We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

Incredibly Cheap Desktop at Misco

Misco are currently offering a desktop for £129.99 + VAT (£152.74). It's a pretty basic spec but should do everything that most home users need.
There's no operating system but XP Home is only about £7 extra. Or go for Kubuntu Linux (PM me if you want it free) for a complete Linux-based OS with Office etc.

Remember there's an extra 5% discount via Quidco.
Can I help?

Comments

  • BigDonut
    BigDonut Posts: 291 Forumite
    Not the best spec but you get what you pay for.
    No need to PM about kubuntu its part of the ubuntu project (http://www.ubuntu.com/)
    url is http://www.kubuntu.org/ where you can download cd images of the OS or go to https://shipit.kubuntu.org/ and they will post cds to you.
  • rdwarr
    rdwarr Posts: 6,159 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    Exactly - the best spec costs about £4,000 :)

    Ubuntu prefer to send out large volumes of discs for people to distribute which is why I made the offer to those who may only want one (we have a few) and not want to do a massive download. Can take a few weeks to arrive from them but well worth it. If I didn't have to have Windows to develop software then I'd be tempted!
    Can I help?
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 354.3K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.4K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455.4K Spending & Discounts
  • 247.3K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 604K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178.4K Life & Family
  • 261.5K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.