Want to buy a new computer

MercilessKiller

lol nice one gizmo.. you got there first by a few sec's :P

Although.. LOL.. in that screenshot giz.. that user has 4gb of space on the c drive? oh dear...

comping_cat

Oh, only have 19.0 GB, so im sure 80GB will be fine!!!! No wonder im having so many problems with different things at the moment, not much memory, and very slow!!!!

MercilessKiller

gizmoleeds wrote:

And he's still managing to run Windows XP with over half the capacity spare...

lol.. who reckons that person bought it from a dodgy salesperson at a carboot "its got 4192 Megabytes - thats an INSANE amount"

oh dear oh dear oh dear

amcluesent

How about a Zoostorm 1-2302 Economy PC, Celeron 2.9GHz CPU, 80GB Hard Drive, 512MB DDR400, DVDRW, 17" LCD for £320

P.S. Guess I'm a 1 percenter...

MercilessKiller

amcluesent - just because you use a lot of the space doesnt mean everyone does?

As for the spec you mentioned.. thats not too bad actually.. one to look into anyway.. although the processor a bit poor.. celeron's are crap

trets77

try e-bay

there are lots of very reputable companys selling good value PC,s on there. they come with warrantys just like rip off high street stores PC world , comet ect. but they cut costs by selling over the net and on ebay only.

unless you have a desire to play high spec games ( F.E.A.R , Half life 2 ect)
don,t get a graphics card with it if it means extra .buy one seperate

you can pick some absolute bargains for good quality 128mb or 256mb cards ( some new some 2nd hand ) on ebay as well. for a mininum outlay they would be perfect for your web and photo needs.

they are VERY easy to install so don,t worry about not knowing how. new one will have complete instructions ect.

comping_cat

Right, just been to Tescos (not computer shopping) and they have 2 there but both are intel Celeron D, would it be best to stear clear of those then!!????

MercilessKiller

Meh, celeron D is ok.. just not great.. depends on the price difference really.. you'll be getting what you pay for

comping_cat

Thanks for all your help so far, have looked on the 3 sites i can think of and have found these 3 computers, are any of them any good??
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0694114192.1156794261@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccdaddijjhhdghcflgceggdhhmdgml.0&page=Product&sku=742712
http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/568_346586.html
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0948189665.1156795210@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdjaddijkgdhhhcflgceggdhhmdgmi.0&page=Product&fm=2&sm=0&tm=1&sku=742712&category_oid=-20732
Also, is there any other sites anyone could recomend?
Just found this dell one as well, but dont think it has a dvd re writter with it!!!http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/dimen_3100?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs

MercilessKiller

The currys and pc world are EXACTLY the same For a start its the same company (along with dixons)... but yes its the same thing..

the comet one is ok.. worse processor butb etter graphics.. not needed unless playing good graphic pc games.

Check Dell Factory Outlet UK (search google)