MarkW Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 My home PC is playing up and im thinking its time for a new one, and quite fancy having a play with Vista. Ive built my last two, but they seem so cheap now I dont think I can be arsed and just want to buy one ready built. Apart from Dell, where else sells PCs for a good price? I need a decent flat screen as well as still have a huge 19" monitor. Im not a gamer, but it will be used for browsing, downloading, photo/video editing, occasional movie/TV watching and general use. Need plenty of storage for video/photo/music etc. Want to spend around £500ish and thinking dual core, 2GB RAM, 320Gb+ HDD, 256k graphics, Vista premium, 19/20" monitor. Dell had an offer that ended yesterday with this spec (500Gb) for £569, but today it is £649 again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Well you've covered my usual port of call, which is always Dell. Another I have heard used by a mate from uni was Novatech, but I am unsure as to how they rank against Dell any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingu2 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 500 inc VAT? going to be stretching it maybe.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennydies Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 check these guys out http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkW Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 500 inc VAT? going to be stretching it maybe.. Well up to £600 inc VAT and delivery at a push: The Dell offer was: AMD 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ Vista Home Premium 2GB RAM 20" Wide Flat Panel 500GB SATA HDD 256MB ATI Radion was £569 inc VAT and shipping I was really surprised at what you can now get for the money, as I havent really looked at PC specs in the last couple of years. Unfortunately today its gone up back to £649, but I have a mate who's other half can get a discount on Dell so Im exploring that avenue at the moment....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAB Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 I used these chaps and they were fantastic. The PC I ended up with is brilliant. http://www.pcoption.co.uk/pcpackages/in ... 0amdx2.htm Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev-the-Rev Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Well you've covered my usual port of call, which is always Dell. Another I have heard used by a mate from uni was Novatech, but I am unsure as to how they rank against Dell any more. Before you buy a Dell, type "Dell is hell" into Google and read what is says about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmmackfc Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Have you tried Dell Outlet from the Dell site... sometimes can save yourself quite a bit simply because it was returned or scratched etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Can't beat MESH mate, they always win Computer Shopper reviews and they are very competitive on price. I recommended one to my salesman recently and he bought one about a month ago and loves it. He paid under £400 including a widescreen monitor. www.meshcomputers.com HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 try these been around for a years and a few from work have used them http://www.evesham.com/default.asp?e=60 ... 93EE0#home like you i build my own pc's and just change whats really needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 try these been around for a years and a few from work have used them http://www.evesham.com/default.asp?e=60 ... 93EE0#home like you i build my own pc's and just change whats really needed Evesham used to be the main supplier for a company I used to work for. It was cheaper for us to buy HP machines and sell them on. I always build my own aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holtehero Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Can't beat MESH mate, they always win Computer Shopper reviews and they are very competitive on price. I recommended one to my salesman recently and he bought one about a month ago and loves it. He paid under £400 including a widescreen monitor. www.meshcomputers.com HTH +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Can't beat MESH mate, they always win Computer Shopper reviews and they are very competitive on price. I recommended one to my salesman recently and he bought one about a month ago and loves it. He paid under £400 including a widescreen monitor. www.meshcomputers.com HTH +1 Also heard of them. Dell have always been good to me. Yeah sure their proprietry specs for stupid connectors and stuff is annoying, but mine have always been solid. Dell Outlet can be awesome for a bargin. I got a laptop for uni, Lattitude D600 - was £2k on the normal site and I got it for £1200 - bargin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Used to use Dell at work until one went wrong. Nightmare! Their actual PCs are good but they try to load you up with everytjing you dont need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zedrush Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 500 inc VAT? going to be stretching it maybe.. Well up to £600 inc VAT and delivery at a push: The Dell offer was: AMD 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ Vista Home Premium 2GB RAM 20" Wide Flat Panel 500GB SATA HDD 256MB ATI Radion was £569 inc VAT and shipping I was really surprised at what you can now get for the money, as I havent really looked at PC specs in the last couple of years. Unfortunately today its gone up back to £649, but I have a mate who's other half can get a discount on Dell so Im exploring that avenue at the moment....... GET A MAC MINI MUCH BETTER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Quads Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Mac Mini - Sorry but you are really paying for the size with these things now. OK they look got but compared with the system above it will wipe the floor with it.. £529 gets you in a mac mini in comparison to above... 