As so often the case, as cheap as possible with the best spec.
To be honest I rate CPU and memory over HDD space etc.
Any decent offers around?
As so often the case, as cheap as possible with the best spec.
To be honest I rate CPU and memory over HDD space etc.
Any decent offers around?
How much is she looking to spend. Have a look in Our Advertisers Forum, there are lots of special offers in there. We have one for Dell PC + Monitor for only £359.
If you PM a price range/ minimum spec, i will send you some options.![]()

Windows particularly?
Recently moved my mother onto Ubuntu....great for what she wants...

Just a few weeks ago I got mine an HP dc5800 SFF desktop and 19" Viewsonic monitor for about £350. Slapped Debian on it and some stock packages and away she went![]()

Hiya Mrforgetful,
Happy new year to you,
We have a massive amount of deals available on systems , including the below,
Product Description HP Compaq dx2450 Microtower PC + 19 Inch TFT £325+vat With FREE Delivery
Form Factor MicroTower
Processor 1 x AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4450B dual-core processor / 2.3GHz
Cache Memory 1MB - Level 2
Chipset NVIDIA nForce 430
Storage Controller Serial ATA-300
Hard Drive 160GB - 7200 rpm
RAM 1GB (installed) (1 x 1GB) - 800MHz
Graphics Processor NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE Graphics
Monitor None
Optical Drive DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM
LightScribe Technology
OS Provided Genuine Microsoft Vista® Business
Dimensions (WxDxH) 16.5 x 37.3 x 36.5 cm
Weight 10.2kg
Warranty 1 Year Warranty
Let me know what you think
Core2Duo essential.
No monitor is needed.
Definately under £400, as close to £300 as poss.
2Gb RAM min, more the better.
Has to be Windows yes, I get enough queries with that I don't want to make my life more complicated by giving her something new to learn.
Acer - Veriton M464, Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6GHz, Vista Business/XP Professional Discs, 2Gb RAM, 640Gb HDD, DVD-RW, Keyboard & Mouse, 1 Yr RTB Warranty
Only £302.52

how about this fella,
Product Description NEC PowerMate VL260 Micro-Tower £275.00+vat Free Delivery
Processor 1 x Intel® Core 2 Duo® E4700 2.6GHz
Chipset i945GC Chipset
Storage Controller Serial ATA-300
Hard Drive 250GB - 7200 rpm
Networking Ethernet
Fast Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet
RAM 2GB (installed) - 667MHz
Graphics Processor Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
256MB shared memory
Monitor None
Optical Drive DVD+R9 Writer
OS Provided FlexLoad Operating System - Vista Business with XP Pro downgrade solution
Dimensions (WxDxH) 37.1 x 38.6 x 10.2 mm
Weight 5.4 kg
Warranty 1 Year OnSite Warranty
As much as it pains me to say it, have you looked at the Pc World sale offers? There are some very good deals to be had, such as:
Advent PQD5002 Desktop PC. Cheap Advent home and office computers from PC World.
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