Just bought a new computer at Best Buy

[TheKinz]

Bought an Asus (love the name). I only needed the CPU as I have a flat screen monitor. This is for my wife --pictures, video and email only. The CPU is really small (size of kids shoe box) but loaded with speed and it has wireless internet, keyboard and mouse. Paid $550. Anyone have one of these. Is Asus going to be a pain in my Assuss?

New! Asus - Essentio Desktop with Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor E5200

Model: CS5111-AP008 | SKU: 9180218

Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core processor E5200; 4GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; 640GB hard drive; wireless LAN; Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with SP1

 

[RobFunk]

The Kinz, congrats nice purchase.

Oh man. I love Best Buy. About 2 months ago, after tireless online shopping for a new laptop and coming up empty I just said screw it and went there. 399$ Compaq 2 gig mem 2.18 ghz Intel CPU. (not duo though) with Vista preloaded. Gloss finish and the works. From when I took it out the box to the time online and fully functional on a secure wireless network was only about 20 minutes. Just amazing.

Always buy new these days! Electronics are so affordable, no reason to take chances.

 

[TescoVee]

i cant wait for your wife's picture of her asus

 

[TheKinz]

 

[douglas]

i cant wait for your wife's picture of her asus

took longer then I thought ......

 

[RobFunk]

Wow. Nice job again. I can't even think of something that nice when I have morning wood.

 

[C.P.]

i cant wait for your wife's picture of her asus ....

She's got a nice lookin' as s ...

Whats her face look like...just askin'@)

 

[FairWarning]

Don't ever use their Geek Squad. Horrible.

 

[RobFunk]

Don't ever use their Geek Squad. Horrible.

Yes. Absolutely true. A quick search on yahoo or google will tell anyone of the numerous horror storys about these guys. But if you are 100% warranty and something goes wrong with the stuff you bought : by all means, take advantage.

 

[TheKinz]

what is kind of neat about the assus..is that it is wireless and can plug right into the big screen TV with a hdmi cable and can actaully show 1080p movies, Can I actually use the tv as a monitor?? I can see it now playing online poker on the 60" plasma...

 

[celticGreen+]

ya you should be 8-tabling in no time... although remember plasmas can retain images for some time if they're up there long enough.

 

[ProPokerPlayer]

Best Buy has been making some great deals on loaded computers like this that come with almost no extra software...which is exactly the way i like them.

Im watching Hi-def TV on my Avertec i got last month from them, no problems at all with the exception that you watch TV thru Windows Media Center and the 100% digital signal can lead to a jerky picture sometimes.

Its a really compacted case just like your ASUS and i kind of worry about heat from leaving it on for hours at a time watching t.v. , so far no probs but i may try to get a small fan behind it at somepoint to help cooling...

 

[TheKinz]

my friend can get a good deal on the HP slimline S3750 but like you said PPP it comes with a bunch of crap. It seems faster and his this card and that card but my motto --more crap more chance of it crashing. The Asus has three fans one on top and two in back which is great..