Woolworths computer - 1/2 price (merged threads)

georgesky01

er durr.....i wasnt shooting down the poster if you actually read my post...mine was a dig at woolies and i thought i was doing people a favour to be aware that this isnt such a good deal.....maybe i shouldnt bother

steve

it was not a dig at you :-[
just pointing out that the poster should keep trying
as some people might find somethings that are of use

royalsteve

it was not a dig at you  :-[
just pointing out that the poster should keep trying
as some people might find somethings that are of use

oh sorry......doh! :-[

amancalledchip

dont forgat they ( like PCWORLD ) add the FULL price of the software into the package as well.

The hardware itself can be bought for under the £500, that i am confident of.

You can get the software somewhere else. ( normally a friend will let you borrow their copy of something like word or office)

biglugs

Of course "borrowing" software is actually copyright theft and would not be condoned by Martin.
Best thing to do is keep an eye out for a better bundle, although Works 7.0 is probably OK for many people.

red

I was in Woolworths the other day and noticed they had a PC - OPTIMA 3200 DVDRw PC package at half price (was £999.99 now £499.99)
Hope this helps someone out there!

redfox

already posted a while ago so I am merging the duplicate threads

GibsonSt19

amancalledchip wrote:

dont forgat they ( like PCWORLD ) add the FULL price of the software into the package as well.

The hardware itself can be bought for under the £500, that i am confident of.

You can get the software somewhere else. ( normally a friend will let you borrow their copy of something like word or office)

Unfortunately, the method of getting "the software from somewhere else" (friend etc) is illegal, as it's software theft.

If you want to know more about this form of theft, have a look at the F.A.S.T. website.

rogue_element

evilnoodle wrote:

Woolworths - 1/2 Price PC Package
http://www.woolworths.co.uk/wwstore/product.jhtml?op=details&product=50309137

That link doesnt seem to work, this one does...

http://www.woolworths.co.uk/wwstore/product.jhtml?product=50309137&op=details

They dont say that they were selling it at 999.99 do they?

Not sure what they mean by "Standard Ports"

And Im a bit suspicious about "Sound - Built in 6 Channel Sound Onboard"
I remember I had a Soundblaster AWE 32 which has 32 channels...and that was in the 1990s.

biglugs

Most PCs with built-in on-board sound are fine for most uses - 6 channel in this context means it can run six separate speakers.

Still think you'd get a better PC from Dell though.

jordy32

6 channel sound is likely to be referring to 5.1 surround sound output (mainly standard on motherboards with onboard sound). 1 left, 1 right, 1 centre, 2 rear and 1 subwoofer.

Note that you will have the outputs only and further equipment would be required i.e the speakers for full surround sound

pipped at the post!