Is this one....

[bludvl_x19]

Is this computer any good? Im just looking for one that I can do basic internets and wp on, with the possibility of upgrading to run some graphics programs later on.

This one took my fancy in a catalouge sent out, what do you who are more experienced at this rekon?

http://www.officeworks.com.au/owbd/b2c/init.do

 

[TroyO]

Which one?

Troy.

 

[colin79666]

need to give us an item #
that site uses frames (bad bad...) so your url just points to the frontpage

 

[bludvl_x19]

Heres the Item number: DE260821KT

 

[TroyO]

Interesting compact design, but you are very limited if you want to expand the machine later on. On board graphics is crap so forget gaming or high end graphics stuff. All right for the internet and word processing though, and it has a decent size screen.

Troy.

 

[TroyO]

Here is some more info from Dell site.

http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/pro...l=en&s=dhs&cs=audhs1&~lt=popup&~tab=designtab

Troy.

 

[Papa P]

Can I just say that spending $1399 which is something like £700 on a PC to do basic word processing and using the internet is just nucking futs!

You can spend ALOT less on a PC which will do exactly that. Hell I built my own last year for £500 and that included a 22" monitor! Even off the shelf you can get something that will do just what you want it to do for alot less...then you can spend any extra money on a good graphics card if thats what you're wanting to do.

However the card I got with my build plays CS:S without any problems, and the same can be said for Photoshop!

 

[Argonought]

Can I just say that spending $1399 which is something like £700 on a PC to do basic word processing and using the internet is just nucking futs!

You're dead right there

These days you can pick up a ready built system for not much more than £200 (but avoid Vista at all costs if you can :yuck

As long as the case includes a PCI-e slot then you can buy a decent graphics card later on if you're into gaming (aside from being a gaming :nutter

Another £100 will get you a decent monitor and away you go

 

[bludvl_x19]

I only chose it cos it had a pretty case No, seriously.

I have no idea about tech specs of computers, or how much I should pay for things. Oh well, back to square one

 

[bludvl_x19]

I only chose it cos it had a pretty case No, seriously.

I have no idea about tech specs of computers, or how much I should pay for things. Oh well, back to square one

Ok, is it worth me buying a desktop computer and a laptop like a eeepc, or should I just spend the money on a decent laptop?

 

[5abr3]

Ok, is it worth me buying a desktop computer and a laptop like a eeepc, or should I just spend the money on a decent laptop?

depend's what kind of things you are intending on doing? If you intend on playing new/recent games I would advise desktop suitable to play them first then consider a laptop afterwards (or budget around something like an Eeepc)

 

[Vimto Rolf]

or be a real man and get one of these

www.apple.com

and get either an imac or mac pro:yum:

then get a nice eee pc or eee pc competitor of which there are now loads

 

[5abr3]

or be a real man and get one of these

www.apple.com

and get either an imac or mac pro:yum:

then get a nice eee pc or eee pc competitor of which there are now loads

since when does an OS/hardware define what a real man is?

Perhaps he doesn't want OS X or apple, I ahve no idea what the market is like in his country either so they may be 5x more the price difference *shrug*

 

[Vimto Rolf]

since when does an OS/hardware define what a real man is?

Perhaps he doesn't want OS X or apple, I ahve no idea what the market is like in his country either so they may be 5x more the price difference *shrug*

lol tis a joke.

just my personal suggestion

 

[5abr3]

lol tis a joke.

just my personal suggestion

didn't spot a ''

I wouldn't have a mac unless it was going to be categorically better by my requirements, which so far they never have been and the air is yet another advertising joke (Asus had a micro laptop as did dell for ages, Apple made it out like they had just thought of it and no-one else had, and that isn't the first for their "creative" advertising lol)

All comes down to what the end user needs them for

 

[Papa P]

or be a real man and get one of these

www.apple.com

and get either an imac or mac pro:yum:

then get a nice eee pc or eee pc competitor of which there are now loads

 

[payney1]

If you just want a machine for surfing net and word processing, and stuff like that then why not go for either the Samsung NC10 or Acer aspire A150. Both reasonably cheap and fairly good, like the ee pc, but better.

 

[Vimto Rolf]

didn't spot a ''

I wouldn't have a mac unless it was going to be categorically better by my requirements, which so far they never have been and the air is yet another advertising joke (Asus had a micro laptop as did dell for ages, Apple made it out like they had just thought of it and no-one else had, and that isn't the first for their "creative" advertising lol)

All comes down to what the end user needs them for

tbh i couldnt be happier with my mac. it was the operating system that swung it but now i have a vaio as well which is great except for vista business which is coming off soon

not cool not cool

If you just want a machine for surfing net and word processing, and stuff like that then why not go for either the Samsung NC10 or Acer aspire A150. Both reasonably cheap and fairly good, like the ee pc, but better.

there are loads of different umpcs these days samsung, sony, hp, asus, acer and toshiba all make them