Posted: 8/9/2015 2:24:16 AM EDT
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cost v. capability; what do you think (its for a 13 year old)
http://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-Black-19-2113w-All-In-One-Desktop-PC-with-Intel-Celeron-J1800-Processor-4GB-Memory-19.45-HD-Monitor-500GB-Hard-Drive-and-Windows-8.1/36561197 thanks 
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Based on your lack of stated intended uses here are some of my thoughts....
If a thirteen year old wants it perhaps it will be for gaming which means this computer is not going to work or be upgradeable for future proofing a machine. If a thirteen year old simply wants to browse the internet a tablet would be superior in most regards. If a thirteen year old wants a windows machine to do word processing or use other programs that require a Microsoft operating system but aren't all that resource intensive then it's actually not too bad, especially if you've decided a laptop is out of your price range. Personally I wouldn't buy it but then again it entirely depends on your [lack of] stated uses. 
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I'd personally help him build his own. It's a good way to gain valuable knowledge and spent quality time together. I'd go this route, if your kid is at all interested in technology it would make a fun project for you both. If you're capable of putting an AR together you can build a PC. Although just like an AR the hard part is figuring out what parts to use.
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I'd go this route, if your kid is at all interested in technology it would make a fun project for you both. If you're capable of putting an AR together you can build a PC. Although just like an AR the hard part is figuring out what parts to use. Quoted:
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I'd personally help him build his own. It's a good way to gain valuable knowledge and spent quality time together. I'd go this route, if your kid is at all interested in technology it would make a fun project for you both. If you're capable of putting an AR together you can build a PC. Although just like an AR the hard part is figuring out what parts to use. Going with this. He wants it for gaming. Learned a lot about computers in the last few hours; mostly learned that (for him) building is the way to go, my kid is exponentially more tech savvy than I, and WalMart is NOT the place for cutting edge computers. |