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I've got 4 x 19" monitors and an adapter that lets them run from any dual output video card spare if anyone is interested. The reason: I made the mistake of connecting my desktop PC up to my 55" TV and, due the awesomeness of such screen real estate, it has become a permanent fixture in the...

OK,$25. :D Seriously, the reason going up to 4GB costs around $100 more is because other components get up specced too eg. hard drive, CPU. It is still worth the upgrade cost for the RAM alone. I can therefore simplify my recommendation to: buy the cheapest name brand laptop/desktop with 4GB RAM.

Going from 2GB to 4GB costs about $20 more in purchase price. It is dirt cheap performance.

That's why I list 4GB RAM as my first minimum spec recommendation as it has the largest impact on performance on a basic PC. Do not get a PC with 2GB RAM ever. FWIW, an SSD in lieu of a mechanical hard drive is the second greatest impact on performance, but is over priced for a basic PC. eg. My...

Get any brand name laptop or desktop with 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, inbuilt wif-fi and, if a laptop, a screen size 14" and above if you want a DVD drive. The rest of the specs don't make much difference for an email/web surfing machine. $400 should do it easily, assuming you have a screen...