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153897 2003-06-21 00:27:00 ok and i know most of you have heard this before,
what ram or memory amount do i or should i get for this puter?
and apart from a printer and possibly email at some stage i wont need anything else on it, has anyone seen anything suitable between $ 1-2 thousand? or less?

have had a flyer about Dell computers buying online (new) anyone seen that mailbox flyer? or has anyone used / got a Dell?

remeber this thing wont need all bells and whistles just a plain simple puter. (LOL is thier such a thing?)

and my location is Wanganui so my store positioning is not great ( access to them i mean)

and i would like good back up if something goes wrong.

any ideas?

beetle
beetle (243)
153898 2003-06-21 00:44:00 The Dell Dimension 2350 for $1400 or $1500 is fine. We have a couple at work. Only thing is, from reading your last post, you want win98, not xp, so that will be a problem with Dell. wotz (335)
153899 2003-06-21 00:46:00 What have you got there...dick smith, wharehouse stationary? They usually have the "deals" but because they rely on others for backup, that may not be suitable.

Tried approaching a couple of local companies and asking them ? Let them know that you are seeking prices elsewhere and to keep their quotes competitive.

Not familiar with Wanganui, so unable to help with actual names.
Pheonix (280)
153900 2003-06-21 00:56:00 This Computer shop is in your home town :First Computers (www.firstcomputers.co.nz)

They offer barebones systems which may suit you as you have only basic needs for this computer and already have a monitor.

This set up (www.firstcomputers.co.nz) may suit you. Just need to add a hard drive (20 gig 5400 rpm), CPU (basic intel celeron), and some RAM. You should be able to get Win98 OEM from them as well.

Being from your home town will mean easier access to support if and when you need it.
Jen C (20)
153901 2003-06-21 01:13:00 yes we have farmers, dick smith, noel lemmings, warehouse stationary, and i have never heard of this first computers place but we have that too.

why is the dell not good with win 98?

i was kinda hopeing just buying something off the shelf but, am open to sugeestions here,

what does a barebones system actually start with if you need to add all that other stuff Jen C ?


thanxs for all suggestions
something else to look at may get a more suitable computer this way

beetle
beetle (243)
153902 2003-06-21 01:16:00 Dell ships with winxp home as standard. I doubt you will get them to supply win98, so you will pay for WinXp and still have to get a copy of Win98. wotz (335)
153903 2003-06-21 02:22:00 Friend of mine got someone's old dunga took it to a computer person had a cd rom stuck in(2nd hand) - all up $300 . 1 . 2 gig HDD 32Megs ram (old stuff) and . . . uh can't remember exactly but something like 300 mhz CPU and it works fine . The comp . I use has 700 mhz CPU 128 megs Ram and there is no noticeable difference . (To the human user that is . )

You don't have to spend very much if you want to do emails, a bit of surfing, lite usage . I belive most people have vastly overpowered computers for what they use them for .

m:Dc
mark c (247)
153904 2003-06-21 02:39:00 er callista is a hospitality program that runs the phone system and booking in / out of people at motel..

and we did have about 70 + ram put into current system for original computer to be boosted but at around 100 it still was not enuf to run it succesfully before it got zapped by a power surge due to car taking out pole down the street.

so we just may need a little more memory / ram

beetle
beetle (243)
153905 2003-06-21 02:48:00 is this it beetle?

www.callista.net


nice looking set-up.

If you dont mind me asking who set it all up for you?
metla (154)
153906 2003-06-21 02:53:00 oh,and nothing wrong with Dell's untill its time to get it looked at,then you hit the exact same problems one gets when buying through companies situated elsewhere. metla (154)
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