Recomend me a computer

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Oct 26, 2013 14:57:32 GMT Bluefish said:

@freefromsmoking I will have a closer look at the two and try and decide lol How does an imac compare to one of these? cos they look good, but is that what you are paying for the looks? Oh and as to BB I am on 100meg so shouldn't be a problem there.

I have always been a Microsoft man as I think Apple, although very good products, are always overpriced compared to their competitors. Why don't you ask the advice of PC Worlds in store advisor regarding the two models that you are interested in  ...  I have always found that they are quite honest and straight talking with their recommendations especially as the difference in price of these two is not too great and therefore the sales commission will not sway him too much.

[Balllsy]

I recently bought a new Lenovo PC with windows 8 and it's great

[Bluefish]

Yeah we were comparing it in the shop to a Lenovo they there Balllsy, I think I just prefered the look of the HP one

[Mev]

I would highly recommend these www.pcspecialist.co.uk/custom-computers-and-laptops/

choose your own specs and all best parts used, not the generic rubbish used in most if not all brands you'll see in the high street.

[Bluefish]

Oct 26, 2013 15:05:26 GMT @freefromsmoking said:

Oct 26, 2013 14:57:32 GMT Bluefish said:

@freefromsmoking I will have a closer look at the two and try and decide lol How does an imac compare to one of these? cos they look good, but is that what you are paying for the looks? Oh and as to BB I am on 100meg so shouldn't be a problem there.

I have always been a Microsoft man as I think Apple, although very good products, are always overpriced compared to their competitors. Why don't you ask the advice of PC Worlds in store advisor regarding the two models that you are interested in  ...  I have always found that they are quite honest and straight talking with their recommendations especially as the difference in price of these two is not too great and therefore the sales commission will not sway him too much.

will do that ffs also need to get them to chuck in a wireless printer haha

[Balllsy]

We went for the white one because fro some reason the black was £100 more with exactly the same insides !

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Posting in this thread has me lusting over all these lovely shiny PCs .... must resist temptation ... must resist temptation!for now

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Oct 26, 2013 15:16:23 GMT Bluefish said:

Oct 26, 2013 15:05:26 GMT @freefromsmoking said:

I have always been a Microsoft man as I think Apple, although very good products, are always overpriced compared to their competitors. Why don't you ask the advice of PC Worlds in store advisor regarding the two models that you are interested in  ...  I have always found that they are quite honest and straight talking with their recommendations especially as the difference in price of these two is not too great and therefore the sales commission will not sway him too much.

will do that ffs also need to get them to chuck in a wireless printer haha

That would be a good bargaining point if you do decide to go for the more expensive one  ...  tell him you aren't sure but you might be persuaded to go for the more expensive on if he could sweeten the deal with a free wifi printer  ... get the wife to play hard ball and say that they are all very expensive and she would prefer a cheaper one etc. 

[Bluefish]

[Bluefish]

Ok, from mev's link i have done this


Chassis & Display
Maestro: 23.6" 10 Point Multi-Touch Screen (1920x 1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4670T (2.3GHz) 6MB Cache
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
Intel® HD Graphics 4000 Video Memory Technology up to 1.7GB
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 4 in 1 Card Reader (SDXC/MMC/MS/XD)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® N135 802.11N (150Mbps) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options
4 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® MK520 WIRELESS KEYBOARD & MOUSE COMBO (£39)
Speakers
2 x INTEGRATED 5W SPEAKERS HIGH QUALITY SPEAKERS
Webcam
INTEGRATED 720P 30 FPS HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Quantity
1

Price: £951.00 including VAT and delivery.

Now is it the same as or better or worse than this, and have i missed anything off ect, www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/desktop-pc-monitors/desktop-pcs/all-in-one-pcs/hp-pavilion-touchsmart-23-f281ea-23-touchscreen-all-in-one-pc-21469782-pdt.html?awc=1598_1382798366_9f8ee65ac751a20724055d88b70c9572&srcid=369&xtor=AL-11&cmpid=aff~VigLink%20Inc~Communities%20%26%20UGC&istCompanyId=9a35962d-802d-4e67-9721-0a3328ca1f02&istItemId=qqpxmxaa&istBid=t

[Bluefish]

Just had a thought, i know that's the second one this year, but does windows 7 work on a touch screen?

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Oct 26, 2013 16:00:44 GMT Bluefish said:

Just had a thought, i know that's the second one this year, but does windows 7 work on a touch screen?

windows 7 will work on the PC but the touch screen won't as it requires windows 8 (I think).

[hiddenusername]

Oct 26, 2013 15:05:26 GMT @freefromsmoking said:

Oct 26, 2013 14:57:32 GMT Bluefish said:

@freefromsmoking I will have a closer look at the two and try and decide lol How does an imac compare to one of these? cos they look good, but is that what you are paying for the looks? Oh and as to BB I am on 100meg so shouldn't be a problem there.

I have always been a Microsoft man as I think Apple, although very good products, are always overpriced compared to their competitors. Why don't you ask the advice of PC Worlds in store advisor regarding the two models that you are interested in  ...  I have always found that they are quite honest and straight talking with their recommendations especially as the difference in price of these two is not too great and therefore the sales commission will not sway him too much.

I work as a multi disciplined IT geezer on all operating systems, my preferred is red hat (free OS based on Linux) but for ease of use and "it just works" I run red hat/windows/etc as virtual machines inside mac OSX.

in short, you say you dont have any knowledge of running a mac and think they are overpriced.

my advice, don't listen to the guy who doesn't know what he is advising against

AND DEFINATELY DONT ASK THE GUY IN PCWORLD

you will never install a driver for mac, they dont need them, you will not have to run anti virus software for a mac, there are like 2 viruses ever and apple update to fix it, programs auto update themselves, more secure, etc etc etc.

for business with AD SCOM SCCM etc then windows can be very secure and thats what I do for business around the globe, but for a home user who just wants to use it, a mac will be a much easier and enjoying computer.

p.s. how much is windows 8? about 100 quid ? and office ? about 350 for the full version ?

how much is mac OSX maverics ? = free

and mac office ? = free

and time machine for back ups ? you would pay about 200 quid for anything near as good on a PC, on mac its free.

im not pro mac just have alot of experience with them (computers in general! lol) and if you want a nice home pc that just works and will hold its value if you ever want to sell it, buy a mac.

Thanks

Gary

[Bluefish]

Cancel that thought, course it does it's just they say win 8 was made for touch screens

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Hey .. steady eddie! I am as much entitled to my opinion as the next guy, especially as Bluefish asked me for my opinion.. Also please note that I acknowledged the fact that I had no experience of Apple products but that I thought that they were expensive. I am sure that Bluefish will value your professional opinion but please respect the right of teh non professional to express an opinion without derision.