A perfectly acceptable Cities machine can be had for less than 600 dollars, US. [q.v., previous "thinking of building a computer" threads]
My new machine (*huggles it*) made it for about.. 499 or so before my copy of Windows 7 was added onto it. So if you still have your recovery discs for your current machine, you can use it for a stopgap OS until you can afford something newer/better/etc.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll
My new machine (*huggles it*) made it for about.. 499 or so before my copy of Windows 7 was added onto it. So if you still have your recovery discs for your current machine, you can use it for a stopgap OS until you can afford something newer/better/etc.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll