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[RichB]

My mums PC has gone tits up.  I have already tried a new power supply but still nothing, doesnt turn on at all so I now suspect its the motherboard.  As its getting on a bit and very slow I was looking for a cheap replacement.  I was looking on dabs.com and saw these Acer refurbs.

http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=5DJM&CategorySelectedId=11101&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11101,4294953510,45860000,422060000,43560000,407200000

Has anyone had any experience of these?  This one is similar spec to mine and mine runs nicely.  She doesnt use the PC for much only email, browsing and office really so doesnt need to be anything special.

Also anywhere else worth looking for a cheap PC?


Cheers,

Richard

[Baron Von Spongebob]

Try here..Ive bought a few from this place and very good..

http://www.mcscom.co.uk/section.php?xSec=36

[Entwood]

Bigpockets often have some good deals ...

http://www.bigpockets.co.uk/cat.php?search=PCs&nav=227

[RichB]

Try here..Ive bought a few from this place and very good..

http://www.mcscom.co.uk/section.php?xSec=36

What do you guys think to this one...?

(MX122) Optiplex-TW 755/Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2GHz/2048mb/80gb/COMBO Drive


Its in that link you sent.  Seems a good deal.  Can use the copy of XP I have already on the other knackered machine.  Also can bung the HDD in for extra storage, not that she needs it.  Comes to £147 delivered.

[TheBoy]

Try here..Ive bought a few from this place and very good..

http://www.mcscom.co.uk/section.php?xSec=36

What do you guys think to this one...?

(MX122) Optiplex-TW 755/Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2GHz/2048mb/80gb/COMBO Drive


Its in that link you sent.  Seems a good deal.  Can use the copy of XP I have already on the other knackered machine.  Also can bung the HDD in for extra storage, not that she needs it.  Comes to £147 delivered.

Unlikely you can legally reuse the old XP licence, as it was most likely OEM, thus non-transferrable.  If the COA says OEM, then no.

If its a retail version, it is legal to transfer to a new PC

[fife_omega_v6]

My mums PC has gone tits up.  I have already tried a new power supply but still nothing, doesnt turn on at all so I now suspect its the motherboard.  As its getting on a bit and very slow I was looking for a cheap replacement.  I was looking on dabs.com and saw these Acer refurbs.

http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=5DJM&CategorySelectedId=11101&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11101,4294953510,45860000,422060000,43560000,407200000

Has anyone had any experience of these?  This one is similar spec to mine and mine runs nicely.  She doesnt use the PC for much only email, browsing and office really so doesnt need to be anything special.

Also anywhere else worth looking for a cheap PC?


Cheers,

Richard

for all she uses it richard try www.gumtree.co.uk   click on your local area and have a look in the computer section might get summit cheap

[Martin_1962]

Try here..Ive bought a few from this place and very good..

http://www.mcscom.co.uk/section.php?xSec=36

What do you guys think to this one...?

(MX122) Optiplex-TW 755/Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2GHz/2048mb/80gb/COMBO Drive


Its in that link you sent.  Seems a good deal.  Can use the copy of XP I have already on the other knackered machine.  Also can bung the HDD in for extra storage, not that she needs it.  Comes to £147 delivered.

Unlikely you can legally reuse the old XP licence, as it was most likely OEM, thus non-transferrable.  If the COA says OEM, then no.

If its a retail version, it is legal to transfer to a new PC

However the odds are that it will work. THe validation for XP seems a lot less hard these days

[Kevin Wood]

Try here..Ive bought a few from this place and very good..

http://www.mcscom.co.uk/section.php?xSec=36

What do you guys think to this one...?

(MX122) Optiplex-TW 755/Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2GHz/2048mb/80gb/COMBO Drive


Its in that link you sent.  Seems a good deal.  Can use the copy of XP I have already on the other knackered machine.  Also can bung the HDD in for extra storage, not that she needs it.  Comes to £147 delivered.

Unlikely you can legally reuse the old XP licence, as it was most likely OEM, thus non-transferrable.  If the COA says OEM, then no.

If its a retail version, it is legal to transfer to a new PC

However the odds are that it will work. THe validation for XP seems a lot less hard these days

Hard to see why you need to buy the software again just because you've bought some new hardware to run it on - assuming it's removed from the previous PC.

Then again, when have Micro$haft's EULAs ever been reasonable?

Kevin

[Vamps]

I recently bought a full system, flat screen, ex council dell for £60.00, not directly from the council but does the job fine, till I get ours fixed.

[Plomien]

Try here..Ive bought a few from this place and very good..

http://www.mcscom.co.uk/section.php?xSec=36

What do you guys think to this one...?

(MX122) Optiplex-TW 755/Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2GHz/2048mb/80gb/COMBO Drive


Its in that link you sent.  Seems a good deal.  Can use the copy of XP I have already on the other knackered machine.  Also can bung the HDD in for extra storage, not that she needs it.  Comes to £147 delivered.

Unlikely you can legally reuse the old XP licence, as it was most likely OEM, thus non-transferrable.  If the COA says OEM, then no.

If its a retail version, it is legal to transfer to a new PC

However the odds are that it will work. THe validation for XP seems a lot less hard these days

as long as you transfer a piece of hardware across then the OEM will transfer as well as it is considered an upgrade

[TheBoy]

Try here..Ive bought a few from this place and very good..

http://www.mcscom.co.uk/section.php?xSec=36

What do you guys think to this one...?

