Acer Veriton Desktop Computer $139 + $24.95 Shipping

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bctransit on 09/09/2009 - 00:09 zazz.com.au (276 clicks)

Acer Veriton Desktop Computer <Factory Refurbished>
With Ubuntu for $139 or with XP Pro for $169
Add keyboard/mouse & upgrade to 2GB for $39.95!

These sold out so fast last time, a lot of people got left out…
so we promised to do all we could to get them back soon!
And we've got a great new option - turbocharge your Veriton with
a keyboard, mouse and extra 1GB of RAM (2GB total)

Upgrade Bundle for just $39.95 extra!
(with PC only)

I've often been asked, "Should I buy a new PC?"

Well, if you really need the latest'n'greatest vToday.1 graphics card and the absolute-fastest Quad-guts processor with an Umpty-nine terababble drive - AND you want to pay for it - then go right ahead! You have my blessing; RUN, quick like a bunny, to the nearest shiny-computer store and plunk down your $two grand… they'll be your best friends!

But if you just need to do some websurfing/Emails, a bit of after-hours document work, or watch an occasional movie, then anything you'd get off the shelf over the past couple of years is simply overkill.

It's the dirty little secret of the whole industry. Even when it comes to games, the high-end ones which demand all sorts of grunt mostly just use it to display extra-realistic blood spatters… who needs that?

So the smarter option is to get a refurbished PC from Zazz. Today we have some shiny Acer Veriton 5800 systems, complete with 1GB of RAM, DVD burner, 80gigs of HD space and a 2.8Ghz Celeron D processor (hey, that's better than what I'M using!), tested and installed with your choice of Windows XP or Ubuntu Linux. Plus you can add a keyboard, mouse and another gig of RAM (total of 2GB) for just $39.95 extra!

Some may have a minor scratch or dent on the outside, but the innards will last for years to come. They make a great PC for the kids, the guest room, or just to have around in case something goes "poof" in your main system…

I've also been asked, "why can't I go swimming within half an hour after I eat lunch?" - but for that answer, we'll have to wait until next time…

Better grab yours now, they won't be here tomorrow!

Specifications:

•Model Acer Veriton 5800 (manual)

•Motherboard Acer G945MK (Gigabyte 8I945AE Socket 775)

•Processor: Celeron 2.8GHz

•Memory slots 4x DDR2

•Memory: 1024mb (maximum capacity 4GB)

•80Gb SATA hard drive

•DVD-RW drive

•Operating system: Ubuntu 9 or Windows XP Pro (no media supplied)
•Video: Intel® 945G
•Audio Realtek ALC880 (Intel high-def ICH7) supports up to 7.1

•10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet (Marvell 88E8052)

•Two 3.5-inch drive bays
•One 5.25-inch drive bay
•Dimensions 13cm (H) x 37cm (W) x 43.5cm(D)
•Weight: 12kgs (approx)
•300watt power supply

•Condition: Excellent, some minor scratches on top of case

Ports:

•1 PS2 Keyboard
•1 PS2 Mouse

•6 audio ports (audio in/line in, audio out/line out, headphone out, mic in)

•8 USB ports (4 front, 4 rear)
•1 Parallel
•1 Serial
•1 RJ-45 Network Interface
•1 VGA
•2x PCI slots
•1x PCI Express slot

Shipping Options:

•One Acer PC with Ubuntu is $163.95 delivered
•Additional Acer PCs with Ubuntu are $149 each (includes $10 for extra insurance/shipping and handling)

•Each Acer PC with WinXP is $193.95 delivered
•Additional Acer PCs with WinXP are $179 each (includes $10 for extra insurance/shipping and handling)

•The Keyboard/Mouse/RAM Upgrade Bundle adds $39.95 per PC - select the choice you want in the drop-down box during Checkout

•Limit 2 PCs per member

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  parta on 09/09/2009 - 02:04

  +2

  Avoid Acer, awful quality case, it was painful to remove/put back the cover, the DVD drives would often fail, these systems are noisy and so forth..

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    kiwipride on 09/09/2009 - 05:15

    ..ok.

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  adam@zazz on 09/09/2009 - 09:27

  Hi Parta,

  I can confirm the case is a really hard to get off!! But in saying that it is also a high quality chassis one you don't really get these days with most PC's. The DVD drives have all been replaced with brand new units so failure of these wont be an issue. Cant say the systems are noisier than any other we have in the office, in fact I would probably say its quieter than the generic case sitting at my desk.

  Any further questions please don't hesitate to ask! = )

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  Click_It on 09/09/2009 - 10:16

  I'll give it a +1 because of the low price however…

  Is it just me or does this case look like something out of 1982? Man that thing looks hideous! It should come with a 5 1/4" floppy drive and it'd be complete! :)

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  adam@zazz on 09/09/2009 - 10:40

  I tend to agree, not the prettiest case around by any stretch of the imagination. But just hide it underneath your desk and you would never know the hideous truth that lies beneath! It certainly runs better than it looks. : P

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    Click_It on 09/09/2009 - 13:36

    Oh yeah don't get me wrong, aesthetics would not prevent me buying a computer its just the first thought I had. For the price it looks very good to me, I don't personally need one but my flatmate MIGHT, I'll tell her about it when she gets home.

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  MrGareth on 09/09/2009 - 11:11

  +1

  Hmmm… tempting! But I'm not a fan of the Celeron-D's. HOWEVER, the fact that these machines use DDR2 is a huge plus (cheap RAM upgrades), and it seems to have a proper PCI-Express 16x slot, which supports a full height card! (ie. easy and cheap to add more powerful graphics, within the limits of the power supply anyway!).

  Most of the budget boxes on Ebay are slimline units, which don't take the full-height graphics cards… so this machine actually looks like a pretty good buy (well apart from the Celeron CPU anyway!).

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  samfisher5986 on 09/09/2009 - 17:04

  I've had problems with the power button and the dvd drives in these exact models. Seems to be quite common.

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  StewBalls on 10/09/2009 - 02:58

  Hmmm, one of these + the $30 Pinnacle PCTV card from here:
  http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/16508
  …I smell cheap HTPC! ;)

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    MetalPhreak on 10/09/2009 - 03:35

    or a cheap 8400gs pci-e card to get 1080p hardware decoding :D Too bad you can't have both ;)