Looking for small, cheap PC that runs Win 11

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November 06, 2022, 07:51 AM

tsmccull

Looking for small, cheap PC that runs Win 11

I’ve seen ads for small PCs that are more or less cubical in shape, to which I presume you then plug in a monitor, keyboard and mouse. Prices seem to be anywhere from $150 to $400 or so. Any recommendations? Not looking for it to do much other than connect to wifi and run a few programs (like turbotax) which are no longer supported on my main desktop PC that runs Win 8.1.

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November 06, 2022, 08:10 AM

doublesharp

Acer recertified is a good place to look. Free shipping and they don't collect sales tax to Indiana (at least they did not on my recently purchased Chromebook).

https://acerrecertified.com/

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November 06, 2022, 08:20 AM

P250UA5

Dell Optiplex Micro
https://www.dell.com/en-us/sho.../optiplex-3080-micro

I think the current model is the 3000.
We use these at work for all of our desktop setups

Might fall at the top of your budget, but an i3 with 8gb ram should do the trick.
Saw a few refurbs on Newegg in the 3-400 range. New seems to run closer to 5-700

We usually bought them with a platter drive & swapped in a SSD when we needed it. Requires reinstalling W11 though.

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November 06, 2022, 09:48 AM

Genorogers

quote:
Originally posted by doublesharp:
Acer recertified is a good place to look. Free shipping and they don't collect sales tax to Indiana (at least they did not on my recently purchased Chromebook).

https://acerrecertified.com/

What doublesharp says.....my last two laptops have been Acer, the most recent came with Win 11. Look at their Chromebox mini desktop.

November 06, 2022, 01:54 PM

calugo

I just bought a nice Dell on sale at Best Buy for 699. Definitely not the top of the line laptop but adequate to run Windows 11 and Microsoft Word, power point and excel.

November 06, 2022, 02:07 PM

sig2392

Dell all-in-one for around $450 includes a monitor and stuff.

Takes up the space of a monitor.

https://outlet.us.dell.com/ARB...bJYMemnGxRlRFA%3d%3d

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November 07, 2022, 04:00 PM

jimmy123x

Costco has a laptop on sale right now that would fit the bill that's $199.

November 07, 2022, 06:23 PM

Black92LX

There is a place called Sigforum. Might could try there.
https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...0601935/m/7520090694

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November 07, 2022, 06:25 PM

P250UA5

quote:
Originally posted by Black92LX:
There is a place called Sigforum. Might could try there.
https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...0601935/m/7520090694

That's a neat little machine. Reminds me of a Windows RaspberryPi.