Advice needed: which one should I buy?

Jay10

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Hello everyone. I'm in the process of deciding which desktop to buy, and I need your help.

These are the specifications of the five desktops that I have chosen so far:

A:
HP Pavilion 500-120.
Processor: 3.1 GHz Intel Core i5-3350P
RAM: 4 GB DDR3 RAM
Harddrive: 1 TB SATA - 7200 rpm
Graphics: 1 GB AMD HD 8470 graphics
Optical drive: DVD-RW
Network: WLAN-n. Gigabit LAN.
Other: 2x USB 3.0, 4x USB 2.0, HDMI, DVI. Multi cardreader. USB mouse/keyboard. 7.1 HD audio.
Windows 8.



B:
HP Pavilion 500-113.
Processor: 3,7 GHz AMD A10-6700 processor.
RAM: 8 GB DDR3 RAM
Harddrive: 1 TB.
Graphics: 2 GB AMD HD 8570 graphics.
Optical drive: DVD-RW
Network: WLAN-n. Gigabit LAN.
Other: 2x USB 3.0, 4x USB 2.0, HDMI, DVI. Multi cardreader. USB mouse/keyboard. 7.1 HD audio.
Windows 8.




C:
HP Pavilion 500-203.
Processor: 3,5 GHz AMD A8-6500 Quad Core processor
RAM: 8 GB DDR3 RAM
Harddrive: 16 GB SSD + 1 TB SATA harddrive
Graphics: 4 GB Nvidia GeForce GT 640 graphics
Optical drive: DVD-RW
Network: WiFi-n. Gigabit LAN
Other: DTS 7.1 audio, 2x USB 3.0, 4x USB 2.0, Displayport, DVI, VGA. Multi cardreader. wireless mouse/keyboard.
Windows 8


D:
Acer XC600
Intel Core i5-3550P Quad Core (3.1 GHz)
12 GB DDR3 RAM and 1000 GB harddrive (7200 RPM)
NVIDIA GeForce 635 with 2 GB and HDMI
100/1000 LAN WLAN (abgn) and Bluetooth
Windows 8


E:
Acer XC650
Intel Core i5-4400 Quad Core (3.1 GHz)
8 GB DDR3 RAM and 2000 GB harddrive
Intel HD Graphics HD4600 and HDMI
100/1000 LAN, WLAN (abgn) and Bluetooth
Windows 8


Which one is the best?

Thanks in advance! :)
 

logainofhades

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What are your intentions for this system and what kind of budget you looking at? You are better off building your own. If you don't want to, consider a custom build from like www.cyberpowerpc.com. If you really want an OEM, go with a Lenovo. HP and Acer are junk.
 

Jay10

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It's actually for my parents. They don't use a computer that often. They are mainly going to be using it for browsing, emails, typing documents. I chose those computers because they cost the same and because they are the computers that are available in the online stores in the country where I live.
 

Jay10

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Thanks. I have to admit that I'm a bit skeptical about D and E because of the lack of specifications compared to the others. I guess I will have to see if I can find more info.

What does OEM stand for? Is Lenovo better?

Are the I5 processors generally better than the AMD processors?
 

Jay10

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Ok, thanks. Are the I5 processors generally better than the AMD processors?
 

Jay10

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Ok, I found some more desktops that are in the same price range as the ones I listed before.

These ones are from Lenovo:

E:
Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 73 SFF
Intel Core i7-4770s. 3,1 GHz
Max turbo speed: 3,9 GHz
Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2
1x4GB RAM
DDR3 SDRAM
1TB HD
Intel HD 4600 graphics.
Cache memory: 8 mb.
DVD±RW
W7P+W8P



F:
Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 73 TWR
Intel Core i5-4430s. 2,7 GHz
Max turbo speed: 3,2 GHz
Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2
1x4GB RAM
DDR3 SDRAM
1TB HD
Intel HD 4600 graphics
Cache memory: 6 mb.
DVD±RW
W7P+W8P


E costs about $180 US dollars more than F. Should I choose any of those two?



 

Jay10

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Thanks. That's also my choice. Is there any special kind of RAM that I should buy for that Lenovo model or will any do?