Best Place for a new PC...ebay?
14 April 2006, 10:14 AM
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Best Place for a new PC...ebay?
I need a new and faster PC from my home office. Just a system (i have monitor, etc, etc and OS)
Seems PC world is ok priced, places like Scan and quite cheap and ebay has some VERY cheap stuff from sellers of systems (not 2nd hand stuff)
Is that a good idea? Budget is around £600 but seems ebay has plenty under £400?
Seems PC world is ok priced, places like Scan and quite cheap and ebay has some VERY cheap stuff from sellers of systems (not 2nd hand stuff)
Is that a good idea? Budget is around £600 but seems ebay has plenty under £400?
14 April 2006, 10:23 AM
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I would probably look at Dell. If you must go retail then Id suggest eMachine system units from PCWorld for a number of good reasons.
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14 April 2006, 10:25 AM
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I spec'd a good PC for relatives off the Dell website for under £600 and then set it up for them when it turned up and it was a very good machine for the money. Only problem is you will get a monitor thrown in with it but at £600 just keep it as a spare or bung it on ebay!
14 April 2006, 10:39 AM
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Dell are a good bet - their prices are very good to the point where theyve killed off a lot of the competition.
If you'd rather not buy from a big multinational firm then www.meshcomputers.com are extremely good - theyre forever winning awards, prices are very good for the specs.
Ive bought from them a few times, and service and backup has always been excellent too - found a dead pixel on the monitor after a couple of years - called Mesh and a brand new monitor was delivered the following morning.
Theyre a UK firm too.
If you'd rather not buy from a big multinational firm then www.meshcomputers.com are extremely good - theyre forever winning awards, prices are very good for the specs.
Ive bought from them a few times, and service and backup has always been excellent too - found a dead pixel on the monitor after a couple of years - called Mesh and a brand new monitor was delivered the following morning.
Theyre a UK firm too.
14 April 2006, 10:46 AM
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i got my base unit from ebay and the spec was far higher for the money than anything you would get elsewhere , the service i got was excellent and i was very pleased with the result !! just check the feedback !
14 April 2006, 10:56 AM
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14 April 2006, 11:12 AM
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Either Dell or tbh, Novatech do some really good builds. I've always got my components from them, and built my own. However, I hear good things about their systems. (plus of course, they have a warrantee 
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The build your own option is good too - again novatech do bundled boards (all bits included), cases, drives etc. Can be a bit of a larf
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)The build your own option is good too - again novatech do bundled boards (all bits included), cases, drives etc. Can be a bit of a larf
Dan
14 April 2006, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Tiggs
why not?
seem to be some great deals on newly put together systems?
seem to be some great deals on newly put together systems?
Too pikey to get thier own website.
Or if they have a decent store / website... why are they advertising on fleabay... to shift the **** no one else wants
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14 April 2006, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Too pikey to get thier own website.
Or if they have a decent store / website... why are they advertising on fleabay... to shift the **** no one else wants
Andy
Or if they have a decent store / website... why are they advertising on fleabay... to shift the **** no one else wants
Andy
well we shall see!
Just ordered one from ebay!
£400 for a system that dell would want £900++ for
14 April 2006, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Tiggs
well we shall see!
Just ordered one from ebay!
£400 for a system that dell would want £900++ for
Just ordered one from ebay!
£400 for a system that dell would want £900++ for
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Last edited by Chip; 14 April 2006 at 12:36 PM.
14 April 2006, 12:25 PM
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I would probably look at Dell. If you must go retail then Id suggest eMachine system units from PCWorld for a number of good reasons.
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Or you could look in What-Hifi
14 April 2006, 01:10 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...DME:L:RTQ:UK:1
thats is (i'm upgrading to 200GB hard disk and 2mb RAM)
I already have optical drives, firewire ports and all sorts of other bits on my old unit...and OS)
deals not done yet so be quick with comments if thats rubbish!
(he's also local ish so i can collect tommoorw)
thats is (i'm upgrading to 200GB hard disk and 2mb RAM)
I already have optical drives, firewire ports and all sorts of other bits on my old unit...and OS)
deals not done yet so be quick with comments if thats rubbish!
(he's also local ish so i can collect tommoorw)
14 April 2006, 01:20 PM
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i did things a little different and bought all the main parts from ebay to build myself.
saved myself quite a bit of cash TBH
but i also ended up "blinging" the thing up in true "feature" creep fashion
and its now running rounded cables with coloured lights all over the shop and a side window
need a new GFX card now TBH
saved myself quite a bit of cash TBH
but i also ended up "blinging" the thing up in true "feature" creep fashion
and its now running rounded cables with coloured lights all over the shop and a side window
need a new GFX card now TBH
14 April 2006, 04:38 PM
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As you already have a PC you would get a great spec with your budget if you just upgraded via a motherboard bundle.
Something like (the last one on the list):
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/bundles.html
As you already have a PC you would get a great spec with your budget if you just upgraded via a motherboard bundle.
Something like (the last one on the list):
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/bundles.html
14 April 2006, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by BrettC
Tiggs
As you already have a PC you would get a great spec with your budget if you just upgraded via a motherboard bundle.
Something like (the last one on the list):
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/bundles.html
As you already have a PC you would get a great spec with your budget if you just upgraded via a motherboard bundle.
Something like (the last one on the list):
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/bundles.html
yes- just seems easier to do it in one...im not a pc whizz and my brother who is has limited spare time to assit.
14 April 2006, 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by jpor
look in What-Hifi
14 April 2006, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by carl
I hope you don't have clients coming round to your home office. Not sure the shiny green 'n' black look conveys the image you want to portray?
lol- nope this is for home office. my head office has no pc on view, laptop kept in the desk draw only! its an "old style" look