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I would not build them a computer then any problem they have comes back to
you. if they live next door fine but if not much better buying one that has
a mfg warranty.
I would go for something like this for basic stuff should work fine
System Price $394.00
Promotion Discount ($10.00)
Discounted Price $384.00
Dell recommends Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home
Memory: 256 MB DDR NON-ECC SDRAM 400MHz (2 DIMMs)
Floppy Drive: No Floppy Drive
Hard Disk Drive: 40 GB EIDE Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
CD Read-Write Drive: 48X CD RW/DVD Combo Drive
Software: Software
Image Restore Software
H and R Block Promotional Software
Dell Support Software
AOL 9.0 ISP Software
Earthlink ISP Software
Earthlink ISP Software
AOL 8.0 ISP Software
McAfee Virus Scan - 90-day Trial
Music Match Software
Power DVD Software
Photo Album 5.1 Standard
Resource CD
Software
QuickBooks Simple Start Special Edition
CD RW Software
Windows Media Player
WordPerfect Productivity Suite 12.0
Operating System CD
Paint Shop Pro Studio Trial
AOL 9.0 ISP Software
Dell/My Way Home Page
Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Reader
Misc: Logitec 2-button Scroll Mouse
QuietKey Keyboard
No Modem Option
Altec Lansing ADA215 Speakers
Shipping Material
Documantation
"Ed Nuxters" <ed@nuxters.com> wrote in message
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> Basically the title says it all. I'm obviously going for an AMD
> processor. They aren't gamers, and will use the PC for word
> processing a few spreadsheets and maybe a few kids' games. The kids
> are no older than 5. I'm hoping to get them a 17 inch CRT monitor as
> well - the LCDs are too expensive for now.
> What would you suggest I get?
>
> I would like the case to have front USB ports too.
> Oh yeah, thats $350 US.
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