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where to get a reasonable new pc

Hi, a while ago you were all helpful with suggestions on my dead pc, so I thought I would see if you could help again. The PC is dead and really beyond economic repair, and I decided it is easier to replace, so I am looking for somewhere trustworthy to buy from. I have dealt with Evesham before and would never darken their door again, so am looking elsewhere. I have spotted a good system from Scan computers, they allow me to customise and I can get quite a good spec for £730. I want to play games a bit, nothing too wild, but also want to be relatively futureproof.

Any ideas?
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  • albertross_2
    albertross_2 Posts: 8,932 Forumite
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
  • Sue_H_Hall
    Sue_H_Hall Posts: 19 Forumite
    I'm not overwhelmed with Dell to be honest. I did consider them, but know people who had them and weren't too impressed. The lack of operating system disk, or on latest ones even the option to back up the hidden partition makes me a bit iffy about them.

    Has anyone heard anything bad about SCAN? I did a quick search and didn't come up with anything untoward.

    Cheers
  • albertross_2
    albertross_2 Posts: 8,932 Forumite
    I had a feeling you would say that, you can get the disk, and don't understand your point about the hidden partition.
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
  • Sue_H_Hall
    Sue_H_Hall Posts: 19 Forumite
    My understanding is that Dell put a compressed version of the O/S on a small hidden partition, which you can get a utility to use to recover the system if it fails. Trouble is if the disk fails outside the warranty, you wont be able to get to it, and you can't do a backup in advance, so you need to buy a new O/S as well as a new disk. Could be wrong though..
  • Ashok_2
    Ashok_2 Posts: 807 Forumite
    albertross wrote: »
    Surely that goes against the referral rules? That site is full of affiliate links.. if you click from the links and buy, the site owner will make commission....

    Why not directly link to Dell?
  • Ashok_2
    Ashok_2 Posts: 807 Forumite
    Sue_H_Hall wrote: »
    Hi, a while ago you were all helpful with suggestions on my dead pc, so I thought I would see if you could help again. The PC is dead and really beyond economic repair, and I decided it is easier to replace, so I am looking for somewhere trustworthy to buy from. I have dealt with Evesham before and would never darken their door again, so am looking elsewhere. I have spotted a good system from Scan computers, they allow me to customise and I can get quite a good spec for £730. I want to play games a bit, nothing too wild, but also want to be relatively futureproof.

    Any ideas?
    There are some really amazing machines on eBay with absoloutely amazing prices.. You'd definitely get a deal but they would probably keep you waiting 2-3 weeks for shipment.. If still interested let me know. You would be able to get a high spec PC for about £600.
  • Sue_H_Hall
    Sue_H_Hall Posts: 19 Forumite
    I have had a look at ebay and agree there are bargains, but some seem too good to be true. Am also a wary of buying such an expensive item from ebay, I hear too many scare stories...
  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,612 Forumite
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    www.novatech.co.uk have a good reputation

    you can buy a bare bones and add your own bits
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  • albertross_2
    albertross_2 Posts: 8,932 Forumite
    There is a difference to linking to a page with a direct affiliate link, and linking to a site that may have affiliate links in it. If I link to ebuyer, and the OP makes a purchase from ebuyer, then ebuyer make money, what's the difference?

    There are thousands of posts on here to such sites. I chose that one because it collates the good Dell deals in one page with prices, and I don't have the time or inclination to reinvent the wheel and trawl through and create 50 links to different Dell systems. They also list the prices without the extended warranty, which makes value comparisons easier.

    http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=dmxdimension+site%3Aforums.moneysavingexpert.com&btnG=Google+Search&meta=
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
  • jackieb
    jackieb Posts: 27,605 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    We got one for my son from Ebayer. A very good spec for less than £500 (he already had a monitor so we didn't buy one with the computer). He does the gaming stuff online. We've had absolutely no problems with getting it from this site, or with the computer itself.
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