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Hi, do you think this is a good deal for a home computer? It will only be used for surfing, voip, e-mailing, writing sports reviews and mailing them on, printing photo's etc...
I have only added the modem, I have the printer and anti virus covered. Have I forgotten anything? Would like to hear all your techie comments please.
Carmen x
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What's the spec and the link?
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Components
PROCESSOR AMD® Sempron™ Processor 3400+ edit
OPERATING SYSTEM English Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Basic edit
HARDWARE SUPPORT Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only edit
MONITOR Dell™ 17" Value Flat Panel (E177FP) - UK/Irish edit
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MEMORY 512MB DDR2 533MHz Memory edit
HARD DRIVE 80GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst™ cache edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 16 X DVD +/- RW Drive edit
GRAPHICS CARD Integrated nVidia® GeForce® 6150 LE graphics edit
Accessories
KEYBOARD Dell™ Black Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Ire (QWERTY) edit
MOUSE Dell 2 Button USB Scroll Optical Mouse - Black edit
FLOPPY/MEDIA DRIVES No Floppy Drive edit
MODEMS Dell™ v92 Data/Fax Modem edit
SOUND SOFTWARE Integrated 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio edit
SPEAKERS No Speakers edit
Services & Software
SECURITY SOFTWARE No Security/Anti-Virus Protection edit
MICROSOFT SOFTWARE Microsoft® Works 8 - English edit
PHOTOGRAPHY SOFTWARE No digital photo sharing or editing software selected. edit
Also included with your system
Gedis Bundle Reference List D02C15a Dimension C521
Shipping Documents C521 Documentation with UK Power Cord
Adobe Reader Adobe Reader 7.0.8 - English
Order Information Dimension Order - UK
Standard Warranty Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only
Money Off Savings Save £20 Inc VAT
Dell Internet Order Dell Internet Order.
Promotions Hidden Option Class Free Monitor Upgrade from 15"FP to 17"FP
SYSTEM MEDIA Dimension Resource DVD for Vista (Diagnostics & Drivers)
OPPS! sorry
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I'm guessing it's dell Have you considered making your own pc?
You can build a pc for as little as £390 - £450 depending on what you are looking for.
Also it's worth shopping around for pre-build pc's Dell is ok but you can find better deals.
have a look at some of the following:
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OMG x2o...I really am not a computer techie ( I wannabee ) and the recipient of this computer is even less so Thank you for the links I will have a look at them.
Carmen x
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Thank you Andrew and Nickolai, I have been trawlling for weeks now and I am still as confused now as when I started ( too much info ) I would love to go to just one site and it would explain in non techie terms what I need for my needs...LOL..any suggestions
Carmen x
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AN 80GB hard drive is small for a desktop these days. And although 512Mb RAM should be enough for what you want to do now, it would be worth looking at 1024Mb RAM to save you having to upgrade it in the future as you may well find you want to do more things with your PC over time.
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Been advised by TECHIES I know to avoid DELL !
I bought an ACER laptop, bit neater,takes up less room,portable etc
£349 for comet (was £399 but got £50 off), 15.4 widescreen,80g hdrive, dvd rwriter etc depends what you want to use it for.
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Been advised by TECHIES I know to avoid DELL !
I bought an ACER laptop, bit neater,takes up less room,portable etc
£349 for comet (was £399 but got £50 off), 15.4 widescreen,80g hdrive, dvd rwriter etc depends what you want to use it for.
Not really heard much bad about Dell. If you're going to buy an average pre-built pc, I think you could do a lot worse than Dell for both quality and price. I'd consider myself quite techie and if I needed a cheap rebuilt pc I'd definitely consider Dell but I'd completely avoid comet.
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Not really heard much bad about Dell. If you're going to buy an average pre-built pc, I think you could do a lot worse than Dell for both quality and price. I'd consider myself quite techie and if I needed a cheap rebuilt pc I'd definitely consider Dell but I'd completely avoid comet.
I have to concur.
I'd avoid building one from the sound of things. Maybe for your next computer if you feel more technically able. Plus building pc's isn't any cheaper these days. In fact it usually works out more expensive. What you gain from doing so is picking the select, best parts for your money.
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I have to concur.
I'd avoid building one from the sound of things. Maybe for your next computer if you feel more technically able. Plus building pc's isn't any cheaper these days. In fact it usually works out more expensive. What you gain from doing so is picking the select, best parts for your money.
And I have to concur . I considered myself a die hard build it myself kind of person, but in the last year or two looking at costs of upgradingand the price of entire systems, I'm now seriously considering just buying an entire system and then maybe adding/replacing a couple of components from my current pc.
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I'm kind of in a self build sort of loop myself.
I've got a decent PSU, Case, Mouse etc... so only rarely (maybe every few years) need to upgrade those. I can't really afford the all out cost of a complete system, so every 6-12 months I may upgrade a certain component or area.
For example a few weeks ago it was my TFT, the upgrade cost me £100. 6 months before that it was my cpu/mobo/memory. In another 8 months (maybe) it may be a new graphics card.... and so on. So I never incur one huge cost (apart from when I initially built the system).
I may however, eventually be rid of my desktop completely and get something like a MacBook. Depends.
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Here are some sites that give you information on building a pc:
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Here are some sites that give you information on building a pc:
x2o... although I am going to try to put in a pci expansion card as soon as I pluck up the courage
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Yes superscraper, I know from experience Comet have a bad after sales service, and because of the novice stage, it would be great to have a good back up/ aftersales service.
Carmen x
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I wouldn't touch Vista Home Basic - the reviews in PC Pro last month (I think it was then) said that most vendors aren't even bothering with the most basic one. Either a better version of Vista or stick with XP.
I personally don't like Dell - I have a couple of Acer laptops, which I love, and have just bought a ZooStorm laptop from PCNextDay which is very nice.
HTH,
Faqqer
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Carmen
All the tasks you describe don't need an ultra powerful PC, the spec you describe would be just fine. DELL had problems in the past but they produce good quality reasonably priced products now and customer service is good.
Look here for the best prices on Dell products, as an option the Dell 1501 Widescreen laptop at £389 is a good buy, will do all you need and its portable.
Whilst some techies don't like Windows Vista for various reasons its not an issue in your case.
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Hi, do you think this is a good deal for a home computer? It will only be used for surfing, voip, e-mailing, writing sports reviews and mailing them on, printing photo's etc.
Sounds like you need an Apple Mac. It comes with all the software (except Skype - you'd have to download that), user-friendly and usually reliable - plus complete freedom from any worries about viruses, spyware etc.
I bought my 75 year old Mum a Mac Mini and she loves it.
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Does the at home service cover mean they will come to your home to fix any problems?
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Yeah a MacMini would be a good idea.
They cost £399, but you'd still need to buy a mouse, keyboard and monitor.
That may set you back, say another £150. So you'd be looking at £550.
What kind of budget do you have?