What to get

Dobiesmon

Hi
Well we need a new computer we are running on 98se and have had it cleaned about 4 time and right now so much has gone wrong lost all my fav from the list , we need a computer for picture from the camera , downloading songs to our phones , Internet use , where is a good place to look we only need the tower as I have a new key board a good mouse and a viewsonic screen .

Percy1983

Have a look on the pc world website at refurb PCs.

I had a quick look and found item 669736 (just search that number)

[Deleted User]

What's your budget?

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/159369
£228.34
Zoostorm Home Desktop PC, Celeron E1400 2.0GHz, 2GB RAM, 250GB HDD, DVDRW, Keyboard and Mouse, Vista Basic

My view - minimum RAM, slower CPU than the one below

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/159370
£267.03
Zoostorm Home Desktop PC, Pentium Dual Core E2220 2.4GHz, 2GB RAM, 250GB HDD, DVDRW, Keyboard and Mouse, Vista Premium

My view - minimum RAM, better CPU than the one above

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/159371
£299.99
Zoostorm Versatile Premium PC, Pentium Dual Core E5200 2.5GHz, 3GB RAM, 320GB HDD, DVDRW, Keyboard and Mouse, Vista Premium

My view - average RAM, better CPU than the ones above

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/159372
£374.97
Zoostorm Advanced Premium Desktop PC, Core 2 Duo E7400 2.8GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, DVDRW, Keyboard and Mouse, Vista Premium

My view - the most RAM a 32 bit system can access and a better CPU than the ones above. *Budget TOP PICK*

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/159373
£413.60
Zoostorm Advanced Premium Desktop PC, Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz, 4GB RAM, 640GB HDD, DVDRW, Card Reader, Keyboard and Mouse, Vista Premium

My view - the most RAM a 32 bit system can access and a vastly better CPU than the ones above. *Overall TOP PICK*

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/159365
£517.36
Zoostorm Advanced Premium Desktop PC, Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz, 4GB RAM, 640GB HDD, DVDRW, Card Reader, Keyboard and Mouse, Vista Premium

My view - same as the above except this PC is for gamers as well, with an nVIDIA® GeForce 9800GT 512MB DDR3 Graphics Card

Percy1983

Good list there actually, the first 2 don't have any real advantage over the one I mentioned, the second is a marginally better CPU but not worth the extra £50.

It really does come down to budget, an for what its wanted for, I woulf really say either the one a found or the £299.99 are the best for use. The others are good deals but maybe overkill.

Marty_J

Personally I would buy a Mac Mini.

No need to bother with "cleaning" your computer any more, it comes with excellent photo, movie, music, DVD and website software called iLife, and its increased level of safety means Mac OS X is much more suited to general web browsing than Windows is.

It really depends on the OP's budget though.