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Gregg Bell · 11-25-2019, 03:38 PM

I'm looking for a Desktop PC for light use. (SFF is fine.) Just emailing and MS Word, that sort of thing. I've narrowed it down to two. (Although I am open to better suggestions.)

1) Dell https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop...v3470w10ps5063 $299 from Dell flyer

Questions: 1) (From the Tech Specs & Customization tab) Is the tray able to read and write CDs and DVDs or is that extra?
2) Does the computer have Wi-fi capability?
3) Might MS give me a hard time adding MS Office Home and Student since this is a business computer?

2) HP https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-desk...?skuId=6366134 $379 on Black Friday at Best Buy

I was thinking (I'm no tech expert in this stuff) the HP might be worth the extra $79 but then I saw its processor speed was only 2.6 GHz. But then I thought maybe the SSD makes up for that.

And the reviews for the Dell were kind of bad, whereas the reviews for the HP were pretty good, several stating the computer was fast.

Any opinion on which is better and any feedback at all is appreciated. Thanks.

11-25-2019, 03:38 PM	#188
Gregg Bell Gregg Bell Posts: 2,266 Karma: 3917598 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Itasca, Illinois Device: Kindle Touch 7, Sony PRS300, Fire HD8 Tablet	I'm looking for a Desktop PC for light use. (SFF is fine.) Just emailing and MS Word, that sort of thing. I've narrowed it down to two. (Although I am open to better suggestions.) 1) Dell https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop...v3470w10ps5063 $299 from Dell flyer Questions: 1) (From the Tech Specs & Customization tab) Is the tray able to read and write CDs and DVDs or is that extra? 2) Does the computer have Wi-fi capability? 3) Might MS give me a hard time adding MS Office Home and Student since this is a business computer? 2) HP https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-desk...?skuId=6366134 $379 on Black Friday at Best Buy I was thinking (I'm no tech expert in this stuff) the HP might be worth the extra $79 but then I saw its processor speed was only 2.6 GHz. But then I thought maybe the SSD makes up for that. And the reviews for the Dell were kind of bad, whereas the reviews for the HP were pretty good, several stating the computer was fast. Any opinion on which is better and any feedback at all is appreciated. Thanks.