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| Thread ID: 81517 | 2007-07-30 02:59:00 | Purchasing a new desktop system | tonesthestudent (11266) | Press F1 |
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| 574128 | 2007-07-31 01:06:00 | So whats wrong with buying the quality parts from a local NZ shop and either having them assemble one or assembling it yourself? The fact that someone has to build the pc from the components, will they offer support, will the business last if I pay for more warranty, what if they break parts during support, what if you cant afford to peruse small claims, etc etc.... I understand you have a shop PCTek and you dont really want people running off buying PC's from other manufacturers etc, but slagging over other business equipment is not the way top go about it. I would of thought a professional had better class than that. Dell & HP give a standard warranty out of the box, for every PC you make a big 'who har' about, there are thousands that are just fine. Lastly,not everyone wants a spec'd pc, they just want to write letters and do a bit of surfing and e-mail, for which Dell & HP are perfect, which incidentally, is why most business buy there pc's from them! |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 574129 | 2007-07-31 03:59:00 | I have a dell, and it's pretty good imo. Really quite as well. | mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 574130 | 2008-05-18 04:51:00 | Ah so in the end my old laptop spat the dummy (wouldn't turn on) and I was pleasantly surprised by my family who purchased me a new laptop! How can I get the info off my old hard drive onto my new one, without taking it somewhere to be done? |
tonesthestudent (11266) | ||
| 574131 | 2008-05-18 04:59:00 | If you mean for the laptop, you'll have to get a usb enclosure for it and connect it. You'll have to reinstall whatever programs again |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 574132 | 2008-05-18 05:29:00 | Ok then you justify them? Or how about you justify why it was a bad recommendation, instead of just throwing your superfluous spanner in the works. Everyone's allowed an opinion, including you. Except, YOU justify why it was a bad choice. Don't be a jerk and get him to list parts one by one, just for your pleasure. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 574133 | 2008-05-18 06:37:00 | If your Motherboard is Asus and has a built in Realtec sound card you may get the symptoms described - try disabling the sound card & see what happens. By Mzee Probably good advice - beware of this combination if you have Acronis ! Misty ;) |
Misty (368) | ||
| 574134 | 2008-05-18 23:08:00 | Don't worry about Pete, he has his head stuck so far up his own arse he can't even see ****. Have a look through his post list. I think the sole point of his existence is to contradict and rubbish anything anyone else says. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 574135 | 2008-05-19 05:46:00 | Hey, students can play games too you know, so why not go for a 8800GT? Cheap as these days. If you are going for a 8600GT, get a 9600 GT instead. EDIT: Replying to the guy on the second page :P Sorry about that |
SPARTAN 860 (2618) | ||
| 574136 | 2008-05-20 05:27:00 | Ah so in the end my old laptop spat the dummy (wouldn't turn on) and I was pleasantly surprised by my family who purchased me a new laptop! How can I get the info off my old hard drive onto my new one, without taking it somewhere to be done? Get an IDE to USB cable, or backup enclosure kit. Should be fairly stocked in decent computer stores. I myself purchased a backup enclosure kit (www.pbtech.co.nz) from PB Technologies a while back, because my dad's laptop had bit the bullet and died. It works like a charm, seems a bit steep for the price, but best bet would be to look for something like that, as just the ide to usb cable is hella hard to find these days (I certainly couldn't find anyone stocking them in auckland). EDIT: Oh and just incase you are wondering what you need to do, you have to unscrew and remove your old hard disk from the dead laptop, insert it into the enclosure (the black box...has IDE connector pins inside it) and then connect a standard USB cable from the back of the enclosure box to you usb slot on your new laptop. Provided your old hard disk (from old laptop) wasn't the cause for it dieing in the first place it should work like a normal usb drive upon connecting to your new laptop. |
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