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| 208109 | 2004-01-17 21:08:00 | can anyone give me some idea on buying a desktop pc? im interested in Packard Bell imedia5004 or iextreme 6072 does anyone have some lowdown on them? Im not very computer savvy. Have had a HP Pavillion 6605 for past 4 years. I want something i can burn dvd and cds. Internet and run our small fishing bussines with. Please, Please some advice and ideas would be great. |
eliza (5132) | ||
| 208110 | 2004-01-17 21:21:00 | FWIW, I bought a Dell over the Internet a few weeks ago. For under $2K, I got a 2.6GHz CPU, LCD screen, 512Mb RAM + wireless keyboard and mouse thrown in. No delivery charge. It arrived by courier on the day they said it would. I unpacked it (excellent instructions were included), plugged it in and it worked. Plugged the network into the router and that worked first time as well!! I was very impressed. Two weeks later another package arrived - a colour jet printer. Part of the deal, but I didn't know it. So, for my money, I'm sold on Dell. Not sure about delivery/service to the Chats though. |
TideMan (4279) | ||
| 208111 | 2004-01-17 21:28:00 | thanks for the help tideman. | eliza (5132) | ||
| 208112 | 2004-01-17 21:30:00 | Specifications of imedia 5004 ( . packardbell . co . uk/products/node1601 . asp?partNumber=P842004501" target="_blank">www . packardbell . co . uk) and ixtreme 6072 ( . packardbell . co . uk/products/node1601 . asp?partNumber=P852000201" target="_blank">www . packardbell . co . uk) . >I want something i can burn dvd and cds . Neither of those two computers come with DVD burner just a DVD-ROM, but they both have CD writers (CD-RW) . If you are wanting to burn DVD's it sounds like you will be doing some video editing work on the computer . In which case you will want to have a reasonable graphic card (not onboard) . The ixtreme 6072 would be more suited in that case . Both machines only have 256 MB RAM, and again for video editing work, having at least 512 MB RAM is important . I see that you are from the Chatam Islands, is there someone who could perhaps custom build you a computer system and then provided local support for it? That way you can get the components required for your needs . |
Jen C (20) | ||
| 208113 | 2004-01-17 21:34:00 | Welcome to PF1 Eliza, Well either of those should suit your needs,and as most come with a burner now,that shouldn`t be a problem for you.The thing you`ll have to decide on is which OS, you are going to use.Windows XPhome is good,but for your business needs, XP pro may be better.I have a Packard Bell as you mentioned with XP home , and find it very good and user friendly. I feel you may have opened a can of worms here, as many members are very passionate about whats best, and this is just my own personal view. Best of luck DD. p.s. I fish out of Nelson. |
dumdum (4965) | ||
| 208114 | 2004-01-17 21:36:00 | hi and thanks for the imfo. we dont have local support everything has to be done thru NZ. maybe i dont need dvd burn yet but in future are these systems able to be upgraded? i deffinetly want something to write up cds. do u know packard bell computers? it seems not many know them. cheers |
eliza (5132) | ||
| 208115 | 2004-01-17 21:39:00 | thanks dumdum | eliza (5132) | ||
| 208116 | 2004-01-17 21:46:00 | Were you looking at the New Zealand (www.packardbell.co.nz) Packard Bell website? It is just I cannot find those two models listed on the local product range - I found them on the United Kingdom site which is where I got the specifications from. | Jen C (20) | ||
| 208117 | 2004-01-17 21:53:00 | yeah i was at the uk site i couldnt find the nz site | eliza (5132) | ||
| 208118 | 2004-01-17 22:01:00 | Try Noel Leemings.......thats who I got mine from.....sorry I don`t know the web address. DD. |
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