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Thread ID: 105294 2009-11-26 05:13:00 Looking for a cheap new computer? Greg (193) PC World Chat
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833797 2009-11-26 05:13:00 I was browsing Trade & Exchange's website (www.te.co.nz)and came across this listing (http:).

The guy selling it is located in Auckland so I guess shipping would be extra. Also it doesn't appear that it comes with a monitor. But it looks like great value.

Anyway, the reason I mention it is that T&E is basically a competitor to Trademe, which has got to be a good thing.
Greg (193)
833798 2009-11-26 05:27:00 I was browsing Trade & Exchange's website (www.te.co.nz)and came across this listing (http:).

The guy selling it is located in Auckland so I guess shipping would be extra. Also it doesn't appear that it comes with a monitor. But it looks like great value.

Anyway, the reason I mention it is that T&E is basically a competitor to Trademe, which has got to be a good thing.

It is possibly a kid selling it, so you won't probably have any support or warranty with it. If it looks too good to be true, it usually is. I don't think it looks all that good value, doesn't seem to have a dedicated graphics card either.
robbyp (2751)
833799 2009-11-26 05:32:00 Maybe Blam6 or Blam listed. Or not. Sweep (90)
833800 2009-11-26 05:37:00 Dont think its 10 ghz. Even tho its quad core. gigabit is probably what the NIC is, not the speed of the net. And you could probably get something similar with monitor for less than 1500. Speedy Gonzales (78)
833801 2009-11-26 05:37:00 I just pointed the inlaws to one of these.

www.playtech.co.nz

Combined it with an Asus 22" LCD and they are happier then a pig in muck.
Metla (12)
833802 2009-11-26 05:38:00 I looked at the guy's other listings. It appears he's professional computer tech. Greg (193)
833803 2009-11-26 05:43:00 I just pointed the inlaws to one of these.

www.playtech.co.nz

Combined it with an Asus 22" LCD and they are happier then a pig in muck.
It seems I'm a bit out of touch with PC prices.
Greg (193)
833804 2009-11-26 05:48:00 I looked at the guy's other listings. It appears he's professional computer tech.

No pro tech would say such a completely stupid thing:
"10GHz(4 X 2.66GB)CPU "
pctek (84)
833805 2009-11-26 05:50:00 Maybe Blam6 or Blam listed. Or not.
He doesn't live in Mt Albert.
Renmoo (66)
833806 2009-11-26 05:51:00 i think thats the same guy a family member got one from.
the case certainly looks the same which in fact was the problem. no front air inlet, crap power supply which was barely doing the job and it was running an unsupported cpu.

old pc building trick is to skimp like crazy on all the parts people don't think about. ie cheap cases, psu. ive seen IDE cables left out, power leads not included etc.
tweak'e (69)
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