MESH Computers - to buy or not to buy?

AMO

Hi all,

Just want an opinion from people.

Mesh went into admin in 2011.

However, its still trading and appears to have some good offers on.

Should I buy from Mesh computers? Are the new owners highly rated? I haven't seen their PCs win awards recently.

Thanks,

AMO

boogiemaster

I buy from this place have always been happy with their service and they have a forum too in case you need any advice on systems.

http://www.aria.co.uk/

bluenoseam

DO NOT - i bought a Mesh computer several years ago and while it undoubtedly worked well for a while when it went wrong the truth is their service was abysmal, took me 5 phone calls to get them to tell me how to perform a system restore, when it went kooky last year (out of the 3 year warranty) the swines wanted to charge me £250 for them to reinstall windows using my own discs despite knowing at that time the trouble they must have been in. (they went into administration the next week) Avoid like the plague, i used to speak highly of them until issues started with it 2 years post purchase, but true colours always show when things go wrong.

AMO

Thanks all. But has anyone bought any system recently?

I want to know whether the new company is okay.

They seem to have great deals on at the moment.

Thanks.

neilwoods

i havent bought, i do know someone who spent around £900 on a system from, and ended up having to claim through there credit card to get there money back. Granted it was when they went into admin. They may be ok now, but if pay by credit card, you will be covered should anything go wrong. Or you could try shopping around.

andygb

There are many unhappy previous customers

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/367738/mesh-computers-in-administration

Why buy from a company in administration, when there are so many other options available?

andygb

To be perfectly honest, the deals do not seem that great. Their barebones PCs start at around £350, and for that money you should be able to pick up a complete package from a reputable manufacturer - Acer, HP, which would include monitor, keyboard and speakers, as well as having a warranty and access to support.

custardy

post up your budget/reqirements and the machine(s) you were looking at

AMO

Hi,

Basically, my friend needs a PC for around £900-£1000 (no monitor required).
I have looked at:

1) The Dell XPS 8300
http://www.dell.com/uk/p/xps-8300/pd?~ck=bt
and customised it to:

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i7-2600 Processor (3.40GHz, 8MB)
OPERATING SYSTEM English Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64 BIT)
SYSTEM RECOVERY OS Media MUI Windows® 7 Home Premium (64 BIT) Resource
DVD
SERVICES AND SUPPORT 1Yr Collect & Returns Warranty – No upgrade
selected
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP DataSafe Online Backup 2GB - 1 year licence
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word
& Excel w/ads. No PowerPoint or Outlook
PROTECT YOUR NEW PC McAfee® Security Centre - 15 Month Protection -
English
MEMORY 8192MB Dual Channel DDR3 1333MHz [2x4096] Memory
OPTICAL DRIVE Blu-Ray ROM combo (Blu-ray read only, DVD, CD read &
write)
HARD DRIVE 2TB Dual Hard Drive RAID 0 "Stripe" (2x1TB - 7,200 rpm) GRAPHICS CARD AMD Radeon™ HD 6870 1GB DDR5 Graphics Card
SOUND SOFTWARE Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio PCIe Card
MONITOR Display Not Included
MOUSE Dell Laser Mouse USB (6 buttons scroll) Black
ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE PROTECTION No Accidental Damage Support
Dell System Media Kit XPS 8300 Resource DVD
Speakers No Speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your
system)
Shipping Documents English - Documentation with UK/Ire Power cord
Gedis Bundle Reference D11X8319
Standard Warranty 1 year Collect & Return Hardware Support included
with your PC
Call Dell Experts One free Dell Expert call to help with your PC
queries within 60 days of purchase
DataSafe Datasafe Local 2.3 Basic
Order Information XPS Desktop 8300 Order - UK

2) The Mesh Slayer 2700
http://www.meshcomputers.com/Default.aspx?PAGE=PRODUCTCONFIGPAGE&USG=PRODUCT&ENT=PRODUCT&KEY=990622

Basically, for £1000 without a monitor, I think its feasible to get:
a) Core i7 processor
b) 64-Bit Windows
c) 8GB memory DDR3 (ideally as 2x4096) to leave 2 slots for further memory.
d) Fairly fast dedicated graphics card that hits the top quarter of the performance benchmark here:
AMD Radeon™ HD 6870 1GB DDR5 Graphics Card
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html
e) Fast hard drive (ideally RAID 0 striped)

Thanks

RainyDay123

Honestly you are betting building your own off from scratch. Built a £900 machine about 6 years ago and it still works nicely (although I purely use it as a media server these days!).

If you want it pre-made I'd recommend ccl online (can't post links) search for that term. They are VERY good and very helpful .If you live in the area you can also pick it up.

bod1467

For that sort of money you're better looking at these people.

http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/