core2duo

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Its a really good spec, I will add if you ask about the ultra-sharp 19" screen for an extra £50, this includes a 4 usb hub , vga and dvi. I have this screen and it is really really good. Also if you can max out the spec as must as you can with the budget you have this means that it is better then the standard and you will have a extra "x" amount of time. And with the operating system for the extra £100 for Vista Ultimate go for it now rather then later because you will be paying more with the Windows Anytime Upgrade. Other go for Ultimate if you want or need too. Home Premium is suitable for a general user.

nickmack

wolfman wrote:

What bugs? Again people seem to assume there are bugs. It's an easy bandwagon to jump on, but there's often no evidence (or at least not yet). Vista is no different from when XP first came out. People were fine then. They released SP1, everyone upgraded, they released SP2, everyone upgraded again. The same will happen with Vista.

Typically businesses will wait a year, but that's about more than just initial bugs. The typical home user will be fine with Vista.

On software (especially of this size) there are always bugs. But as you say, most home users will be fine. Keep yourself protected with Anti Virus and Hardware and Software firewalls, keep the system up to date with patches and you're unlikely to have any problems.

If you're not buying a new PC with Vista, I don't see much point in upgrading at present, unless there's a feature you must have. You pays your money and takes your choice though.

wolfman

nickmack wrote:

If you're not buying a new PC with Vista, I don't see much point in upgrading at present, unless there's a feature you must have. You pays your money and takes your choice though.

True, regarding the bugs. But it's been, and still is that way with XP and people have been fine. I've used Vista at work quite a bit and not had a single problem. As long as you have a pc that can handle it and a decent setup (firewalls, av etc...) they you'll be fine.

I agree in that sense of not upgrading (unless you got it free). It's difficult to just yet justify the £100 to buy an OEM version unless you're a techie, or enjoy tinkering around with computers. XP works just fine. But if it comes included I'd see it as more hassle to switch to XP than to stick with Vista.

moneysaver05_2

I have just called dell up and they have quoted me £669 for the same spec??
Can some one ehelp me?

x2o

Try looking at:

https://www.ebuyer.com
https://www.scan.com

Also go direct to some manufacturers pages like http://www.toshiba.co.uk/ they sell their own laptops.

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Stay well away from Toshiba. Their customer services are useless. I will NEVER buy an other Toshiba computer (desktop/laptop/tablet pc) in my life again.

TheFaqqer

As suggested, looks quite good as far as I can see - I wouldn't take Vista though until the next service pack is out at least.

wolfman

TheFaqqer wrote:

I wouldn't take Vista though until the next service pack is out at least.

Why is that?

moneysaver05_2

will someone please tell me how i can get the above deal from dell??

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moneysaver05 wrote:

will someone please tell me how i can get the above deal from dell??

Just ring Dell up and tell them that someone order a Dell and told you about how great dell is and the person had the spec of

Intel® Viiv™ Core™ 2 Duo E6400 Processor (2.13GHz, 1066MHz, 2MB)
English Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium
Dell™ 20" Black Wide Flat Panel (E207WFP)
1024MB Dual Channel DDR2 533MHz
250GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst™ cache
16X DVD+/-RW Drive
256MB ATI® Radeon® X1300 Pro graphics card
Integrated Audio with Dolby Digital 7.1 capability

And you may what to upgrade the screen to a ultra-sharp 19" for about £50 more.