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Old 25 March 2004, 11:01 AM
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Looking at buying new PC P4 before 31/3 deadline.

Only need the base unit and keyboard/mouse.

Not a fan of PCWorld, not sure what Dell is like

Anyone have some recommendations

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Old 25 March 2004, 11:29 AM
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Dell are suprisingly good - get a lot of bang for your bucks - avoid pcworld etc at all costs..
Old 25 March 2004, 11:32 AM
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Dell are great until something goes wrong and you contact customer "support"
Old 25 March 2004, 11:58 AM
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Dell always seem to be a bit tight on the components you really want, like memory or a decent graphics card, thus forcing you into their upgrades. They certainly don't seem too cheap then.

This one from another thread certianly looks good value for money though microland

Or do a self build, not quite as cheap nowadays, but at least you get exactly what you want.

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You can mod that Microland PC to the exact spec u want to
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Our last was built for us by a local small pc builder/repair shop-would recommend it to anyone, got everything we wanted & none of the usual rubbish we didn't need, runs like a dream & backup service (that we've never had to use) is excellent. Plus the guy knew exactly what he was talking about,unlike some places!
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Guys

Thanks for the replies, shall try the various options

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I have one word that describes DELL - Brilliant! they have a great service and are very helpfull when making the order and there help line is ok!
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Another company that are very good is mesh computers

http://www.meshcomputers.com/updated/index.htm

The build quality of their PC's is very reliable, but not quite as good as DELL (own opinion).




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