1.8 Intel C2D vs AMD 64 5600 (not sure probably around the same ish) 512MB vs 2GB RAM 80GB Drive vs 500GB Drive Unkown GFX vs 256MB ATI No Monitor vs 20" LCD Panel Hmm to me looks like you are paying a hell of a lot for a small case which unless your in the living room IMO won't really make a difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zedrush Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 hmm but its a mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 hmm but its a mac Which are now powered by Intel so near enough just a small PC Stick with a bigger form factor unless you need a smaller one as you pay for the reduction in size with performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkW Posted July 13, 2007 Author Share Posted July 13, 2007 Mac Mini - Sorry but you are really paying for the size with these things now. OK they look got but compared with the system above it will wipe the floor with it.. £529 gets you in a mac mini in comparison to above... 1.8 Intel C2D vs AMD 64 5600 (not sure probably around the same ish) 512MB vs 2GB RAM 80GB Drive vs 500GB Drive Unkown GFX vs 256MB ATI No Monitor vs 20" LCD Panel Hmm to me looks like you are paying a hell of a lot for a small case which unless your in the living room IMO won't really make a difference Agree with you Rob. I dont really care what it looks like as its going in my study. More bothered about getting the best spec for the money. Thanks for all the advice, checked them out and agree mesh look good Everything i read says intel core 2 due is better than AMD, but taking price into account im not to sure. This one from Mesh looks good....but not sure about the integrated graphics... http://www.meshcomputers.com/Default.as ... KEY=163427 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holtehero Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Intel are dropping the prices of their entire CPU range on 22nd July, so i would wait a week or so. Reading other forums, it appears the current quad core 6600 will be the same price as the current Dual Core, so it might be worth waiting a couple of weeks to see what happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Intel are dropping the prices of their entire CPU range on 22nd July, so i would wait a week or so. Reading other forums, it appears the current quad core 6600 will be the same price as the current Dual Core, so it might be worth waiting a couple of weeks to see what happens Whens are quad core lappy's out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GC350z Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Dell alternate their offers every two weeks so that deal will be back on. I tell people to wait for the free double memory offer which tends to run every two weeks. The Dell outlet is great for home users. Most of the PC’s are cancelled orders rather then returns but the spec can be a bit random. i.e crap monitor or no dvd writer. Worth a look as you can save quite a bit. HP are also worth a look in now. Dell are laying off staff in the main factory in Limerick for cost cutting reasons. Apparently HP are now number one in the market. For a home PC I just tell people to set a budget and buy whatever spec you can get. It’s a bite the bullet deal. Specs are constantly changing so just do it. With Dell I think there’s no problem so long as you avoid the entry level PC’s (small things) and low spec laptops (motherboards tended to fail a lot). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkW Posted July 16, 2007 Author Share Posted July 16, 2007 Intel are dropping the prices of their entire CPU range on 22nd July, so i would wait a week or so. Reading other forums, it appears the current quad core 6600 will be the same price as the current Dual Core, so it might be worth waiting a couple of weeks to see what happens Interesting news, think I will hang on for a bit. Dell alternate their offers every two weeks so that deal will be back on. I tell people to wait for the free double memory offer which tends to run every two weeks. The Dell outlet is great for home users. Most of the PC’s are cancelled orders rather then returns but the spec can be a bit random. i.e crap monitor or no dvd writer. Worth a look as you can save quite a bit. Dell outlet is good, but I do want a 19"/20" monitor too so the new bundles have seemed to work out cheaper when I have looked so far....will keep looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoREoD Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 You can buy HP PCs direct from their website and they aren't as dear as one might think. Reputable brand and warranty service can count for a lot. My experience of Dell replacing a hard disk was that they did it the very next day - after 4-5 hours of phone call! JohnK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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