Funnily enough, unless you're buying used, PC World computers (or any low-end PC) tend to be really good value and turn out cheaper pre-built than custom.
It was a lot cheaper than PC world back then. I think 300 quid ish. And this is 2004.
But now they are cheap there, yes.
I really hate bundled software though. I bought a HP laptop for uni in December Andy lord, the amount of sheer junk on it. I'm going to get a Win10 disk and do a custom install.