Best computer under £500?

Fifer

gonzo127 wrote: »

scan is very good but not one i tend to think about for prebuilt systems, to me they are more a parts supplier,

They have a fairly reasonably priced well spec'd range of budget machines. But they now use a lousy courier (lousy for Scotland at any rate - only 3 depots in the whole country) so I don't buy from them anymore.

Clark80

I'm going to say Mac Mini... You might also want to pop into a Currys etc and have a play with a few and then shop online for the best deal.

robmar0se

gonzo127 wrote: »

scan is very good but not one i tend to think about for prebuilt systems, to me they are more a parts supplier,

Yes you're right, I was thinking of a build-your-own PC.

If the OP has a mind to have a go, then a couple of suggestions:

1) PCPro has an article this month about this subject, worth a few bob to have a look, maybe on their web-site?
2) As I said Scan will cover you for a fee, if you mess things up - but its the way to learn!

Apologies for my mis-reading.......

CountryGoose

It's really not too hard and there are plenty of videos online to help you through the process.

You only need to plug a CPU and some memory onto a Motherboard and add a fan

Add the motherboard to a case - 9 screws

Connect up the power supplies - all plug in

Connect up a couple of disks and a DVD player - more cables + plugs

Load up windows (or Linux) and you're away.

Great weekend project with the Kids.