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Title: I need a new PC
Post by: Snoopy on May 20, 2007, 06:43:03 PM
My much hated Dell is finally giving up the ghost so a replacement is needed.
Recommendations would be appreciated but price is very much a limiting factor.
Title: Re: I need a new PC
Post by: Barman on May 20, 2007, 06:43:50 PM
My much hated Dell is finally giving up the ghost so a replacement is needed.
Recommendations would be appreciated but price is very much a limiting factor.
How limiting?  whistle:
Title: Re: I need a new PC
Post by: Snoopy on May 20, 2007, 06:44:50 PM
My much hated Dell is finally giving up the ghost so a replacement is needed.
Recommendations would be appreciated but price is very much a limiting factor.
How limiting?  whistle:

Put it this way ebay is being considered.
Title: Re: I need a new PC
Post by: Barman on May 20, 2007, 06:45:50 PM
My much hated Dell is finally giving up the ghost so a replacement is needed.
Recommendations would be appreciated but price is very much a limiting factor.
How limiting?  whistle:

Put it this way ebay is being considered.
Tsk, tsk - not a laptop from ebay... pleeeaaase?  noooo:
Title: Re: I need a new PC
Post by: Barman on May 20, 2007, 06:46:51 PM
I have some magic beans you may be interested in?   ;)
Title: Re: I need a new PC
Post by: Snoopy on May 20, 2007, 06:52:08 PM
My much hated Dell is finally giving up the ghost so a replacement is needed.
Recommendations would be appreciated but price is very much a limiting factor.
How limiting?  whistle:

Put it this way ebay is being considered.
Tsk, tsk - not a laptop from ebay... pleeeaaase?  noooo:

My lap top is fine (apart from the battery which won't hold a charge for more than ten minutes) What I need is a PC with a bit of oomph.
Title: Re: I need a new PC
Post by: Barman on May 20, 2007, 06:59:15 PM
Not ebay ? any of the on-line companies? Mesh perhaps? www.meshcomputers.com or Evesham www.evesham.com
Title: Re: I need a new PC
Post by: Snoopy on May 20, 2007, 07:08:19 PM
Thanx ~ I'll check them out tomorrow. Fearful that I may end up with Vista which I gather is still giving problems. Need to talk to them I suppose.
Title: Re: I need a new PC
Post by: Barman on May 20, 2007, 07:09:18 PM
Thanx ~ I'll check them out tomorrow. Fearful that I may end up with Vista which I gather is still giving problems. Need to talk to them I suppose.
I?d avoid Vista if at all possible?
Title: Re: I need a new PC
Post by: Nick on May 20, 2007, 07:10:17 PM
I've always used these guys. Choice, price. next day delivery and they don't talk "Geek!"

http://www.number-one.co.uk/ (http://www.number-one.co.uk/)
Title: Re: I need a new PC
Post by: Snoopy on May 20, 2007, 07:13:37 PM
Oh Gawd ~ I knew this would get confusing.  rubschin:
Title: Re: I need a new PC
Post by: Barman on May 20, 2007, 07:13:43 PM
I've always used these guys. Choice, price. next day delivery and they don't talk "Geek!"

http://www.number-one.co.uk/ (http://www.number-one.co.uk/)
DX2250 Microtower AMD Athlon 3800+ 2.4GHz-512Kb - 160GB, 1024MB DDR2 5300, DVD, LAN, XP Pro  GH335ES  ?265
 
Looks good to me...  happy088
Title: Re: I need a new PC
Post by: Bar Wench on May 21, 2007, 10:00:39 AM
Precious one, even I for whom price is a terribly limiting factor would not consider purchasing a computer on ebay.  point:
Title: Re: I need a new PC
Post by: Darwins Selection on May 21, 2007, 11:05:16 AM
Precious one, even I for whom price is a terribly limiting factor would not consider purchasing a computer on ebay.  point:
Too many commonfolk swapping used clothing and stolen jewellery?
Title: Re: I need a new PC
Post by: Berek on May 21, 2007, 02:05:29 PM
We bought Berek jnr a computer off e-bay, you just tell the fella what you need and he builds one to suit your requirements. We've had it about 18 months now, no probs.
Title: Re: I need a new PC
Post by: Barman on May 21, 2007, 02:08:26 PM
We bought Berek jnr a computer off e-bay, you just tell the fella what you need and he builds one to suit your requirements. We've had it about 18 months now, no probs.
Is it really what you expected tho?  point:

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Title: Re: I need a new PC
Post by: Grumpmeister on May 21, 2007, 02:11:16 PM
There are a number of small independant retaillers who use Ebay shops as their online sites. As long as you know what you are doing you can get some decent bargains on there. I'll be hunting for a new graphics card later on to see if I can get a better price than Amazon who seem to be selling the card I want cheaper than anyone else at the moment.
Title: Re: I need a new PC
Post by: Berek on May 21, 2007, 02:13:12 PM
We bought Berek jnr a computer off e-bay, you just tell the fella what you need and he builds one to suit your requirements. We've had it about 18 months now, no probs.
Is it really what you expected tho?  point:

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consider yourself smitten..or is it smited ?
Title: Re: I need a new PC
Post by: Darwins Selection on May 21, 2007, 03:09:34 PM
We bought Berek jnr a computer off e-bay, you just tell the fella what you need and he "builds one to suit your requirements." We've had it about 18 months now, no probs.

happy001 You mean he goes out and nicks one with a similar spec to what you asked for. happy088
Title: Re: I need a new PC
Post by: Berek on May 22, 2007, 10:35:07 AM
We bought Berek jnr a computer off e-bay, you just tell the fella what you need and he "builds one to suit your requirements." We've had it about 18 months now, no probs.

happy001 You mean he goes out and nicks one with a similar spec to what you asked for. happy088

you could have a point there, he IS based in Liverpool  whistle:
Title: Re: I need a new PC
Post by: Sour Puss on May 30, 2007, 09:25:39 PM
My much hated Dell is finally giving up the ghost so a replacement is needed.
Recommendations would be appreciated but price is very much a limiting factor.

Only just found this sad request. Do not go back to Dell, if you are still looking I will send you a few highly recomended links.
Title: Re: I need a new PC
Post by: Snoopy on May 31, 2007, 10:54:08 AM
Snoopy and his hard earned are not easily parted. The search continues.

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Title: Re: I need a new PC
Post by: Barman on June 14, 2007, 11:35:11 AM
Snoopy and his hard earned are not easily parted. The search continues.

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Update?
Title: Re: I need a new PC
Post by: Snoopy on June 14, 2007, 04:13:24 PM
Offers of advice from all quarters for which I am very grateful.
Magazine treasurer says I can spend some money once this months invoices are paid.
Cannot find a machine with XP Pro anywhere as they all seem to have Vista now and frankly XP is not much better as you have said elsewhere.
Like you I am thinking Linux or even Apple. Like you I have a lot of machinery (3PCs and 2 Lap-tops) in the house and everything needs to be reasonably compatible and multi user friendly ~ which doesn't help
Title: Re: I need a new PC
Post by: Misunderstood on June 17, 2007, 06:21:56 AM
Check this place out...

All with XP.

http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk/shop/products2.asp?CategoryID=142

You need someone that has upgraded to Office 2007 to flog you their old Office 2003 Pro suite cheap.  whistle:
Title: Re: I need a new PC
Post by: Snoopy on June 17, 2007, 03:14:25 PM
That looks more like it. My man is investigating (ie he is looking at them)
Thank you.