# Is this computer any good?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-computer-any-good/939279>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 3, 2021, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-computer-any-good/939279 "2021-04-03T01:01:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2021, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-computer-any-good/939279/13 "2021-04-03T11:13:31Z")

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Op also started a similar thread here

> [@Planning to buy a new computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-to-buy-a-new-computer/938913):
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> My computer is 7-8 years old, and I plan on buying a new one. What should I look for if I just plan on browsing the internet? What’s the price for a good computer? I’m looking at buying, not building, and I would like a desktop. I know I don’t want a laptop, because I had a laptop, and it stopped working after a few years because it overheated because I was on it all the time. I like to watch stuff on YouTube and streaming services. I don’t play games on my PC much, and the games I have are…

But i guess that one is different enough that I’m not going to merge it.

But as engineer\_comp\_geek said, next time please keep it in one thread.

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