You'll also find almost NO software available for them. When buying new, we recommend churches go with modest PCs of the Pentium III class that are modestly expandable. Until Pentium IV prices come down, we are not recommending them. With the advent of the Pentium IV chip, manufacturers and retailers will looking to sell Pentium III inventories at reduced prices throughout the remainder of 2001. Make sure your new computer comes with plenty of RAM and a good video card that has at least 8 megabytes of Video RAM .
Many churches begin with donated computers or the computers already in their church office.
Some of it will be junk, but you might find a few gems. In general, do not waste you time on donated equipment that is over three years old or below the minimum specs mentioned above. In general, at this time we recommend against setting up a Bible computer lab with Mac computers. It's not about the hardware or operating system, it's about cost and software availability. New iMacs are more expensive than new PCs.