PCs for entertainment, PCs for gaming, PCs for fun or is that all there is to it? Is that what happened to the system your kid recommended he must have that would help him tremendously with his studies? Okay, so you're the serious type. You want to look for a decent workhorse to get the job done. No fancy jargon, no need to know if video playback has comb filtering or per-pixel de-interlacing and you can't be bothered if www.cnn.com is currently being redrawn at 100 frames per second. In general terms, you want to be recommended a decent PC that can be used for all day-to-day productivity tasks such as web-surfing, document processing, spreadsheet, charts, web-design or compiling mom's recipe catalog. For you, we have built the perfect PC for that lazy Sunday afternoon.

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Lite-On SHW-1635S SRP: US$47
Lite-On drives have always had a reputation for being ultra-affordable and works well for everyday use. The SOHW-1635S drive is a long standing model with a proven operational reliability, commendable read/write speeds and good media compatibility. |
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