(MX122) Optiplex-TW 755/Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2GHz/2048mb/80gb/COMBO Drive


Its in that link you sent.  Seems a good deal.  Can use the copy of XP I have already on the other knackered machine.  Also can bung the HDD in for extra storage, not that she needs it.  Comes to £147 delivered.

Unlikely you can legally reuse the old XP licence, as it was most likely OEM, thus non-transferrable.  If the COA says OEM, then no.

If its a retail version, it is legal to transfer to a new PC

However the odds are that it will work. THe validation for XP seems a lot less hard these days

Hard to see why you need to buy the software again just because you've bought some new hardware to run it on - assuming it's removed from the previous PC.

Then again, when have Micro$haft's EULAs ever been reasonable?

Kevin

The 'proper' full retail version can be transferred.  Its the 'limited' OEM, sold only to OEM's for £5-£50 depending on quantity (representing an massive cost saving over retail), that specifically say it cannot be transferred.

Some retailers have found a loophole allowing them to sell OEM versions to unsuspecting Joe Public for what is half the price of the retail version. JP reckons he's bagged a bargain, gets that warm glow from feeling he is legal, and everyone is happy. Until he finds out that it would have been cheaper to buy the retail one in the long run if he builds his own systems frequently.

The OEM licence is cheaper, and is limited in this way.

[TheBoy]

Try here..Ive bought a few from this place and very good..

http://www.mcscom.co.uk/section.php?xSec=36

What do you guys think to this one...?

(MX122) Optiplex-TW 755/Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2GHz/2048mb/80gb/COMBO Drive


Its in that link you sent.  Seems a good deal.  Can use the copy of XP I have already on the other knackered machine.  Also can bung the HDD in for extra storage, not that she needs it.  Comes to £147 delivered.

Unlikely you can legally reuse the old XP licence, as it was most likely OEM, thus non-transferrable.  If the COA says OEM, then no.

If its a retail version, it is legal to transfer to a new PC

However the odds are that it will work. THe validation for XP seems a lot less hard these days

Depends when it was last (re)activated - again retail versions are less tight on this than OEM

[TheBoy]

Try here..Ive bought a few from this place and very good..

http://www.mcscom.co.uk/section.php?xSec=36

What do you guys think to this one...?

(MX122) Optiplex-TW 755/Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2GHz/2048mb/80gb/COMBO Drive


Its in that link you sent.  Seems a good deal.  Can use the copy of XP I have already on the other knackered machine.  Also can bung the HDD in for extra storage, not that she needs it.  Comes to £147 delivered.

Unlikely you can legally reuse the old XP licence, as it was most likely OEM, thus non-transferrable.  If the COA says OEM, then no.

If its a retail version, it is legal to transfer to a new PC

However the odds are that it will work. THe validation for XP seems a lot less hard these days

as long as you transfer a piece of hardware across then the OEM will transfer as well as it is considered an upgrade

Nope, incorrect.  It has to be the 'same system'.  There is a loophole in the OEM reseller's agreement whereby new copies can be sold with certain hardware such as a mouse, but this is not the same thing.

[Plomien]

Try here..Ive bought a few from this place and very good..

http://www.mcscom.co.uk/section.php?xSec=36

What do you guys think to this one...?

(MX122) Optiplex-TW 755/Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2GHz/2048mb/80gb/COMBO Drive


Its in that link you sent.  Seems a good deal.  Can use the copy of XP I have already on the other knackered machine.  Also can bung the HDD in for extra storage, not that she needs it.  Comes to £147 delivered.

Unlikely you can legally reuse the old XP licence, as it was most likely OEM, thus non-transferrable.  If the COA says OEM, then no.

If its a retail version, it is legal to transfer to a new PC

However the odds are that it will work. THe validation for XP seems a lot less hard these days

as long as you transfer a piece of hardware across then the OEM will transfer as well as it is considered an upgrade

Nope, incorrect.  It has to be the 'same system'.  There is a loophole in the OEM reseller's agreement whereby new copies can be sold with certain hardware such as a mouse, but this is not the same thing.

odd they didn't say anything when I transferred mine, only thing that was the same was the DVD writer and a network card

[TheBoy]

Try here..Ive bought a few from this place and very good..

http://www.mcscom.co.uk/section.php?xSec=36

What do you guys think to this one...?

(MX122) Optiplex-TW 755/Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2GHz/2048mb/80gb/COMBO Drive


Its in that link you sent.  Seems a good deal.  Can use the copy of XP I have already on the other knackered machine.  Also can bung the HDD in for extra storage, not that she needs it.  Comes to £147 delivered.

Unlikely you can legally reuse the old XP licence, as it was most likely OEM, thus non-transferrable.  If the COA says OEM, then no.

If its a retail version, it is legal to transfer to a new PC

However the odds are that it will work. THe validation for XP seems a lot less hard these days

as long as you transfer a piece of hardware across then the OEM will transfer as well as it is considered an upgrade

Nope, incorrect.  It has to be the 'same system'.  There is a loophole in the OEM reseller's agreement whereby new copies can be sold with certain hardware such as a mouse, but this is not the same thing.

odd they didn't say anything when I transferred mine, only thing that was the same was the DVD writer and a network card

Activation rules are fairly complex (and differ between different products, and between OEM/Retail/Special versions), but if you leave enough time between (re)activation, and the key still has 'lives' left, you may be lucky. Reactivation takes place if its the same machine but has been significantly modified since original activation.