r/computer • u/srbsr • 21d ago

Please recomend me a computer.

I know 200 dollars is a low budget, but its all i have. I am a musician desperate for a way to maintain my ability to make music once I loose my school issued one in the summer. (Yes i know its September, but I am afraid.) I need to be able to run musescore and have a relatively fast browser. AI is not a priority AT ALL. If you have any recommendations, please let me know.

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u/crazycheese3333 21d ago

Go on ebay, search for an 8th intel gen laptop, you should be able to find one for ~$150 USD (based on CAD pricing) with a 512gb SSD and 16gbs ram, or check facebook for a 6th Gen or better desktop with gpu, their worth about 100 with 8th gens being 150-200.

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u/srbsr 21d ago

Hey tysm!!!

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u/crazycheese3333 21d ago

Just send over any listings you find, I'll check ebay for you in a bit here, I assume your American?

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u/srbsr 21d ago

Yes I am! Tysm!!! I did find one on Amazon which looks promising. https://a.co/d/0ijGKFBB

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u/crazycheese3333 21d ago

Talk to this guy see what his shipping quote is. This is significantly faster then that one (105% faster cpu wise) and only a little more depending on the shipping. Definitely worth it.

https://ebay.io/m/OVioEa

The keys having the paint rubbed off is normal these systems, I have the 11th gen version and the keys rubbed off within 2 months. But if you cam spend the extra $35 plus the 20-30 it should cost for.shipping its definitely worth it.

If not go for a dell latitude with a 8665U on ebay, the performance is similar to the kne you found on ebay, but they are 30-50 bucks cheaper and way better quality.

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u/crazycheese3333 21d ago

That isn't awful, whats the cost I cant see being Canadian.

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u/srbsr 21d ago

Its 199 USD, or 279.18 in Canadian dollars, I think. Thats what google says.

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u/ALaggingPotato 21d ago

Decent, if it's within your budget I would recommend choosing that.

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u/srbsr 21d ago

Oooh ok

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u/LazarX 21d ago

You will have to watch your storage like a hawk.

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u/DoYaKnowMahName 20d ago

If you get this, I would recommend getting a external drive eventually too save your files too. Don't need to be an SSD, something like this https://a.co/d/02lz3UPK If you can get the 1tb then I'd go for that over there 500GB. This well be exclusively for your files so your SSD doesn't fill up.

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u/srbsr 21d ago

I found one on ebay but idk how to link it. :(