Dell

lofty_2

Are there any big names ive forgot about, all i can think of is Dell and Mesh.

carleast

No point mentioning discount sites because as lofty said, he has been given £1500 by the SAAS. That doesn't mean in cash though. He'll have to go out and buy a computer and give them a receipt to prove that the money was spent on the right thing. I think MESH will be a good bet. More choice with respects to add ons. Another great option would be Carrera. I'd definitely go for these two before Dell.

http://www.carrerassc.co.uk/

carleast

Lofty,

Just read one of your posts and realised you said your will use it for music and djiing. Strangely enough my friend has just bought a laptop from a specialist company that builds computers for all the big name DJs. Just bought Nick Warrens (Way Out West) new cd and their whole album was made on computers built by the same company.

Leave it with me and I'll find out the name.

lofty_2

I now thing of dell's support as i think of Three's (CRAP!!!)

alot of them dont understand a word you say, and thats the sales team, i would hate to have to contact their support team.

pin

Have you looked at Evesham? I hear they are very good. Also I think at Novatech you can configure your own PC.

lofty_2

Thanks carleast, but i dont think i can afford a specialist pc. I will have a look at evesham as i remember my uncle mentioning them in the past, not too sure about novatech.

carleast

https://www.philrees.co.uk

They're not too expensive. they just have the right applications and connections for music.

lofty_2

Its just a web station so all i need application wise is winamp.

freds_dog

I realize I'll get some flames for this from die-hard closed-minded peecee types, but have you thought about Apple Macs?

You can get one of the new all-in-one G5 iMacs (a 2 inch thick box the size of a normal PC monitor that holds *all* the electronics) and an iBook laptop for £1600 with student discount (click on the Education link from the Apple store <www,apple.com/ukstore>). Add in an iPod for £200 (which gives you a £130 student cash-back) and you're quids in, with a setup that'll give you lots of beer money left, much more deskspace (not to mention extra floor space), an unmatchable after sales and warranty service, and all the envy factor you could ever need. It'll also outlast a PC setup by several years.

pin

apples are sexy machines, but how good are they in terms of upgrades etc? However they look damn cool..