Buying new pc?

Question

I am going to buy a new pc desktop.Which brand and which model you recommend.Which brand you think is the most reliable?

Answer 1

i really like HP..but I have heard Compaq is very good too.

Answer 2

It's a personal choice but I can tell you what not to buy. Don't buy a packard bell or advent or some machine from aldi. If you live in the uk try not to buy a dell. They seem to have better back up in the U.S. than here. Majority seem to go with hp and if I was going to buy a new pc then hp would be on the list along with compaq and acer.

We have 2 acer laptops in our household now, without a desktop but have hp printers before and have had no problems.

Have a look at www.ebuyer.co.uk or get a price to have one built up.

Answer 3

First of all decide what you are going to use it for, there is no point in buying a £2000 gaming computer to browse the web and play music. Buy a magazine or two Micro Mart is only a couple of quid (out weekly) and look through the adverts in there. Personally I prefer to deal with companies who will customise the spec to suit your usage. Most of the big operators Dell, Packard Bell etc only give a twelve month warranty, many smaller specialist companies will give twelve months parts and labour with another two years labour only. Micro Mart have a web site http://www.micromart.co.uk which has some excellent forums you can check out others experiences there. Good luck .

Answer 4

I'm a fan of compaq/hp, I've owned 3 of them and they've never broke down on me. But also, it's really no big deal if they did.

The thing about desktop computers is that they are modualr. You can replace almost any single peice with relitive ease. I've modded my compy like crazy, new burner, more memory, bigger hard drive.

Personally, I feel the single biggest thing to worry about when buying a new computer is the motherboard/processor. You see, if there is something about your computer you don't like, you can always upgrade. Not enough ram? upgrading takes 2 mins. Not enough space, get a new hard drive. Most people dont like to open up their computers, but the fact is upgrades are simple. It just may seem like a daunting task.
The only thing that's hard to change on a computer is the mobo/processor.

Answer 5

If it were a desktop I'd build my own. If you don't think you're up to that (and it's not that difficult) then consider getting one custom built. There will be no great saving either way but you should be able to get exactly what you want rather than what some manufacturer thinks you want, at best a compromise. In short you should get a great machine not cluttered with rubbish that you'll never use.

I would not recommend a Dell as I know too many people who have had problems with them.

Answer 6

I'm a big fan of HP/Compaq. as far as desktops go, you can get a real good one for around $800 for the whole bundle. I recommend any desktop with these specifications: at least 1gb of RAM, at least 100gb hard drive, at least Core Duo processor. these are the main things you need to look at. HP does have their "Slimline" pc, which is smaller than the regular tower, and comes with built in wireless card, and great specs for the price.

Answer 7

Hi,
The best way is to get a "Bare Bones System" and then install all your own software and also the old CD or DVD drives etc and most important it's "Really CHEAP" to do it this way, and you can then easy upgrade it later with branded Systems you can't do this. Hope this helps.

Answer 8

HP without a doubt at the moment. Just voted best for customer support and they have a great range of options desktops and laptops.

Answer 9

build your own, you might learn something about PCs while ur doing it, besides, you only need to put what you want in it. Oh and it's a whole lot cheaper too

Answer 10

dell is good company, as a destop, highly reaible.