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melbury
melbury Posts: 13,251 Forumite
Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
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I am looking to buy a new desktop computer and have just seen this, which looks good value. I don't know anything about Athlon processors though, I have always had Intel Pentium.

A saving of £200 does seem an excellent bargain.

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/hp-g5200uk-m-desktop-pc-with-20-monitor-07908228-pdt.html
Stopped smoking 27/12/2007, but could start again at any time :eek:

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  • cmonthehoops
    cmonthehoops Posts: 139 Forumite
    PC world Satan's store enough said ;)
    'HAIL HAIL' :dance:
  • melbury
    melbury Posts: 13,251 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    Probably better to stick with Dell again.

    Don't PC World sell any computers that are worth having then?
    Stopped smoking 27/12/2007, but could start again at any time :eek:

  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    edited 28 December 2010 at 12:34PM
    Link doesn't open for me / working now//

    If it's just for Office tasks, watching YT clips, etc. it will do the job well enough/ not sure if monitor is anything to write home about but still, it will do the job/
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

    THE KILLERS :cool:

    THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:
  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    One of my HP laptops is Athlon dual-core and does the job admirably/
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

    THE KILLERS :cool:

    THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:
  • cmonthehoops
    cmonthehoops Posts: 139 Forumite
    Its just a personal view Melbury i had a really bad experience with that company thats all. Have a look at Amazon Ive had some cracking deals from there over the years.
    'HAIL HAIL' :dance:
  • melbury
    melbury Posts: 13,251 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    Thanks for your comments. It seems quite difficult to find a complete package - tower and monitor - now. Dell seem to charge separately for the monitors.

    I don't really want to spend more than £400 - just want something for home internet use basically. I don't play computer games or download films/music.
    Stopped smoking 27/12/2007, but could start again at any time :eek:

  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    melbury wrote: »
    Thanks for your comments. It seems quite difficult to find a complete package - tower and monitor - now. Dell seem to charge separately for the monitors.

    I don't really want to spend more than £400 - just want something for home internet use basically. I don't play computer games or download films/music.
    In which case, the machine will do fine /
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

    THE KILLERS :cool:

    THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    melbury wrote: »
    Thanks for your comments. It seems quite difficult to find a complete package - tower and monitor - now. Dell seem to charge separately for the monitors.

    I don't really want to spend more than £400 - just want something for home internet use basically. I don't play computer games or download films/music.

    The computer and monitor are just fine, shame about the retailer. :)
  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    ...and the 'support' /
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

    THE KILLERS :cool:

    THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:
  • melbury
    melbury Posts: 13,251 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    Have just been looking on Dino PC site and they seem to have some quite good deals and say they give a 3 year warranty (1 year parts and labour and then an additional 2 years labour only).

    Has anyone bought from them before and, if so, would you recommend them?

    Many thanks.
    Stopped smoking 27/12/2007, but could start again at any time :eek:

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