mrforgetful Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 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?
Mandy Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 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.
Domino Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 Windows particularly? Recently moved my mother onto Ubuntu....great for what she wants...
powdarrmonkey Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 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
Haptic Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 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? Hiya Mrforgetful, Happy new year to you, We have a massive amount of deals available on systems , including the below, http://img.misco.co.uk/images/uploadedimages/med/20081001093304.jpg http://img.misco.co.uk/images/uploadedimages/med/20070807104331.jpg 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
mrforgetful Posted January 8, 2009 Author Posted January 8, 2009 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.
Mandy Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 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
Haptic Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 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. how about this fella, http://img.misco.co.uk/images/uploadedimages/med/20081010084847.jpg 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
rusty155 Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 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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