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  • Norman_Castle
    Norman_Castle Posts: 11,871 Forumite
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    Mines 10 years old. Uprated to it's maximum 512 mb memory ( £2 from ebay) it's fine for watching youtube and booking holidays.
  • TakeThis
    TakeThis Posts: 2,909 Forumite
    dalek wrote: »
    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?


    homepage-desktop.png
    Your computer will be similar to the one shown in the photograph above

    Misleading crud!

    pc.gif

    is what you actually get.
  • prowla
    prowla Posts: 13,986 Forumite
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    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
    Why not check out freegle? I'm just about to offer one for nothing on my local freegle (P4 2.53 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 40 GB HDD, Linux - but will run Windows).
  • marlot
    marlot Posts: 4,967 Forumite
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    TakeThis wrote: »
    ...
    pc.gif

    is what you actually get.

    I agree its more likely to resemble your image, but with windows 7 and office 2010, if its powerful enough for the OP's needs it could be just the right thing. It would cost more than £100 just to buy the software.

    Specs are: a refurbished Windows 7 desktop computer with a 15-inch monitor, keyboard and mouse. With a P4 2GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and a 40GB hard drive its never going to set the world on fire, but it might just be the perfect solution for the OP.
  • Jamie_Cortez
    Jamie_Cortez Posts: 122 Forumite
    For youtube,browsing and basic computing.

    for £149 think i would rather take my chances on http://www.ebuyer.com/389623-zoostorm-desktop-pc-7873-1066

    And a linux OS, or take the special offer that includes windows 7 for £221.
  • TakeThis
    TakeThis Posts: 2,909 Forumite
    marlot wrote: »
    I agree its more likely to resemble your image, but with windows 7 and office 2010, if its powerful enough for the OP's needs it could be just the right thing. It would cost more than £100 just to buy the software.

    Specs are: a refurbished Windows 7 desktop computer with a 15-inch monitor, keyboard and mouse. With a P4 2GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and a 40GB hard drive its never going to set the world on fire, but it might just be the perfect solution for the OP.

    Give it a rest. They already have a monitor. It's just a pile of crud.
  • dalek
    dalek Posts: 9,386 Forumite
    The Daleks Reign Supreme, All Hail The Daleks!
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