What do I need to pay for new PC

chickmug

Time is now ready to buy a new one but I have no idea the amount I need to spend. Used for Internet, Email, Photoshop (Elements), Word Processsing, Excel spreadsheets but little else. Happy with 17" size monitor and not looking for bells and whistles but definitely reliability. Must be desk top as I have a Laptop which my wife uses but Laptops not for me.

Want to buy only from well known source.

Heeeeelp -- thanks

Sput2001

Around £400 or so from Dell should get you something that would do the job pretty nicely. The "Outlet" might be worth looking at, too.

Don't forget Quidco.

[Deleted User]

If you are getting a machine with vista, try to get at least 2gb of ram (you can always buy it separately to the machine to reduce costs)

[Deleted User]

As previosuly mentioned Dell is worth a look. You can also try Comet, PCWorld etc. for any Christmas deals.

Dependant on how much you've got to spend how about:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/151911

Zoostorm Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 750GB HDD 4GB RAM, DVDRW, Glossy Black, Vista Home Premium
£395.00inc va

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152657

Zoostorm Core 2 Quad Q6600 Advanced Premium PC, 750GB HDD, 4GB Ram, DVDRW, nVidia 9800GT Graphics, Vista Home Premium
£493.35inc vat

Marty_J

£400 will get you a wonderful little Mac Mini.

Though if you're interested, they might be getting updated soon with NVIDIA chipsets, so it would be best to hold off for a few weeks.

mulldoonuk

This has caught my eye......

http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=5CMP&CategorySelectedId=11101&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11101&InMerch=1

peediedj

having bought 3 pcs from pc world and 1 from dell,i defiently would go with dell,you can purpose build it,have what you want,get it sent to your house and was cheaper than pc world too

Bernie_Flint

I would think anyone who can afford to spend £400+ on photoshop, wouldn't be at all fussed on how much the PC cost.

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Bernie_Flint wrote: »

I would think anyone who can afford to spend £400+ on photoshop, wouldn't be at all fussed on how much the PC cost.

Depends if it's a legit copy

Jesthar

ringo_24601 wrote: »

If you are getting a machine with vista, try to get at least 2gb of ram (you can always buy it separately to the machine to reduce costs)

Very good point. Also, if you play with Photoshop a lot, the more RAM the merrier - image processing is a right drain on the resources - and a large hard drive helps, too.

Dell are definitely worth a look, and you can get cashback through sites like Quidco and Topcashback with for Dell, too. If you do go Dell, you might wat to look at just getting the 2GB of RAM and upgrading later independently if you need to, as Dell tend to be expensive for RAM upgrades.

~Jes

Blackpool_Saver

elements is a lot cheaper than full p shop..............