Budget System Advice - Options

shroomish on 29/11/2022 - 15:06

My PC has clapped out, looking for a budget replacement.

$400 from amazon is this system…

SkyBarium Mini PC AMD Ryzen 7 3750H with Windows 11 & 8GB DDR4 RAM+256GB SSD, 4 Cores / 8 Threads Mini Computers Support WiFi 5 / Bluetooth 4.2 / 4K @60Hz Triple Display Output (3750H 8+256GB)

$500 will net the same with the ryzen 4800u

Seems to be the best i can do for office work / light gaming…

There was a ryzen 3 3250u acer laptop for 399 at bing lee bit the screen was miserable.

My alternative was to buy a 8th or 9th gen intel reburb on the cheap.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

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spackbace on 29/11/2022 - 15:16

https://www.amazon.com.au/s?me=AC6HN7S7Q2CE1&marketplaceID=A…

Hmm zero reviews and zero feedback
scrimshaw on 29/11/2022 - 15:28

+1

If you're okay with refurbished, this is a pretty good pick. $326 for 32GB of ECC memory, 512GB SSD, Full ATX tower system with discrete graphics card, although it's a pretty old one.
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/740110

A refurbished Coffee Lake Optiplex with 16GB of RAM can be had for $300 on eBay and Un Tech, if you want something newer and more power efficient that supports Windows 11 out of the box.
dcep on 29/11/2022 - 17:46

This one very good. Suits your budget and use case.
Both Productivity and Gaming performance way better than what have been suggested.

https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/734310
- shroomish on 29/11/2022 - 21:03
  
  I agree, sold out!
pclyne on 30/11/2022 - 07:42

Consider one of the refurbishing mobs?

I've used these guys for the in-laws in the past https://www.recompute.com.au
- shroomish on 30/11/2022 - 11:39
  
  Yeah i missed out on the optiplex i5 8500. Might hang around for a similar deal.

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