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Best PC Desktops for Beginners

Out of thousands of reviews for 261 products, over 200 people recommended PC Desktops specifically for Beginners. These are the most highly recommended products we found.

No 1 Compaq Deskpro EN 470001-771
Compaq Deskpro EN (470001-771) PC Desktop
Best Price: $77
  • Optical Drive Type: CD-ROM
  • RAM Technology: SDRAM
  • Recommended Use: Corporate Business, Small Business
  • Video Output Interface: AGP
  • Released 1 year ago
4.5 Stars (32 Reviews)
"tuner, wireless capability (a customer can add their own…"

- Bestbuy.com User

"the other reviewer who said he had "error-beeps" sounds like…"

- Bestbuy.com User


No 2 iBuyPower Gamer 912AT
iBuyPower Gamer 912AT (Intel Q6600 Quad Core Processor, 2 GB RAM, 500 GB Hard Drive, Vista P...desktop
  • Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
  • Hard Drive Capacity: 500 GB
  • Installed RAM: 2 GB
  • Released 1 year ago
5.0 Stars (58 Reviews)
"i am not a big fan of the tower, but that is alright, it is a personal preference.…"

- Mic at Newegg.com

"great speed, sufficient memory, nice size hard drive among other things all around great computer for anyone who is a casual pc gamer.…"

- N/A at Newegg.com


No 3 WD Caviar GP WD7500AACS
WD Caviar GP WD7500AACS - hard drive - 750 GB - SATA-300
  • Released 1 year ago
5.0 Stars (323 Reviews)
"other thoughts: i have seen posts of failed drives but since we don't know how many total newegg has sold vs how many reviewers have had failures, there is no way of knowing what the rate is.…"

- kraemer at Newegg.com

"i would personally go with the wd 640gb for desktop use, but these 750gb gps are serving wonderfully in my linux raid5 nas server.…"

- Some Hardware Guy at Newegg.com


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PC Desktops for Beginners Buying Guide

Buying your first desktop computer isn't as difficult as you might think. The best thing about desktops is that you don’t have purchase all the components from one manufacturer. You can shop for deals from different printer, monitor and CPU manufacturers at your favorite places online or in store, and find great deals. Put them all together and you have a tailor-made technology center. However, you can also find great deals when you buy all the components in a packaged deal, so check out prices both ways before you buy.

By far the most important consideration for first-time buyers is computer memory. For beginners or light PC users this is probably more important than CPU power or speed. If you don’t have enough memory the PC can crash in the middle of your work, and you don't want that to happen. For today’s PC configurations, 2GB of RAM is recommended for machines that use Microsoft Vista and hook up to the internet. Mac users can generally get by with 1GB of memory. You can get great deals in flat panel monitors too, so there's no need to settle for the old-fashioned CRT monitors that take up all of your desk space.

Newer PCs incorporate both the monitor and the CPU in a single package, which look great and can make a real fashion statement.

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