used/recycled printer from an independent shop that will work with your current machine until you get a new system
Makes more sense $$ wise
Well my HP Deskjet 895 Cse inkjet printer finally died on me yesterday. This August 2005 I would have had the printer for 5 years and it's been a good one. If it was still available or any other good HP inkjet printer which operated on WIN 95 I'd probably go out and buy one tomorrow but no one makes printers now that run on WIN 95.
So here's my problem. I've had my sights set on purchasing a new desktop PC from Velocity Micro; their model Vector SX-V but at the moment I can't swing the deal financially so if I went out later today and purchased a new printer of some type which runs on WIN XP I would also need to buy a new desktop PC which will also run on WIN XP since my old PC which will be the next thing to go also runs on WIN 95.
I need to purchase a low end budget PC to get me by for a few months; something I can pay cash for and use for a few months until I can purchase the desktop PC which I really want to buy but can't afford right now.
I've been told by others to stay away from any new PC which also has a Celeron processor. That would leave me with what? A P4 or an Athlon processor to choose from? Which would be better in a basic no frills desktop PC?
I don't need a monitor since I purchased a new KDS 17" flatscreen CRT less than 2 months ago; I just need a new computer and an inkjet printer. Any
recommendations from anyone on a good; basic; no frills desktop PC I could go out and buy later today or within the next few days?
Something easy to set up and use for a few months and hopefully I won't have to deal with the PC maker's tech support while I own it. Don't bother recommending Dell or HP; I've read both have terrible tech support.
To those of you who might ask; no I don't know how to build a new desktop PC from scratch. Any feedback from anyone concerning this subject would certainly be appreciated.
Big Steve
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06/10/05

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