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Is this a good pc to buy?
27-06-2008 1:38 PM
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http://outlet.dell.com/Emea_Dfo/EuDispatcher?target=ShoppingCartPage&action=addSystemsToCart&session...
are celeron processor's dire- this is dual core though
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27-06-2008 1:56 PM
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27-06-2008 1:58 PM
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English - Vista Home Premium
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27-06-2008 2:12 PM
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Memory amount
Hard disk size
Unless there is an option for a TV tuner card you won't be able to watch TV
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27-06-2008 2:23 PM
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27-06-2008 2:29 PM
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27-06-2008 2:41 PM
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27-06-2008 2:59 PM
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Hard disk size should be at least 160GB
I am not sure if the graphics supports all the Vista features such as Aeroglass
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27-06-2008 5:22 PM
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I run lot's of applications - occasionally simultaneously - on a 1GB PC (with a 256MB swap partition).
Current memory use is 420MB (but only FireFox, P2P, GUI currently active)- the rest is just resting.
Of course this isn't the bloat-world of Microsoft.
BTW I have:-
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+
Graphics:- Nvidea GeForce 7300 GS 512 MB
Disks:- 72GB SCSI + 250GB SATA (for backups etc).
It wasn't all that expensive - (about £800(?))
"In The Beginning Was The Word, And The Word Was Aardvark."
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27-06-2008 5:27 PM
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27-06-2008 6:20 PM
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27-06-2008 6:29 PM
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I managed to get what I think is a great laptop, and it cost £359, take a look at your local tesco's store.
This is what i managed to get.http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.203-1098.aspx
The big surprise was the Nvidia graphics card that with the 2gigs of ram it comes with you can devote 128mb to (it is set to 64mb at default)
Hope this helps
Jase
Re: Is this a good pc to buy?
27-06-2008 6:53 PM
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When I bought my Dell, I opted for the basic offering, without backup, which comes as an extra and therefore adds to the price, but you can be caught out with things like that not being too obvious, and it doesn`t show until you get to the final page/price/pay now! so you have to go through the spec again. !
Edit:::: just had a quick look at the Tesco offering (as above) and that seems to be a tad better than the Dell.....
Includes 2gb RAM and also a integrated webcam also, the software package that is pre-loaded means she will be able to do things immediately, without having to install ....
and it is Vista Premium as opposed to Basic for the Dell.
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27-06-2008 7:01 PM
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27-06-2008 7:38 PM
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Th e second part referst to the (tesco) HP.
Re-read the post and the preceding posts too, to get the general idea ! ! !
Hth
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