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I'm looking to buy a new pc as mine is a few years old now and starting to get a few problems now and again.
I don't need it for anything fancy just surfing the net, burning dvds, playing games, the usual stuff.
I've seen this one and thought it looked good but could any of you guys tell me if you think its a good deal or not as I'm no expert on this stuff. Its just the unit as I don't need a new monitor.
Here's the details
Dell Vostro 220 Base Unit - Price £229
Intel® Pentium Dual-Core E5200 processor (2.5GHz, 800MHz, 2MB cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium with Service Pack 1, 32-bit - English
2048MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]
250GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst cache
Integrated Intel® Graphic Media Accelerator X4500
Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio HD
Dell Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)
Dell 2 Button USB Optical Mouse
16x DVD +/- RW Drive
Microsoft® Works 9.0 - English
1Yr CAR Warranty
pc advice needed
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Re: pc advice needed
It is ok for the price - the reason why it is so cheap is because it uses the E5200, which is "old" technology (but absolutely fabulous for your purposes). I am not a friend of Windows Vista as it needs to much resources and makes our PC go slow, so maybe you can ask the dealer to have it with Windows XP or without any operating systems (for a lower price then of course) - then you will have to buy XP yourself, which is pretty cheap, look here: CLICK. On Oct, 22 Windows 7 will hit the stores, so then XP will be even cheaper, if you can wait this long.
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Re: pc advice needed
recommend getting a better processor that way you'll be set for the long term. I like that you've selected 2 GB of RAM. Hard drive will be more than sufficient. I'd also recommend downgrading to Windows XP.
You mentioned that you'll be using it for gaming, which kind of games. If you're a hardcore gamer, than I'd recommend upgrading your graphics card, it will make a noticeable difference.
You mentioned that you'll be using it for gaming, which kind of games. If you're a hardcore gamer, than I'd recommend upgrading your graphics card, it will make a noticeable difference.
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Re: pc advice needed
Thanks guys.
Only problem is this Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium with Service Pack 1, 32-bit - English is the os it comes with. It looks like I can only change it for other versions of Vista.
I've got XP on my pc now but don't have the disc. Is Vista really bad then.
Mike I'm not a hardcore gamer, just a few football games and games for the kids so the graphics card should be ok.
Only problem is this Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium with Service Pack 1, 32-bit - English is the os it comes with. It looks like I can only change it for other versions of Vista.
I've got XP on my pc now but don't have the disc. Is Vista really bad then.
Mike I'm not a hardcore gamer, just a few football games and games for the kids so the graphics card should be ok.