Starting looking for new Desktop / Trade in Offers on Windows XP PC's

Jivesinger

It seems that in some countries, Microsoft is indeed offering/sponsoring trade-in deals for XP users to get new computers, obviously focussing on Windows 8.1
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Launches-Special-Discounts-for-Windows-XP-Users-432197.shtml

Not sure if it has reached or will reach the UK though.

OnAndUp

I appreciate all the replies and different views on W7 / 8 etc.

But.......has anyone got any more suggestions to look at for my original questions.

Thanks!

Gloomendoom

JJ_Egan wrote: »

If you wanted to use the touch screen type interface its not that difficult especially for anyone that has used a smartphone .

If anybody touches my screen I am tempted to physically assault them.

grumpycrab

OnAndUp wrote: »

I will be buying a new desktop in the near future...I will be looking for a Small Form type preferably as small & lightweight as possible but still with a DVD disk thingy...

That sounds like a laptop to me;)

RumRat

OnAndUp wrote: »

I appreciate all the replies and different views on W7 / 8 etc.

But.......has anyone got any more suggestions to look at for my original questions.

Thanks!

Sorry for the drift.....a few ideas for you to check out..
http://www.novatech.co.uk/pc/range/novatechpronui13.html
http://www.dinopc.com/shop/pc/Mini-Roar-GTX-750-124p1998.htm
http://www.arbico.co.uk/Arbico-Quiet-i3-3220-SFF-Small-Form-Factor-Desktop-PC-p-.html
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/intel-mini-pcs/
http://www.chillblast.com/Chillblast-Fusion-Mini.html

Or, as gc suggests....Go laptop.

OnAndUp

grumpycrab wrote: »

That sounds like a laptop to me;)

Cheers!

Whilst I totally agree I have a really dodgy neck so have never got on with the ergonomics of a laptop it just flares things up for me looking down at the screen like that. Which is why I am stuck with / limited to a desktop of some sort?

I have a 19" old hanns g screen at the mo, so also want a new screen at some point. I have looked at the All in One PC's but I'm not sure how reliable they are and if the screen brakes you loose everything then is that right?

Also I wouldn't be using a Touchscreen for the ergonomic reasons mentioned above! & Like Prowla said RSI etc!

prowla

OnAndUp wrote: »

I appreciate all the replies and different views on W7 / 8 etc.

But.......has anyone got any more suggestions to look at for my original questions.

Thanks!

You could buy a s/h Mac mini.
I just have!

donny-gal

You can use a laptop with a keyboard and mouse, so it becomes a desktop, but you have the flexibility if you need to take it with you.
DG

Jivesinger

donny-gal wrote: »

You can use a laptop with a keyboard and mouse, so it becomes a desktop, but you have the flexibility if you need to take it with you.
DG

I agree.

I have a super-high-tech solution of perching my laptop on some old Yellow Pages, so the screen is higher, but with a separate keyboard and mouse. It's OK ergonomically (but need to be a little careful not to block the laptop's cooling vents - I imagine there are proper stands you can get which won't be too pricey).

emptybox

donny-gal wrote: »

You can use a laptop with a keyboard and mouse, so it becomes a desktop, but you have the flexibility if you need to take it with you.
DG

A desktop with a teeny tiny screen.
Unless you have a separate monitor as well.