new computer - what type?

@Pmcbride (1081)
November 14, 2006 7:22pm CST
i'm thinking of buying a new desktop computer, i want to spend between £500 - £700 (approx $960 - $1340) what type should i buy, any comments would be greatly appreciated - i recently bought a dell and it is a bad pc(keeps crashing) i dont like it much so, i'm going to reboot it and give it to my son - any ideas?
8 responses
gfp0013
@gfp0013 (52)
• United States
15 Nov 06
I have a Gateway, got it from a friend of mine about a week ago, he gave me a great deal on it. It's used, but better then nothing!
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Pmcbride
@Pmcbride (1081)
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15 Nov 06
thanks for the reply.
j_thomas
@j_thomas (957)
• India
15 Nov 06
Hp desktop is the best in the market.it has good service also.
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Pmcbride
@Pmcbride (1081)
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15 Nov 06
will look into it, thanks for the reply.
wathanjim
@wathanjim (2214)
• United States
15 Nov 06
Have You thought about building your own?Or using a site like Tiger Direct to have one built to Your specs?Just a thought
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Pmcbride
@Pmcbride (1081)
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15 Nov 06
No, i haven't but i will now, thanks for the very helpful reply.
manzician
@manzician (4727)
• India
15 Nov 06
Hmmm... Take a duo processor...
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Pmcbride
@Pmcbride (1081)
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15 Nov 06
oh i will definitely, i'm looking forward to this, thanks for the reply.
idiosyncratic
@idiosyncratic (3560)
• Pakistan
15 Nov 06
hmm nice thinking ......
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Pmcbride
@Pmcbride (1081)
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15 Nov 06
thanks for the reply.
lockandr
@lockandr (68)
• Canada
15 Nov 06
I just purchased an HP-Pavilion dv5220 notebook computer. It's running great and it has a widescreen high-definition display. it's usually $1300, but i got it for $999
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Pmcbride
@Pmcbride (1081)
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15 Nov 06
sounds great, i'm going look about a lot b4 i buy this time, thanks for the reply
moneybags
@moneybags (220)
• United States
15 Nov 06
i havea dell and i love it but i got all the goody upgrades on it ran me about 4000
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Pmcbride
@Pmcbride (1081)
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15 Nov 06
i bought a dell because my old pc (which i loved) popped the heatsink off the processor and it could not be repaired. my dell is 3.0ghz pentium 4 with HT and 512mb ram, my old one was everex 2.0 ghz pentium 4 with 768mb ram and it ran twice as fast as my dell(plus it was 5 years old!!) i am not impressed. thanks for the reply.
freetime
@freetime (88)
• United States
15 Nov 06
I've had very good luck with my HP, I've had it for 3 years now and have not had any problems. I agree with you on the Dell, my dad has one that has had to have 2 hard drives replaced in the last year. My husband has a Sony VAIO laptop that he swears by and won't let go of for anything. Good luck!! This is a great time to buy one- lots of holiday sales.
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Pmcbride
@Pmcbride (1081)
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15 Nov 06
thanks for the reply, i will look into hp & sony i'm going to shop around this time.