Hello All,
If you live in Saskatoon and are looking to pickup an affordable computer that has what you need here are some of the ones I have found in my travels.
The best way to pick any computer is to pick one that will suit what you need. Buying something that has too much for you is a waste of money and you will feel poorer the next day. Buying something cheap is a terrible idea, because with computers you do get what you pay for. So please look into the hardware, and read reviews about them. Then when you do finally get a computer treat it nice, it does a lot for you and trips to techs are costly.
*Note: This does not include netbooks.
Costco
Brand: HP
Screen: 15.6″
HD: 250 GB 7200 rpm
RAM: 4GB
Core: AMD Athlon Dual Core M300
OS: Win7 Home Premium
Video: ATI Radeon HD4200
Other: Lightscribe DVD -+ r/rw
Price: 579.99
Future Shop
Brand: ACER
Screen: 14″
HD: 500GB
RAM: 4GB
Core: AMD AthlonX2 Dual-Core ql65 2.1Ghz
OS: Win7 Home Premium 64 bit
Video: ATI Radeon HD3200
Other: LED backlight display
Dimensions: 3.8H x 23.8W x 34.2D
Price: 549.99
Brand: ASUS
Screen: 16″
HD: 500GB
RAM: 4GB
Core: Intel dual core T4300 2.15GHz
OS: Win7 Home Premium 64 bit
Video: Nvidia GeForce 102M
Dimensions: 3.6H x 25.5W x 37D
Price: 599.99
Brand: Toshiba
Screen: 15.6″
HD: 500GB
RAM: 4GB
Core: AMD AthlonX2 Dual Core 2.1Ghz
OS: Win7 Home Premium 64 bit
Video:ATI Radeon 3100
Dimensions: 3.9H x 38.3W x 25.9D
Price: 549.99
Brand: COMPAQ
Screen: 15.6″
HD: 250GB
RAM: 3GB
Core: AMD Athlon II Dual Core M300 2Ghz
OS: Win7 Home Premium 64 bit
Video: ATI Radeon HD 4200
Dimensions: 4.3H x 25.2W x 37.8D
Price: 499.99
You know Chandler, you could buy a POS for $400 (not a netbook either), and toss Mint, Ubuntu, Fedora, or whatever your heart is content with, and you’d have a rippin fast PC again.