lost in techie land - what to choose

u751904

looking for basic machine, preferably under £450
average user my current machine has used up 49 gig so far - to give you an idea. Main use internet , mail, standard word, excel. No gaming. However would like a reasonable set up for burning cds, downloading music, and some space for a growing collection of photos. Would like some support thrown in, not had a good time with my current machine (mesh friday night job). looking at novaech would like a machine with a card reader for the sd cards I get with my camera and usb sticks.

Any suggestions, nice to have would be a small form factor.

thank you devon girl.

sprob

I got a Toshiba A200 -1DA for about this price with Vista Home Premium - if you dont mind Vista? Got it from ebuyer, 120GB HDD, 1024 mb ram,15.4 trubrite screen , dvd multidrive 2 layer, wifi builtin and free del

sprob

OOPS forgot its got a card reader as well and 4 usb ports, just a thought why did u take up so much space on your HD, 49GB seems an awful lot, try deleting some dead files or uninstalling some progs u no longer use

sprob

Copy your photos to CD disk as well - maybe even do two - one as a backup!

u751904

I have just been looking at a laptop on novatech What do you think? £439 with vista home premium. I am a little more cautious when buying a laptop over a desktop. But I am thinink of the space / mobile advantages.

Screen15.4" WXGA X-Brite 1280 x 800 TFT Screen ProcessorIntel Celeron Mobile M530 1.7GHz 1MB Cache Processor Processor Speed1 x 1.73GHz Memory2GB DDR2 667MHz Memory Hard Drive120GB SATA Hard Drive DriveDVD/RW Multi Burner Modem56K Internal Modem GraphicsIntel GMA X3100 Graphics SoundAzalia High Definition Audio Speakers2 x 1.5 Watt Memory Slots2x DDR2 SO-DIMM Memory Capacity4GB Audio In Port1 x Mic-in Audio Out Port1 x H'phone/Speakers Networking Port1 x 10/100 LAN & 54G Wireless LAN Ext Monitor Port1 x VGA Port RJ11 Modem Port1 x RJ11 Modem Port Power SocketAC Power Adapter TV Port1 x S-Video Out USB Ports3 x USB 2.0 PCMCIA Port1 x Express Card Slot (34/54) BluetoothYes AC AdaptorAC Adapter Supplied Internal Battery6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery TouchpadGlidepad with 2 buttons Dimensions (mm)36h x 358w x 258d Warranty12 Mths RTB Weight2.7Kg with battery OS ComplianceWindows XP / Vista Notes4 in 1 Card Reader MMC/SD/MS/MS Pro

MORPH3US

sprob wrote: »

49GB seems an awful lot, try deleting some dead files or uninstalling some progs u no longer use

49GB?!?! :D

I have used almost all of my computers 350GB.....:eek::eek:

I do download a bit but have to delete as soon as i've watched if its a film but I am still full.... saying that, I do have a lot of music and photos on there too...

OP, I highly recommend Dell for decent cheap PC's...... can't recommend a deal in particular but there are always plenty about and since you don't want to play games, you should get one for a decent price!!

M

bookduck

u751904 wrote: »

... my current machine has used up 49 gig so far....

download the free prog Treesize and it will show you what is where