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Post by tafkac on May 4, 2005 13:58:51 GMT
Right. I need a new computer. If only to allow me to hang around here more often, and post people MP3s. My old one is buggered and I'm guessing my housemates may be increasingly pissed off with me nicking theirs.
Is anyone in the know and have any fantastic advice about where to look for the best deals? I want a laptop which is as cheap as possible. I'm proper skint and my top limit is about $500.
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Post by John Brainlove on May 4, 2005 14:01:54 GMT
Has to be a laptop?
You could get your dream e-mac for £700.
It's the best computer I've ever had / used / seen.
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Post by Psyche on May 4, 2005 15:34:03 GMT
Mac's are good
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Post by wishpig on May 4, 2005 15:35:49 GMT
well apart from my one.
got it about 5 years ago. it was the new iMac G4 or something. was really really fast and it looked amazing.
its crap now.
point: don't get an old iMac.
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Post by Monpot on May 4, 2005 15:37:37 GMT
I got an eMac G4, with liek, loads of memory and ram and all that, cost me £800, then I stole about £400s worth of software from college. Bargain!
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Post by Fellalady on May 4, 2005 15:52:16 GMT
I've just inherited a G4 Power Mac. It's very big and I just keep looking at it thinking, Wow! I've never owned so much technology in all of my life. I'm finding it quite daunting actually.
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Post by cadd on May 4, 2005 17:04:11 GMT
I had a tower built to my spec the year before last. Got lots of memory, seperate dvd drive and burner. With a big monitor and photo printer it cost me £804. It would now cost about half that, maybe even less. Kept giving me gyp, no sound and printer not working for months on end. Coastal came round, looked at them, I saw a magic beam emit from her eye and they started working. She is not of this world and scares me.
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Post by tafkac on May 4, 2005 17:04:17 GMT
I can't afford a Mac OK! Enough of the Mac talk! Any other suggestions?
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Post by Wiggles on May 4, 2005 17:13:30 GMT
Build your own - it's easier than it sounds, and you don't have to pay for labour and a load of bundled crap you'll never use. Having said that, you can get a fairly crusty computer from Dell for £500, but you get technical support and a warranty.
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Post by cadd on May 4, 2005 17:14:16 GMT
I had one built for my mum last year, lots of memory, drive/burner combi. £209, now £189. Got someone I know to stick XP Pro in for some music in return.
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Post by tafkac on May 4, 2005 17:34:04 GMT
I had one built for my mum last year, lots of memory, drive/burner combi. £209, now £189. Got someone I know to stick XP Pro in for some music in return. Thats cheap! Is it a laptop or desktop? Anywhere you could point me? I know nothing of these things. |
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Post by Monpot on May 4, 2005 17:58:36 GMT
When Doug was buying his PC we went for a walk down City Rd -where the computer shops live. Asked in the first shop "how much will this set me back.." and specified exactly what he wanted. Got a quote. Went to next shop "This is what I want and this is what I've been quoted. Can you beat it?" He ended up paying about £300 (i think) for a kickarse one (although he got it without monitor and software).
Just don't get it in PC World -all that free software they bundle in costs you hundreds of pounds.
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Post by tafkac on May 4, 2005 18:00:47 GMT
Hmmmm. May try the same with Tottenham Court Road tomorrow. Its all too confusing. I can't make decisions.
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Post by SCL on May 4, 2005 18:26:52 GMT
I planned to spend 500 but ended up getting a Dell 5000 which was £700 but it's a good pute, I had to get my mate to set it up for me to get out of the set up fee of £80 - it's nice knowing that I've got lots of security if it all goes wrong tho. My credit card however is now useless to me....
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Post by cadd on May 5, 2005 0:05:46 GMT
The one I had built for my mum was a tower. It had no OS but came with keyboard/mouse/speakers. Added monitor and printer. Had it built in Glasgow in independent place.
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