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Buying a new PC
« on: 05 January 2007, 11:19:43 »
Hi all...

I'm fed up of fixing the old box of crap I call a PC so I'm looking to buy a new one.  Anyone got any recommendations or places to steer clear of?

I want nothing super-quick, as the budget won't stretch and I just don't see the point.  I surf the web and download my photo's onto the one I've got, but the motherboards burnt out, the disc-drive's failing, DVD Burner is tempremental and I can't bring myself to salvage it.

The wife's after going to Rip-Off World at the weekend, but I just don't beleive they offer the best value for money.

Thoughts?

Cheers!
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Re: Buying a new PC
« Reply #1 on: 05 January 2007, 11:23:27 »
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Hi all...

I'm fed up of fixing the old box of crap I call a PC so I'm looking to buy a new one.  Anyone got any recommendations or places to steer clear of?

I want nothing super-quick, as the budget won't stretch and I just don't see the point.  I surf the web and download my photo's onto the one I've got, but the motherboards burnt out, the disc-drive's failing, DVD Burner is tempremental and I can't bring myself to salvage it.

The wife's after going to Rip-Off World at the weekend, but I just don't beleive they offer the best value for money.

Thoughts?

Cheers!

I would look at a Dell.
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Re: Buying a new PC
« Reply #2 on: 05 January 2007, 11:28:14 »
If it was me buying avoid PCworld as the systems they supply only come with the basic software and so if you do have issues its a rtb job which can be a pain.

Dell as a rule are pretty good for supplying the full operating system with there systems so to me they get my vote, had 4yrs of installing them and found niggly things from factory which were easily rectified.

I guess the best way is to search the net as you may get a better deal.

Just my tuppence worth.

HTH
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Re: Buying a new PC
« Reply #3 on: 05 January 2007, 11:29:31 »
Look at Dell, OR ebuyer packaged systems. You will not find a system at PC world that has any kind of value for money, they are all oversold (as in the sales assistants make them sound better than they are).
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Re: Buying a new PC
« Reply #4 on: 05 January 2007, 11:37:21 »
I'm quite keen on Dell - used them at work now for 4/5 years and they seem much more reliable.

What about the AMD / Intel battle?  My experiences of AMD are quite mixed.  I had an older 1.4 that ran comfortably, but worked with a 64-bit based thing at work which used to overheat and die on a regular basis...
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Re: Buying a new PC
« Reply #5 on: 05 January 2007, 11:56:28 »
Intel are currently in front with the Core 2 Duo's, but not by a lot. AMD's Athlon X2 line of CPU's are cheaper and pretty damn good. AMD = Better bang for buck IMO.

AMD have always been pretty decent, but before the Athlon came out they were the underdog's. AMD and Intel's current market share is pretty even, with the slight going to Intel.
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Re: Buying a new PC
« Reply #6 on: 05 January 2007, 12:05:54 »
I usualy 'roll my own' but, a couple of years ago we had an opportunity to get one through work which you paid for before tax (nothing like depriving Mr Borwn of some cash) so got one that way.

It is a HP (some will slate it) and its been very good, it uses all third party components which I was surprised about and has never missed a beat....but then it was one of the top end machines....in its day!
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« Reply #7 on: 05 January 2007, 12:08:59 »
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I usualy 'roll my own' but, a couple of years ago we had an opportunity to get one through work which you paid for before tax (nothing like depriving Mr Borwn of some cash) so got one that way.

It is a HP (some will slate it) and its been very good, it uses all third party components which I was surprised about and has never missed a beat....but then it was one of the top end machines....in its day!

I've heard some of the HP systems are pretty good aswell, although I have not had any experience with them yet.
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Re: Buying a new PC
« Reply #8 on: 05 January 2007, 12:49:58 »
I've just rebuilt mine. Gave it a bit of an overhaul :D (set me back £520 for only 4 components though).
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Re: Buying a new PC
« Reply #9 on: 05 January 2007, 13:17:51 »
if you can wait a while for the next apple os version (Leapord) which will have boot camp built in, the lastest macs are very fast, and keenly priced.

Now you can run windows and Mac OS on mac's i find them very good... 17" iMacs are well priced
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Re: Buying a new PC
« Reply #10 on: 05 January 2007, 13:46:57 »
I have indeed looked at the macs, and they're tempting, but how long will we have to wait?
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Re: Buying a new PC
« Reply #11 on: 05 January 2007, 13:56:26 »
...and this Core Duo stuff?  Some of the 'new' clockspeeds seem low - like 1.87  How do these compare with the higher clock speeds on the non-duo core'd processors?

God I wish they'd just invent one box to solve everything.  Soooo many options.  It's a bloody minefield.  >:(
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Re: Buying a new PC
« Reply #12 on: 05 January 2007, 14:07:18 »
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...and this Core Duo stuff?  Some of the 'new' clockspeeds seem low - like 1.87  How do these compare with the higher clock speeds on the non-duo core'd processors?

God I wish they'd just invent one box to solve everything.  Soooo many options.  It's a bloody minefield.  >:(

These new core duo2 chips are bloody fast!!

i'd go for 17" iMac with the 2.16Ghz chip, its duel core so 2 of those, (roughly 4.2ghz)

very, very fast.

I have the core duo 1.8ghz in my mini mac and its damn fast, but mine is the intel core duo, the core duo2 is even faster  ;)

New apple OS should be out this month or next ... (can't let vista have all the fun) you could use boot camp but that expires in July...

The new macs come with remotes so you can watch dvds and films in bet, 2 of my mates have them 20" versions, can highly recommend them  :y
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Re: Buying a new PC
« Reply #13 on: 05 January 2007, 14:53:57 »
Clock speed doesn't give you any idea of the speed of a CPU really. There's a lot of other factors to consider, but the Core 2 Duo architecture is incredibly efficient/fast etc.

I'd only bother with a Mac if you like fashionable computing.
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Re: Buying a new PC
« Reply #14 on: 05 January 2007, 14:56:33 »
Put a Dell in for my Dad last night, nice bit of kit, he is pleased.
Just remove all the rubbish they put on, bit of installing and restoring, and he is very happy.
AMD system, 1g memory, 19" tft etc, all about £500
His old one went bang just before Christmas, PSU taken more with it :(
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