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Wow! Computers for Seniors, Wow is it expensive

Michael McChesney
By Michael McChesney
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I joined AARP a few months ago.  I am only 53, but I needed a new pair of glasses and the AARP discount was 4 times the annual membership cost.  I got their news paper the other day and it included a full page ad for Wow! Computers for seniors, $200 off!!!.  I was curious and went to their page.  The computer is an all in one with a 22" touch screen.  It was easy to find out it was running a linux distro.  It was also easy to find out the price was $1,099 (reduced from $1,299).  What was hard to find were the specifications.  But I found them.

 

Screen    21.5" High Definition Touch Panel
Processor    Intel Celeron Quad Core Processor
Memory    2 GB RAM
Hard Drive    32 GB SSD Flash Drive (Additional Cloud Storage Available)
Webcam    Built-in 1.0MP Webcam with Microphone
Input/Output    6 USB Ports, 1 Microphone In, 1 Earphone Out, 10/100/1000 LAN
Wireless    802.11 b/g/n
Speakers    Stereo Speakers with Premium Sound
Input Devices    Keyboard and Mouse Included
 

Even for a senior citizen, only 2GB of ram and a 32 GB SSD?  A ONE MP webcam?  For $1,099?  I get that they are making a computer that will be easy for elderly non tech people to use.  But at the very least, with everyone locked down and dependent on video calls, they should at least include a better webcam.  My parents and grandparents have passed away so I don't have a family member that would need a PC like this.  But if I did, I am sure I could find (or build) them a much better computer.

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That ranks pretty high on the shitty prebuild list.  Shameful marketing, is shameful.

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Just one more scammy company out to make a buck on non-knownledgeable people...

They're likely supplying hardware gotten for peanuts out of the dumpster/office clearances too.

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35 minutes ago, Michael McChesney said:

I am only 53

Your not a senior yet, wait till you reach 65-70 then your a senior.

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All in One computer are alright starter computers but that price is too high. That computer shouldn't cost more than half that. 

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4 hours ago, SansVarnic said:

Your not a senior yet, wait till you reach 65-70 then your a senior.

I am not a senior citizen, but I am a retired person.  A very considerate sanitation driver was kind enough to rear end my car while I was stopped at a red light.  My car was totaled and my back was messed up.  Surgery didn't fix it so I got to retire on disability.  The City of New York spent about 5 years arguing the accident was my fault but eventually settled.  So now I just sit at home watching LTT videos.  At least I don't have a mortgage.

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46 minutes ago, Michael McChesney said:

The City of New York spent about 5 years arguing the accident was my fault but eventually settled.

Not surprised by this, I am glad you won though and are doing ok. I feel you on the back issues, I suffer as well, not to the degree you do probably but understand.

I dont recommend the AARP to any one though, it's not what it used to be. I get their mail constantly and I am only 39, why? who knows. I do know they are losing membership for their continued increase in supporting and promoted crappy stuff.

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On 1/17/2021 at 2:47 PM, Michael McChesney said:

robbaly like a dell mini computer or soemthing

 

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On 1/17/2021 at 4:16 PM, Ar558a said:

They are probably making that for about $300...  heck yeah they might

 

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