cheap desk top computer

Saint_Chris

hi
I use the lap top, but hubby like the computer, but it's now died, or rather my s-i-l said it's been on it's last legs for years, it's about 8 years old, and it only has 256mb memory, so i was wondering if anyone knows of a cheap desk top pc, won't need the monitor as we have one already.

thanks

TakeThis

Thanks for the blurb, but what about the budget?

Saint_Chris

cheap as chips

It would hardly be used, as we don't play games, he just enjoys watching a few old horse races on you tube, and for booking holidays.

thanks

Robisere

Do you already have an operating system (i.e. Windows XP, Wiondows 7)? Or do you need to buy a PC with one installed, or buy an O/S separateley?

It may not be possible for you to use the one in the old PC; if, say, it's XP, it could be an OEM copy tied to that old PC.

EDIT:
I may not be back on the site until tomorrow, but I will help if you wait.

Saint_Chris

I need to buy a new pc with one installed, as this processor is so old, and slow

i've seen this one, but was hoping to pay a bit cheaper.

http://www.dixons.co.uk/gbuk/advent-dt2204-desktop-pc-12338325-pdt.html

TakeThis

Saint_Chris wrote: »

cheap as chips

It would hardly be used, as we don't play games, he just enjoys watching a few old horse races on you tube, and for booking holidays.

thanks

You need a monetary figure.

Iconic

Saint_Chris wrote: »

I need to buy a new pc with one installed, as this processor is so old, and slow

i've seen this one, but was hoping to pay a bit cheaper.

http://www.dixons.co.uk/gbuk/advent-dt2204-desktop-pc-12338325-pdt.html

You can get this for half the price http://www.ebuyer.com/389623-zoostorm-desktop-pc-7873-1066

All you need to do is add an operating system.

marlot

This might be of interest, comes with windows 7 and office 2010

http://www.getonlineathome.org/

dalek

marlot wrote: »

This might be of interest, comes with windows 7 and office 2010

http://www.getonlineathome.org/

This is what they have in the way of Desktops:

Our 'no nonsense', affordable Desktop Computer

£149 Available to anyone!

£99 Available to people receiving certain benefits and to charities.
Which benefits apply?



Your computer will be similar to the one shown in the photograph above

martinthebandit

From the sound of things this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-Optiplex-GX260-Professional-pre-installed/dp/B001N3QR2S/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1342425542&sr=1-2 should do you nicely.

macman

Why not just pop another 256MB of RAM in the existing one and do a clean up? If it's been 'on it's last legs for years' and is still running then clearly it's not!
XP crawls on 256MB, 512MB should make it much faster (1GB is even better).