Reasonably priced computers and laptops etc?

[bright1064]

Can anyone help me out with this?

I'm just looking for a shop or an online retailer who sells PC's at a good price. We need a new one, but funds are low. What could I get for £300 these days?

Thanks.

 

[London Calling]

dell, amazon any low price acer

 

[Superphil]

I got a PC with the fasted spec AMD Athlon Dual Core processor (64 bit) with an ASUS motherboard, 8GB RAM, 500GB HDD from Palicomp on ebay for £210.

Never had a non Intel PC, but I have to say it is fantastic. You buy them sans OS, but if you have an OS from a previous PC then there is no point buying another one.

 

[Mendoza]

£300 wont get you a laptop good enough to play Football Manager 2009. Need to up your budget, a little

 

[London Calling]

I got a PC with the fasted spec AMD Athlon Dual Core processor (64 bit) with an ASUS motherboard, 8GB RAM, 500GB HDD from Palicomp on ebay for £210.

Never had a non Intel PC, but I have to say it is fantastic. You buy them sans OS, but if you have an OS from a previous PC then there is no point buying another one.

what would pay for a similar dell one etc?

 

[bright1064]

£300 wont get you a laptop good enough to play Football Manager 2009. Need to up your budget, a little

You have obviously done your research on me! I would like a computer capable of running FM2009, but also capable of doing OTHER things such as t'internet and work stuff.

If I up the budget to £300-£400 will that do?

 

[bright1064]

Oh, and I'd prefer a proper PC as opposed to laptop, Brett.

 

[Bozza]

You have obviously done your research on me! I would like a computer capable of running FM2009, but also capable of doing OTHER things such as t'internet and work stuff.

If I up the budget to £300-£400 will that do?

Aye aye, do I spy that £10 en route to the Sponsorship fund at last?

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

I use ebuyer - very very good value for money and uber good support. Following advice from NSC just bought a good Acer for around £300 including 19" flat screen. Well worth a look. Ordered Wednesday, box in the kids bedroom now.

Would avoid lappy at that price point though.

 

[Superphil]

what would pay for a similar dell one etc?

I can;t see any PCs on Dell site that support 8GB RAM, but I would imagine that you would be looking at at least double to get as high a spec bare bones PC from Dell

 

[bright1064]

Would avoid lappy at that price point though.

Yeah, my experiences with laptops have not been good ones. Me and my ex shared two Dell laptops, and they both blew up after about a year!

 

[London Calling]

I can;t see any PCs on Dell site that support 8GB RAM, but I would imagine that you would be looking at at least double to get as high a spec bare bones PC from Dell

 

[Barnet Seagull]

8GB of RAM? I've a box with 5 Virtual OS's on it and it runs comfortably on 6GB, why would you need 8GB?

 

[Superphil]

8GB of RAM? I've a box with 5 Virtual OS's on it and it runs comfortably on 6GB, why would you need 8GB?

It came with 8GB so I decided not to take 2GB out just to be like yours. And I was asked the question, "what would pay for a similar Dell one", and as Dell don't seem to do a unit that takes 8GB I couldn't provide the comparison asked for.

 

[king Wombat]

£300 - build your own. It really isn't complicated and you'll get a much better machine than what you can buy for that.

or for £350 This laptop looks quite good
HP 6735S AMD ATHLON QL-62 2GB 160GB 15.4 DVD-RW VISTA BUSINESS/XP PRO MEDIA GW694AV#DEAL1 from Microwarehouse

 

[bright1064]

Could I run games like Football Manager on Pentium 4

What kind of processor should I be looking to get with the computer?

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

I've never been convinced by Dell. Cheap components in over-priced computers with no after service. You're paying for the brand (I know this from experience). Can't see why some people rave about them unless they have not experienced other kit and are dealing in a bit of cognitive dissonance?

 

[bright1064]

What CPU would people reccommend? Is P4 too outdated now? Should I be looking at other options instead.

I'm mightily confused with all this computer business. I've never brought my own one before!

 

[beorhthelm]

I got a PC with the fasted spec AMD Athlon Dual Core processor (64 bit) with an ASUS motherboard, 8GB RAM, 500GB HDD from Palicomp on ebay for £210.

and it turned up and it works? you'd pay that for 8GB of RAM or the CPU alone.

 

[bright1064]

I got a PC with the fasted spec AMD Athlon Dual Core processor (64 bit) with an ASUS motherboard, 8GB RAM, 500GB HDD from Palicomp on ebay for £210.

Never had a non Intel PC, but I have to say it is fantastic. You buy them sans OS, but if you have an OS from a previous PC then there is no point buying another one.

Is this the one mate?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Athlon-DUAL-CORE-AM2-5000-2GB-250GB-GeForce8100-XLgt_W0QQitemZ120338695711QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_DesktopPCs?hash=item120338695711&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1308