Calling PC buffs

[PNL]

Honesty57 and I are going to buy a new PC and give our existing one to our daughter for our grandson Samuel now the one we have been looking at is at PC World and and is the Packard Bell2469 Desktop-Intel Pentium D820 processor with a 19" wide screen TFT monitor your opinions would be very helpful in our final decision Thank you to all that reply

 

[Stu DemonD]

Personally, I wouldn't buy a Packard Bell, let alone go into PC World and buy it.

What budget do you have, Phil? And apart from posting on forums , anything else you want it for? :chin:

 

[Hellcat]

Stop! Reverse! Run!

Get yourself a Dell. I'd normally advocate build-it-yourself but I'd rather you a Dell than a Packup-bell.

 

[Stu DemonD]

Ok guys, lets get hunting

The PC World PB2469 is here:

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/186543

Intel Pentium D820 Processor Type
2.8GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB Cache
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center
1GB DDR RAM
160GB Hard Disk Drive
Multi-Format Dual Layer DVD RW Drive
512MB nVidia GeForce 7300 SE Graphics
8-In-1 Media Card Reader
6 USB Connections
19" Widescreen TFT Monitor

All for £499.99.

Sure we can get better than that

 

[PNL]

Judging by both of your replies then we will pass on that this going to be a nightmare I can see it coming our budget is around the £600 mark but we need a new printer/scanner for Junes office work and we need the 19" screen because of my eyesight our Oldest son Chris is very capable of building one we are just looking to get what we want with the least amount of hassle and as quickly as possible so that we can pass this PC on June has just said that Tesco's are doing good deals have any of you any info on this also

 

[Hellcat]

HP Officejet 6110.. Scanner/Fax/Print/Copier

Bet you can get a Dell all-in-one for not much if you buy a PC from them at the same time.

 

[dave]

dell or mesh http://www.meshcomputers.com/ i bought a mesh for some one the otherday seemed to have less crap on it then a dell

 

[beau]

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[PNL]

I'm sure I have read on here that dell are rubbish is this right and have you had much trouble with yours beau [apart from self infliction that is ]

 

[Hellcat]

Dell arn't rubbish, most companies use Dell pc's as workstations.

Only issue is there isn't a Dell shop you can take it back to if it breaks. Good deal there by Beau - Free Vista upgrade when its released - nice!

As for all that pre-installed stuff, that's what 'add/remove programs' is for

 

[PNL]

So if we by a Dell and it goes wrong how do we go about sorting it out will we get a call out repair man or what

 

[beau]

I'm sure I have read on here that dell are rubbish is this right and have you had much trouble with yours beau [apart from self infliction that is ]

sure, all of mine have gone wrong, but i abuse them! my laptop, **** me, that got abused, and it kept on going even i dropped it from about 4 ft up onto wooden floor and the screen came apart it was so reliable

my new dell desktop, thats been making funny noises, but it still works, and i have knocked it over a few times i suppose.

and if they wasnt reliable why would many banks and companies have them?

 

[JonnyBoy]

Dell kit comes with a return-to-base warranty unless you pay extra for on-site. i.e. you have to send it back for repairs. That said, Dell stuff is very high quality and unlikely to break down. If I didn't build my own systems I would more than likely buy from Dell.

As for a printer, forget anything made by HP/Lexmark. The ink for these machines is extortionate. Epson make very good printers and compatible cartridges for most Epsons can be had off eBay for under £1.50 each

 

[Hellcat]

As for a printer, forget anything made by HP/Lexmark. The ink for these machines is extortionate. Epson make very good printers and compatible cartridges for most Epsons can be had off eBay for under £1.50 each

You get brand new print heads with a HP each time you change the cartridge. 3rd party carts are nearly as good as genuine HP carts. Epson are good for photo printers, but for office work HP dominate.

 

[PNL]

Dell kit comes with a return-to-base warranty unless you pay extra for on-site. i.e. you have to send it back for repairs. That said, Dell stuff is very high quality and unlikely to break down. If I didn't build my own systems I would more than likely buy from Dell.

As for a printer, forget anything made by HP/Lexmark. The ink for these machines is extortionate. Epson make very good printers and compatible cartridges for most Epsons can be had off eBay for under £1.50 each

Thanks for that ink cartridges are very dear for what they are and thanks Beau we may consider a Dell now any idea whose doing the best buys ?

 

[Virmin]

Mac Pro :devil:

http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObj...nclm=MacPro&wosid=q64DUJnhBokn2pfv2Xs1LRBA6hn

 

[Hellcat]

Mac Pro :devil:

http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore.woa/61034042/wa/PSLID?mco=A92D15A0&nclm=MacPro&wosid=q64DUJnhBokn2pfv2Xs1LRBA6hn

Freak

 

[Virmin]

It's the best way to be, most people I know who use mac are freaks :spin:

 

[dave]

As for all that pre-installed stuff, that's what 'add/remove programs' is for

but phil is like the people i get pcs for, wont know what to leave and what to remove

 

[Hellcat]

Tell you what, if he gets one and its full of junk, I'll remote tidy it.