cookie_monster Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 HI all, this isn't really a market that I've been involved in much but due to current money constraints I need to take a peep. My old desktop has died and I need to replace it with a budget tower basically just for web, docs etc nothing special. I already have a monitor and all the rest so I only need a tower. A quick google search brings up all manner of companies but I'm not 'sure' about any of them. Can anyone recommend a good company that will sell second hand desktops or should I just stop being lazy and build a replacement? Ideas? Cheers.
bossman Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 @cookie_monster: New innards to the tower you've i.e. MB, chip, coolerfan and memory won't cost that much and you will be up in no time.
Pyroman Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 Motherboard Bundles : Computer Supplies and PC Components from Novatech 1
cookie_monster Posted January 11, 2011 Author Posted January 11, 2011 I'm aiming for <£200 @ bossman: the old PC is very old, it would need the full works. It's got a 1GHz Duron CPU and a 20Gb HD to give you an idea. 1
tom_newton Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 (edited) http://www.ict-direct.co.uk - though the site seems down ATM... I am sure John used to post on here, and a bunch of people on here (myself included) have bought from there. Edit: site back up - the 150 quid HPs are great boxes Edited January 11, 2011 by tom_newton 1
featured_spectre Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 Agreed...John would be your best bet...shame tom beat me to the punch!
elsiegee40 Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 I got my father-in-law one of the ASUS Mini Desktops... it's been a fab little bit of kit for internet and document editing. They come in at around £250 with XP on I think. EDIT Something like this: Asus Eee Box 1007 Mini PC (Intel Atom D410,1.6 GHZ,1GB,160GB,WLAN,eSATA,Keyboard,Mouse,Win XP) 1
bossman Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 @cookie_monster: Tried these I have found them to be very good in the past for such things: Cheap Laptops, Computers and Cheap LCD TVs | Ebuyer.com Cheap computer: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/251310 Good hunting 1
cookie_monster Posted January 11, 2011 Author Posted January 11, 2011 Hmm looking at that threw up this unit that comes with Win 7 64 bit, it does break the budget a bit though but doesn't that always happen when you start looking Acer Aspire Revo R3610 Desktop PC (Intel Atom 330, 1.6 GHz, 2048MB RAM, 250GB HD, LAN WLAN, Windows 7 Home Premium, Integrated Graphics Plus Wireless Keyboard and Mouse: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories Just saw your last post bossman, that's looking like a good deal.
kernewek-sam Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 @cookie_monster: Tried these I have found them to be very good in the past for such things: Cheap Laptops, Computers and Cheap LCD TVs | Ebuyer.com Can I second Ebuyer. In a similar situation to yourself, I bought the parts from them and had no trouble, and cost a little bit more than £200 1
cookie_monster Posted January 25, 2011 Author Posted January 25, 2011 Well I still haven't decided but as I'll only be web browsing and producing word docs I'm tempted by one of these. Just need to find out if it will take 2Gb RAM. HP Mini 110-3104 Netbook (Intel Atom
36Degrees Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Or the obvious, eBay. I've bought several computers off there sticking to the usual rules of checking feedback, etc.
cookie_monster Posted January 27, 2011 Author Posted January 27, 2011 They don't seem to be going that cheep on ebay and with this one i'd get a G\T
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