How do you resist temptation when you're BR?

dalip

SO try eating your computer and see if that puts you off buying another one:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

AmIdone4?

wherediditallgo wrote: »

You're right, AmIdone4. I do actually want it, but I also know enough about me & my situation to realise I could do without it & could just upgrade what I've got. I'm not at the point of feeling guilty if I spend the money, because I'm not going to be doing without anything to pay for it, but I also can't stop arguing the toss about whether to order it or not, something that would never have happened before.

No I didn't get the feeling you would feel guilt if you spent the money, the fact that you've got your 'house in order' comes across!:) Difficult isn't it when old feelings reminding you of old (bad ) habits conflict with the new improved you, knowing you could buy it and be ok, but then thinking should I - shouldn't I??? Hmmmmmm:think:

sammahootexpress

im addicted to marksand spencers mini nites choc cornflakes probably find the same stuff half the price in tescos , as for buying theres this nice 22 tv with builtin dvd in special at tescos for 229 same in currays 499 now thats a bargain , i even drove to tescos this evening to look for it but then drove to a friends house instead .

Praxis99

Without wishing this to sound like a Helproom answer on the PC Adviser forum (or similar!) I do think that you can make your money go further by going the upgrade path. Laptops are clearly not as easy to upgrade as a desktop but you should be able to easily add more memory, likewise you could buy an external hard disk and/or DVD drive to beef up your storage and write speed capabilities or even replace your current internal hard drive with a larger capacity new laptop one (a little more involved process but straightforward enough to do).

Yes it sounds like you can afford it and its your money to do with as you please, but I have the feeling in a few weeks or months you'll be looking wistfully at the Dell or similar websites and wondering if you did the right thing. I might also suggest that you probably need to spend a little more to get a significant performance boast and a more 'future proof' machine that you won't feel the need to upgrade or replace for a while to come.

wherediditallgo

dalip wrote: »

SO try eating your computer and see if that puts you off buying another one:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

That made me laugh! If it wasn't for the fact that I've recently had dental treatment & need a tooth removing in April, I'd be tempted to give it a try!

wherediditallgo

Praxis99 wrote: »

Without wishing this to sound like a Helproom answer on the PC Adviser forum (or similar!) I do think that you can make your money go further by going the upgrade path. Laptops are clearly not as easy to upgrade as a desktop but you should be able to easily add more memory, likewise you could buy an external hard disk and/or DVD drive to beef up your storage and write speed capabilities or even replace your current internal hard drive with a larger capacity new laptop one (a little more involved process but straightforward enough to do).

Yes it sounds like you can afford it and its your money to do with as you please, but I have the feeling in a few weeks or months you'll be looking wistfully at the Dell or similar websites and wondering if you did the right thing. I might also suggest that you probably need to spend a little more to get a significant performance boast and a more 'future proof' machine that you won't feel the need to upgrade or replace for a while to come.

Everything you've said makes perfect sense - I can get the memory for both the laptop & the desktop from Crucial for under £100, & I've fitted it before so doing that doesn't worry me. Maybe I could also update the graphics - they use onboard graphics & a decent graphics card in each would be an improvement. Everything else about them works fine. I need to price up the parts, & make sure it's not going to cost me more to do the upgrades than the new computer would cost, otherwise I'll take the easier route.

No wonder addicts find it so hard to kick their habits - it's worn me out just trying to explain it. I think I need a group to go to.

On the plus side, I've just had a half-hour tutorial by telephone for my OU course, & so far I'm doing well. So at least I've been using my laptop for something other than drooling at HotUKDeals. Dell is the spawn of Satan.

Praxis99

Upgrading your desktop should be easy, a gig or memory can be had for less that £20, just make sure you have the slots on your motherboard, since otherwise you’ll be throwing some memory away which doesn’t make things quite so economic. Likewise a desktop internal DVD rewriter can be had for 20 or less (external ones at maybe double that and laptop sized drives more again). Hard drives, well you can get a desktop 500GB HD for around sixty quid. Laptop drives are not such good value but something in the range of 160-250GB can be had for £60-90 or thereabouts.

When it comes to graphics well there’s little you can do about you laptop –other than make sure it has the latest drivers - but the sky’s the limit when it comes to desktop replacements. You need to think about what you want the card to do, if it’s to play the latest games then the new Nvidia 9600 at around £120 seems to be a good and well reviewed bet that isn’t in ‘silly money’ territory. If you don’t need such capabilities then you can get by with spending a lot less or just sticking with your onboard gfx which may do the job just fine if all your working in is in 2D (will keep your PC cooler and quieter too and save a little energy).

When I upgrade I tend to look at sites such as PC Pro, Computer Shopper and Buyer which offer good advice as does Trusted Reviews. When it comes to sourcing there are many options but Overclockers UK and Scan always seem to be competitive and offer in my experience speedy delivery and good customer service in the event of a problem.

I could go on but I’ll stop now!

So_Sad_Angel

Are you two wearing anoraks????

Praxis99

Are you two wearing anoraks????

NO......I had to sell one, I needed the cash to buy more PC kit

So_Sad_Angel

Praxis99 wrote: »

Are you two wearing anoraks????

NO......I had to sell one, I needed the cash to buy more PC kit

I give up!!!!

(ps - my pc is a Dell !! & its rubbish!!)...no answer required.