Basic but good desktop pc..?

Jolanta_Nowak

Hi folks.

I have an eight year old pc which is showing its age and, amongst other vices, is refusing to load properly at startup 9 times out of ten.

Basically, I'm looking to replace it - but not my monitor, printer etc which, as far as I can see, are functioning fine.

I have minimal requirements for a pc - I need internet surfing but am not greatly into downloads of any kind. I need word processing. That's about it.

I have heard of 'mini pcs'. I have heard that Dell are quite good. Such is the extent of my tiny knowledge.

Anyone out there able to help a lady?

ormus

a basic dell is ok and good value and would suit you fine.
(you may have to change your printer though, if its not USB).

Jolanta_Nowak

ormus wrote: »

a basic dell is ok and good value and would suit you fine.
(you may have to change your printer though, if its not USB).

Thanks for that.

Would still appreciate any other comments people may have.

martini99_2

Yep Dell is fine. Buy thro Quidco and save yourself 5%

spakkker

How about a second-hand pc? So many people are going for laptops that there must be lots of used desktops for sale.

Spark

Look here http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/pcranges.html
They give excellent customer service, you can buy just the tower, and if you got any question, the live chat facility allows you to get the answer straight away.

Blacksheep1979

as spakkker points out if you just need a basic pc for office stuff and surfing have a look at some of the second hand ones out there - an amd athlon 64 based system (older socket 939) should be fairly cheap.

And before anyone starts to shout about upgradeability - what do they need to upgrade it for? And if they keep it for as long as their old one it's not going to be upgradable anyway.

GoofyGAT

I'm always into money-saving but if you haven't bought a PC in 8 years I think you should treat yourself to a new one. With the prices of PCs these days you can get a fairly decent one for just over £300.

Configure this Dell Inspiron 530 to the spec below for £219 delivered, & add a 19" widescreen TFT monitor from Amazon for £100:

* Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140 Processor [worth the upgrade]
* Vista Home Basic [choice of XP Home for no extra cost if you prefer]
* 1 Year Base Warranty - Collect & Return
* NO 17" Monitor
* 1024MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x512] [you can add 1Gb if required for £15 from Crucial (inludes 10% cashback)]
* 320GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA/100 Hard Drive
* Integrated Intel® Graphic Media Accelerator 3100
* 16x DVD +/- RW Drive
* Dell™ Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)
* Dell 2 Button USB Scroll Optical Mouse - Black

5% Quidco/Dell cashback will take £6-7 off. G

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