where can i get a good deal on a desktop pc for home use?

Question

just a normal family pc

Answer 1

http://www.blackfriday.info Lots of good sales coming next week.

Answer 2

family pc or home pc are amongst the most expensive, leaving out gaming pc's., cause u need multimedia, tv tuner, good sound & all
so first criteria would be the operating system has to be win xp media centre 2005, not xp-home or xp-pro

gimme u'r budget max. or preferable & also the monitor u prefer
can scan exact then plus other personal preferences if any !
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scan the dell outlets for refurbished stuff
>> they great actually, normally wrongly configured for client & hence returned or maybe some scratch / dent !

http://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlineSales/topics/global.aspx/arb/online/en/InventorySearch?c=us&cs=22&l=en&s=dfh

or in uk

http://outlet.dell.com/Emea_Dfo/EuDispatcher?country=GBR&target=InventoryPage&lob_constraint=DIM
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just an example i found & liked

SYSTEM SPECIFICATION
Dimension E520 (System Identifier. ZB1AE25B)
Dimension E520 Pentium D 915 Processor Dual Core (2.80Ghz, 800Mhz FSB, 2x2MB cache
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005

System Price £341.01

Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
Memory: 1024MB DDR2 533 [2*512]
Hard Disk Drive: 250GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive
Video: Video card ATI Radeon X1300 Pro 256MB DVI/VGA output with 1xS-Video Output
Modem: V.92 Modem Data/Fax/Voice PCI UK
DVD Drive: DVD+/-RW (Read/Write) 16x (1 Drive
Software: BT, AOL, Tiscali ISP Combination
Image Restore Utility
MISC: Mouse Dell Wheel USB 2 Button Scroll Black
Dell Quietkey Black Keyboard

Answer 3

I have a few Dell 110/1100 Desktops that are refurbished by Dell comes with a 90 Day warranty from Dell they have 80 Gig Hard Drive with 256 MB Ram windows XP Home and lots of other softwares. [e-mail]

Answer 4

I like dells, you can order online, the very best is to find a hand me down from a geek in your family, most geeks want the new super fast computers, but the ones they get rid of are great as a family PC because most just surf information,

Answer 5

Commet Electricals are amazing I got mine for under two hundred and fifty pounds and it runs amazingly fast 512 mb ram, and 3.0 gig processor.


I can run multiple applications and files at once and get decent downloads if your looking for a budget pc go their prices are amazing you won't get robbed.


Pc world rob you so do maplin mind you to an extent aswell

Answer 6

Woolies are doing good deals lately. Just bought a decent laptop for £399.99.
They do desktops too.

PC World have some decent ones, but don't let them persuade you to buy extras or insurance.

Answer 7

to be honest - you cant beat pc world or currys. theres a lot of hype surrounding dell and the like but the support is rubbish and there's a lot of horror stories!!

stick with the high street on this one. you'll get no support from ebay!

Answer 8

ebay, dont get dell they are rubbish and pc world is a con, you could also try buying a pc magazine, they list suppliers in them that give you a lot better deal than pc world

Answer 9

It's good for gaming.it's better to choose a Dual core CPU with higher clock speed because games usually need more Clock speed.anyway this CPU is good for gaming.8600GT is a good graphic card but it's not good for professional game in high detail or max detail.good luck

Answer 10

My mom got a really nice emachines pc and my neice a compaq at wal mart for 500 bucks. I was really surprised at just how good they are.

Answer 11

Dell