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prowler · 10 July 2010, 19:53

Hi mjnurney,

There is nothing wrong with buying a cheap A7000+ for playing some old games, but only if it is cheap. It is a relatively powerful machine and would usually be used for running applications rather than games.

The A3000 is perfectly adequate for playing old games, so you should really be looking at comparing what you could get an A3000 for with the price you will be paying for your A7000 before you go ahead.

Having said that, I would also concede that the A7000 is a very nice machine and would be worth paying a premium over the price of an A3000 to own one if you think you might end up putting it to better use.

10 July 2010, 19:53	#2
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	Hi mjnurney, There is nothing wrong with buying a cheap A7000+ for playing some old games, but only if it is cheap. It is a relatively powerful machine and would usually be used for running applications rather than games. The A3000 is perfectly adequate for playing old games, so you should really be looking at comparing what you could get an A3000 for with the price you will be paying for your A7000 before you go ahead. Having said that, I would also concede that the A7000 is a very nice machine and would be worth paying a premium over the price of an A3000 to own one if you think you might end up putting it to better use.