought I'd save him a bit of money if possible as opposed to buying something from harvey norman. He asked me were a good place to get a desktop system for a reasonable price would be.
You're paying through the nose for no reason if you're buying a new build for word processing… get an old Optiplex or something that is dirt cheap and more than sufficient.
What is a good location to buy those from?
Gumtree.
Smartcom on ebay have a reasonable selection:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dell-Optiplex-9010-SFF-Desktop-PC…
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Lenovo-M92P-Desktop-PC-SFF-Comput…
Bit of luck will would get a refurbished AMD quad core laptop from "redpc" on eBay for upwards of $325 including delivery.
assuming you want it from brick & mortar store… not just private gumtree or ebay
try umart or msy for pre-configured rig.
Try your luck tonight. Says it starts at 8pm.
Shopping express epic hour lenovo m700 i3 sff with monitor for $499
Try a NUC, something like this:
https://www.scorptec.com.au/systems/scorptec/15
Add monitor, keyboard, mouse.
Scorptec or others can set it up for you, should be less than $650 I would think.