Desktop Computer Packages

I don't know computers & I know there are alot of smart people here that can tell me which one of these is #1?

I found a couple computers for sale, just tell me which is better! I need it for school, I won't be downloading hundreds of movies and games and such. FIRST COMPUTER: For Sale - $100 – Complete Desktop Computer System Gateway Performance 500 desktop computer Pentium III (Katmai) 500MHz CPU 512MB RAM 1st HDD – 20GB ATA66 2nd HDD – 60GB 32MB TNT-2 video card SoundBlaster Live! Sound card CDRW and CDROM drives 100MB Internal Iomega Zip Drive Boston Acoustics BA735 speaker system w/subwoofer Gateway keyboard, mouse, and external microphone. 10/100 Ethernet card Gateway recovery CDs and all original software CDs. Microsoft Windows 98SE CD Microsoft Office 2000 SBE CD Gateway 19” CRT monitor – EV910 This computer is Internet and Network ready. I’ve erased the hard drives and reinstalled the original Windows 98SE operating system. The following operating systems will run on this computer (your performance may vary): Windows XP (SP1 and 2 – haven’t tried SP3) Windows Server 2003. Preference given to those who respond with a time/date they can pick the computer up SECOND COMPUTER: $100 HP dc7100 Pentium 4 SFF Desktop System General Features: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition Certificate of Authenticity sticker No Operating System installed or included Intel Pentium 4 GHz processor 40 GB hard drive 512 MB RAM CD-ROM drive Integrated video Integrated audio Integrated 10/100 Ethernet controller Eight (8) USB ports (six on back and two at front) One (1) RJ-45 standard Ethernet jack Line-in and line-out jacks on back Microphone and headphone jacks on front by the way, the second computer has no operating system, what does that mean?

Public Comments

1. I wouldn't buy any of the two computers.I think its best that you save up and buy one like this one for example: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883109022 A computer with no operating system won't work until you install an operating system. Examples of operating systems are windows xp and windows vista. Windows vista is the newest version and xp was before it. I would choose the first option if I had to pick one. I think that its best that you save up some more money unless you urgently need it for school.