Buying a new computer

Highfield_2

Time for my old computer to go and I want to buy a high end modem system.

I am looking at reputable brands like Evesham and Dell but the models I am looking at cost £1500 to £2000. However there are small computer building companies on Ebay selling the same specification unbranded computers for £1000 to £1200. I am aware that there are mickey mouse back street companies putting computers together with inferior components out there, but I' m sure that there are some who give good value.

Can anyone recommend a company, preferably one they have dealt with. I would be very grateful. Thanks.

valiant23

Highfield,

Sorry mate, my advice is to do your homework.
'Good' outfits can make bad systems and 'bad' outfits can make good ones. When I went shopping for a high-end spec I spent about 6 months researching where the market is and where it was going. :P

You did mention good value, so I would recommend you steer away from high street retailers(I make a point of ignoring any of my friends who go to PC world for about 6mths!), make a wish-list of components which are essential and check out the computer press.
I did my research looking in magazines and looked at DABS.com and SIMPLE or SIMPLY(can't quite remember what it was called but they advertise in Computer Shopper), and in the end I went to a computer market and bought a very well-built system but obviously with no after sales service, but a similar spec in PCWorld was roughly £400 more.

Good Luck

doodle_bug

I've recommended them before https://www.cclcomputers.co.uk
You can buy systems from them but I normally build my own buying the components, it is dead easy. I would steer clear of Dabs for ready made systems, I got my first from them and evereything was cheap and nasty and unreliable, I returned it in the money back time limit and got a refund. I would strongly recommend Evesham Vale they put some nice systems together and have or had a very good back up when I bought one from them.