Tam Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 (edited) My old Packard Bell Spirit Pentium 4 is getting a bit slow & unstable!!! - I am looking to replace it soon ! What would the best processor be to go for (without getting outrageous £££) I was thinking of Intel Dual Core (but are these different speeds???) & also a similar spec laptop ! (for her indoors) I was going to get them from a major PC outlet (PC world/currys etc) or Dell (or maybe get an independant shop to build one) Not too keen on ebuyer etc or online scammers Any sensible advice would be appreciated Edited March 30, 2008 by Tam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph5172 Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Was in PC world yesterday, only whilst waiting for the mrs to pick me up from the Airport and they have some very very good offers on. I was looking at the Micro PCs, they may not be the most powerful but for £450 you cant complain, and the base unit is the size of a small shoe box. If you are looking at PC world, use the web the prices are better and you can pick up in store, and dont take the extended warranty........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayward Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 try this this place has some good pc deals , google the company if you like you will find there reviews better than pc worlds ,they have been trading for a good 10year ive used them plenty with no problems ,i would have said try dabs but BT has bought them and the customer services has hit an all time low .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted March 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Thanks for that jayward but i think i'll stick to a Intel processor ! I am looking at this lot !!! any advice on the best offer / spec of these PC's http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products...;l=en&s=dhs http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/t...s=dhs&cs=uk (the best one) XPS 420 - slightly different spec from above ! http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw...gory_oid=-34078 & finaly a Costco offer with 20" flatscreen @ £588 http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/uk/en/ho/WF...1-81578125.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted April 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Any opinions on these systems please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob300w Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 PC world and Dell etc maybe the cheapest, but if you get any problems, in my experience, they do not want to know. having had two defective PC's in the last three years from big makers and loads of grief. I bought my last one from a local shop that build their own (Compusense-UK Ltd of Clacton), I've had a couple of problems, just drive over to them, drop off PC, pick it up the following day, no charge, service as it should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Out of those... HP mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted April 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Thanks Bob & Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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