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i have done a search on the internet and found a sweet computer on pc worlds website

ADvent
3.2Ghz Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT Technology PC
512Mb DDR RAM
120 Gb hard drive
16 x DVD ROM drive
52 x CD Rewriter drive
256Mb Geforce FX5200 graphics
5.1 sound card
Windows XP Home

for less than £800.

This item was edited on Wednesday, 17th March 2004, 09:03

New LIDL offer from 25th, I don`t know enough about these things :/ to say whether or not it`s a better spec than the one you quoted but it looks OK to me!
Good luck...Flyer...

edit as i`m thick...£899.99 - no monitor details so I assume none supplied.

Amd Athlon64 3000+ Cpu
512 mb ddr 400 ram
Asus K8V-F Motherboard
Western Digital 200 gb 7200 rpm Hard Drive
Radeon 9800 pro all in wonder Graphics Card
8xDvd writer +and -
16x dvd rom
Memory card reader.
Asus wireless lan card.

This item was edited on Wednesday, 17th March 2004, 10:58

Is that without a monitor?

At www.novatech.co.uk there is this spec for £844

Standard Specification...
3.2GHz Intel Pentium 4 800MHz FSB
1024MB PC3200 400MHz DDR RAM
160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive 7200rpm 8MB Cache
128MB DDR GeForce FX5700 AGP Card
Sony 4x Dual Format +/- DVD Burner
16x DVD-ROM Drive
6 Channel Audio Sound
1 x RJ45 Network Port (10/100)
56K Modem

You would have to pay another £50 or so for Windows XP, but you`ve got twice as much RAM, a much faster video card, a faster hard disk and a DVD burner.

All very interesting I`m sure. However, I`m sure that this thread will reach `BBC` proportions if the benefits of one PC component against another is discussed. The machines mentioned do offer good value but in today`s PC market place do they really qualify as bargains?

And there`s still the Tchibo Laptop at £899.


Hardware

Mobile AMD Athlon™ XP-M processor 2600+
512 MB DDR RAM
60 GB hard drive
Multi Standard DVD /CD Burner (DVD-RW/-R/+RW/+R & DVD-ROM & CD-RW / -R)
15.4" TFT Widescreen Display (15:10)
ATI™ Mobility® Radeon® graphics with up to 128 MB shared memory
Internal 56K V.90 modem
10/100 MBit/s. Fast Ethernet network card
Software (OEM versions):

Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition, pre-installed
Microsoft® Works 7.0 & Entertainment Pack, containing:
Microsoft® Encarta
Microsoft® Picture IT Photo
Microsoft® Flight Simulator 2004
Cyberlink Home Cinema
Ahead Nero Burning ROM 6
Pinnacle InstantCopy
Power Director
Music Match
Power DVD
Internet access software:

AOL
Accessories:

Laptop bag
Li-ion battery
"Ice Age" DVD
Weight: approx. 2.9 kg

the lidle pc would certainly be worth the extra 99 quid on the pc in the first post, Imho.

its a pretty tasty spec.


VROOM VROOM!!

".. another ?50 or so for Windows XP"

Not really necessary if you`re replacing an existing PC. Windows 98 is still perfectly usable, and since Microshaft belatedly realised that if they stopped supporting W98 (as they had planned to do from January this year) people might replace it with Linux, which is not as hardware hungry, they have extended the support/critical updates for at least another 2 years (and then you can buy Linux...).

Meant to add, have a look in Micro Mart, out on Thursday, for the current state of prices. I wouldn`t pay more than 500 notes for a desktop computer at the moment, unless it was VERY special.

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".. another ?50 or so for Windows XP"

Not really necessary if you`re replacing an existing PC. Windows 98 is still perfectly usable, and since Microshaft belatedly realised that if they stopped supporting W98 (as they had planned to do from January this year) people might replace it with Linux, which is not as hardware hungry, they have extended the support/critical updates for at least another 2 years (and then you can buy Linux...).

Yep, I can`t argue with that. Just thought it was useful information if he was going to directly compare systems.

Picked up an Aldi`s flyer this morning and they are going to be selling a pc again from April 1st , there was no mention of price / spec but they are normally very good value , might be worth waiting for a couple of weeks.

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