Me n Granny need advice about a new pc!

[wayneyboy1942]

As you may know I share this pc with Grannyclaret :yelrotflm
Now the one we,ve got is fine and we are going to give it to Digsy when with luck he moves house in a few weeks time!
The thing is we,ve no idea what sort of pc to get! We are just wanting it to surf the net,Granny wants an I-pod so we may need one that can do that sort of thing as well.
So where is the best place to buy one? do you think extra cover is needed? I've found out that on some things extra cover can be a waste of money!
So go on clue us in! :)

[jaseyboy]

i coulod sort it out for ya if ya wanted. does gc really want an ipod?

[wayneyboy1942]

Originally Posted by jaseyboy

i coulod sort it out for ya if ya wanted. does gc really want an ipod?

Jasey thanks for the kind offer matey!, but as we are hoping to buy one in the next few years we can't wait for you to get round to doing it! We are still waiting for Sam's pic yet! :p As for Granny's Ipod you never know! :)

[grannyclaret]

can you put REAL songs and music on ?????????,,not the sort of jason junk that you have stored on this computer ,,,would it make me all trendy ?

[Mattylad]

Forget extra cover.

Forget dixons, toys r us, pc world, time, tiny etc. they sell crap & have crap support.

The DELL PC's are often good but recently they too have been making them out of naff stuff & the graphics are always onboard.

I got mine from 3b computers in Nelson, a superb PC at little more than would have cost me from Dell & much less than from PC world for a higher spec.

Having your PC built up to specification at your local PC supplier could reward you with a better spec computer at a lower price with better quality of service.

All of them will hold you to the basic 12 months warranty (your legal right) unless you pay more for an extended worthless piece of paper.
However, local suppliers do not have the bullplop of head office etc to deal with & resolve issues much quicker & more to your satisfaction as they have a smaller reputation to lose etc.

Unfortunately I do not know of one in Cleveleys.

[grannyclaret]

thanks matty ,we just want a good basic computer ,not too high tec ,but with the things that matter...is p.c. world expensive then ..?thats the one nearest to us ...i know jaseyboy and his dad would probably help set it up and everything ,but they can do much more advanced stuff than us .we dont want to be paying out for things we are never going to use ..that place you know sounds good but it wont be practicle being in nelson.............

[Jason]

Matty has a good idea there by getting one built to your specifications,if you dont play games or anything like that on it then you can save on graphics etc etc.

Have a look through your yellow pages and pay a visit to your local (not national company)computer shop to check prices and specifications,get it down on paper and then come back here and we'll give you advice to see if it is ok and if the price is worth it.

YOU WILL NEED TO FIND OUT....

MB of Memory
Hard Drive Space
Processor
Monitor size

PRICES ??

[takersbabe]

id never go anywhere like pc world or dixons a complete rip off mine cost me just under £300 with everything included in that monitor the lot my bf built it for me :)

[grannyclaret]

thanks jason ,matty and t.b. for your help ..it might be a few weeks yet but we can be on the look out ..we were going to get this one up dated but its too old for broadband and we were told it would be cheaper to get a new one .............

[Col.Kurtz]

You could do one of those nightclasses that teach you how to build your own, then buy the bits online (with old computer lol).
I got a mate to build mine, but wouldn't mind knowing a bit more about setting them up.

[grannyclaret]

digsy has to use the works computer in his breaks and things ,so he might as well have this one ..we got it off jasey when they got a new one ,so its had a good innings..................

[janet]

I bought mine at pc world and it cost £600 two years ago.

[Mattylad]

Lest star with "what do you want to do on it" ??

Also, how much are you prepared to spend?

I paid £500 & some change for my AMD64 3000 with lots of everything that runs like a dream so that I can play games etc & it does.

If you don't want to play high end graphiocs games & never will then you do not need such high spec.
If you only want to browse the web, play online games, use SOHO stuff etc then
a basic 1000+ speed PC should be adequate & cheap enough.
I have seen them for sale for less than £200 to cope with that.

Let me know what you want to do & spend (by PM if neede) and I'll put a list of bits together from my local supplier for an idea for you.