How do I get my new computer as cheap as possible

jandanjan

Right here goes. I am not a techy person ( I tried to post this last night and its disappeared so shows how useless I am).

I need ot upgrade computer and went to Evesham yesterday. Our original one is from there but to say they were unhelpful would be a minor understatement and I begrudge giving them £1300 of hard earned dosh for no service whatsoever. I have looked on Mesh and Dell for the same spec and Dell was more, Mesh was £1100. How do I find the best place for both servce afterwards in case of problems and also price? We need a computer for a teenager, a husband who loves musics and does a lot of CD burning and will probably get an MP3 as well and I use it for loads of emails and office work for my buisness.

This is the Evesham Spec - we need something that will last as this one weve had for 6 years - we hopeless at updating things:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 processor 3800+
Micorsoft XP Pro
NVIDIA nForce 4 PCI-E SLi mainboard with firewire
1GB dual channel DDR RAM (PC3200) 400 Mhz (2x512MB)
200 GB SATA Hard Drive with 8MB Buffer
256 MB DDR ATI Radeon x700 PCI- express graphics with TV out and DVI
19" Viewsonic VX912(black/silver) DVI TFT
Multi format dual layer DVD-RW (16x) / cd-rw (40x) drive
16x DVD drive
7.1 channel surround sound on board
Creative I-Trigue 3220 2.1 speakers
Logitech Internet pro cordless desktop
v92 56K internet ready modem
CD/DVD creation software, video editing and DVD palyback software
3 year service at home
Floppy disk drive with 7 - in 1 - card reader

Now on top of the cost we also need to buy Microsoft Student package for Word, Excel and Powerpoint so were looking at heaps of dosh. We need to be ableo t plug and play it as we are not techy and tend ot stare at the screen for hours when it doesnt work !

Any ideas where else to look apart from Mesh for this spec cheaper but who is very reliable would be gratefully received.

Many thanks indeed

brummybloke

ok, you want the 3 years at home service?

if so you may be better going for a company like the ones you mention, however if you dont go for that sort of cover, is there noone at work or a friend or family who will help you out if things get THAT bad?

i have son to put to bed , im sure others will find some great deals but i will see what i can find in 40 mins.

djohn2002uk

You aren't going to beat Evesham for service and reliability and peace of mind with the 3 yr onsite warranty. That's exactly what I'm sat in front of now, 18months old. I'm thinking that the bad sales person you saw was in one of their stores, but don't let that put you off. If you can't get to Evesham head office then ring them and explain your problem. You'll be glad you did in the long run.
I'm on my 3rd Evesham + 1 for wife and one for son and my daughter is still using my last one.

wonderfullife_2

Hi
This was on offer on Thursday, 29th Dec

Dell Dimension 3100, 3.0Ghz, 1GB Ram, 19" TFT - £599
Dell Dimension 3100Dell are offering free double memory, £70 discount and a free 15 month McAfee Security SW upgrade on this Dimension 3100 Desktop PC with a Pentium 4 3.0Ghz processor and a 19" TFT. . The price, inclusive of VAT and delivery, is just £599.

Specification:

Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 630 with HT technology (3.00GHz, 800MHz fsb, 2MB cache)
Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition, SP2
1024MB Dual Channel DDR2 400MHz (2x512)
250GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive
16 X DVD +/- RW + DVD 5.1 Power Software + Sonic Software for DVD/RW+R
Dell E196FP 19" Midnight Grey (TCO99) Flat Panel Monitor
Dell A215 speakers
Dell v92 Data/Fax modem
Dell Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard
Dell USB 2Button Wheel Mouse (upgradable to the USB optical mouse for £0)

Where: Dimension 3100 | Dell UK Home/Home Office

How: Follow the first link to the Dell Dimension 3100, or if that does not work follow the second link to the Dell E Value search page, enter the E-Value code 305 in the first box, in the second box enter the E-Value code D01317A , change the support option to '1-Year Collect and Return service' and proceed through checkout to get this Dell Dimension 3100, all inclusive for £599.

Overall not bad for the price, no soundcard, but you can upgrade on Dells site. as you are getting a quote, but I wouldn't expect to pay £1100, even with all the upgrades.

Hope this helps