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Thread ID: 64056	2005-12-01 10:28:00	what 2 buy	greenpercy06 (9343)	Press F1

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409289	2005-12-02 08:26:00	go for the Dell, I considered the computer was a piece of furniture and choose the Dell because it was the best looking , Oh god. Like you can choose the case with a Dell. Not. Whereas with a custom built PC you can have anything you like. And all without needing to ring India if it gets a problem.	pctek (84)
409290	2005-12-02 08:32:00	Hello Computer guy. What to look for? The whole package. Things to consider: -Performance-how well it will do as u use it:so consider how smooth it is when you are surfing the net or doing something like word processing -Speed of processor-You need a good processor to have a fast computer that can load applications and process data quickly. Look for nothing below 2.4GHZ -Specifications-The bigger or higher the better. I don't want to go into details cos you aren't familiar with computers, but look at RAM, Hard Disk, processor speed and other things such as graphics card or sound card. The higher it is in MB or GB, the better. -Features-It should have USB, Headphone jacks and other various features -Usability-Go for something easy to use-the keyboard comfortable to use, the touchpad or mouse not too much trouble and not hard to set up or start. It should have most of these features. And the difference between Celeron and Pentium is that Celeron is made using second hand Intel parts, and Pentium is a processor made with fresh parts-put simply. Celeron is a slow processor-it is not fast as a computer and things like application loading (when you click Word and it loads, for example) is slow. Pentium is a smooth running processor and fast.	Albert (482)
409291	2005-12-02 09:17:00	Brands do matter. You mean specifically "branded PCs". For instance an ASUS brand motherboard vs a Jetway brand motherboard. I know which one I'd be getting.... Correct. That is what I meant.	Strommer (42)
409292	2005-12-02 09:29:00	Personally I agee with Casper13 and go for the Dell, but you may also get good value from a specalist computer shop. I priced computers around the $2000 mark comparing Dell with 2 locally (Wellington) assembled ones. The specs were very similar and there was only $60 between the cheepest and dearest. I considered the computer was a piece of furniture and choose the Dell because it was the best looking , Also we had a good run with the Dells at work. Actually one of the locally assembled ones looked so horrible you could put it in the garage and it would make the Lada look good. With your intended useage you probably will need something around the $2200 plus mark, with at least 1024MB memory, a big hard drive, and a good graphics card. A good run with Dells... What about the Optiplex 270 motherboard issues? Ringing India is not a real nice experience either. Those black cases aren't very flash. There is a range of good cases these days that assemblers can use. Plus Dell only do those lovely power hungry Intels... Non-standard power supplies too.	gibler (49)
409293	2005-12-03 07:02:00	A good run with Dells... What about the Optiplex 270 motherboard issues? Ringing India is not a real nice experience either. Those black cases aren't very flash. There is a range of good cases these days that assemblers can use. Plus Dell only do those lovely power hungry Intels... Non-standard power supplies too. Actually my new Dell came with a nice shiney off white and silver case. In my 10 years of Dell ownership I have never had to ring India, Mongolia or anywhere about the computor.	tutaenui (1724)
409294	2005-12-03 07:12:00	My friends last name is dell his dad owns it he says :thumbs:	homer (363)
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