Cheap basic PC?

BarGin

Can anyone suggest where I can buy a cheap basic pc preferably close to £200 including monitor? It would mainly be used for web browsing and a teenager's homework.

Poppycat

You wont get a new one for that. You need about £300 including monitor and thats not taken into account the OS

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/range.html?t=pc&c=home&r=ICO

£222.07 inc vat

Monitor
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/products/a614x1y0z1p0s0n0m0

You might be able to get a 2nd hand one

Poppycat

You can get a barebones system cheaper you still need to add monitor, ram, HD/DVD and OS

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/barebones.html

Just posted in grabbit not my find

http://uk.insight.com/apps/productpresentation/index.php?product_id=FJSIA05VXZ&nbs_search=C%3D102%26S%3D300149%26lang%3Den-gb%26K%3D%26M%3D%26SB%3Dplh

You need a monitor which can be around £70+ for a lcd plus you may need OS. Could do with more ram though thats quiet cheap you can another 1gb for around £15

BarGin

Thanks for the suggestions but they are a bit above my budget.

Can anyone recommend a source for refurbished computers please?

Poppycat

Why not ask freecycle its free

I had a pc goping free only other day not brilliant 500mhz but came with xp and some utils and 17" crt monitor I gave it away for free

Nigella_2

Morgan Computers, Pc World, local computer shop have refurbished deals.

If you put up with a CRT monitor it will bring the cost down

http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk/

https://www.pcworld.co.uk

Poppycat

Cheapest seems to be this £164 inc VAT its not new. Comes with OS but again you need to factor in monitor. You can get a cheap crt though which may just come slightly over with postage


HP Pavilion in sleek Piano Black finish case, factory rework stock with one year warranty and a full array of software and programs

• HP Pavilion A6021.uk, Intel D 925 Dual Core processor (2 x 3.0GHz)
• 1GB DDR2 RAM, 160GB hard disk drive, LightScribe DVD Writer
• Intel GMA 950 224MB Graphics (32MB dedicated) 5.1 Audio sound
• 10/100 LAN, 15 in 1 memory card reader, 4 x USB and 1 x PCIe ports
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Works 8.0, Norton and more installed

http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk/shop/detail.asp?ProductID=4972&CategoryID=142&SubCategoryID=
HP Pavilion A6021 Dual Core PC (Rework) £139.99 ex VAT
CTX VC172 17" CRT Monitor £19.99 ex VAT Sub Total £159.98 ex VAT
Total £199.73 inc VAT & Shipping

It could do with 1gb more of ram does come with Vista though

alanclarke

www.eclipsecomputers.com and click "Computers" on top menu.

Prices start at £148.16 inc VAT but this does not include keyboard, mouse, speakers, operating system or monitor, click the "Customise and Buy" button to specify these items.

Selecting the cheapest items the price rises to £319 inc VAT but it only has 512MB RAM so it would struggle to run Vista, Windows XP will run OK.

DCFC79

£111.57 from aria base unit

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/Arianet+Value+AMD+Starter+?productId=31454

£93.94 monitor (get 1 from ebuyer for £75.12 inc vat )

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/19%22+Octigen+Generation+2+Wide+LCD+TFT+?operation=shoppingCartAdd&productId=31346&context=superSpecial

£6.76 keyboard,mouse and speakers (from ebuyer mouse and keyboard quickfind code: 143771 for £5.99)

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Peripherals/Keyboards/Aria+3+in+1+Set+(Black+and+Silver)+?productId=15781


total £ £212.26

oh and theres the os, you could get xp or you could get ubuntu and stick that on

price doesnt include delivery though so maybe ebuyer would be cheaper as you could get cheaper delivery


ok price if you bought the base unit from aria and the monitor and mouse and keyboard from ebuyer would be £204.74, bear in mind the delivery price from aria may go up or down depending on weight of item and where your location

alanclarke

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/138169 are selling the Asus EEE PC for £153.44.

It only has 2GB HDD (Solid State Drive), no DVD reader/player, only has a 7 inch screen and has Unix operating system which they say is XP compatible.

Igol

Sigh, yep I'm going to put it again.
Library card and Haynes 'Build your own Computer' you can easily build one for £200 with a monitor look at B grade components on Maplins and Dabs, the OS will be the most expensive thing you'll buy (f~%+ing Microsoft). I built one for the kids for £150 if you can read you can build one its that easy.