Computer Advice ?

[F Body]

OK my geeky friends I need a new " VERY CHEAP " computer ?
Want to run Excel, Powerpoint , Word and the Internet ( Broadband )
I also need a CD writer.
I'm thinking Desktop and lots of people are saying "Dell" but the cheapest without a monitor is £330
Aldi are doing a nice 17" LCD monitor for £99 this week, but I'm fecked if I'm paying nearly £450 for a basic system
Anyone got an ideas ???????

[55starchief]

PC World have some basic machines, 15" celeron for £260 or £299 with 17" neither have CD Writers but rob linked a CD writer the other week for £8

[Kenny]

I can get you the following from Dell for £320.92 (Inc VAT & delivery):

Catalog Number / Description
Base:
AMD® Sempron™ Processor 3400+
Microsoft Operating System:
English Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Basic
Hardware Support:
Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only
Monitor:
Dell™ 17" Value Flat Panel (E177FP) - UK/Irish
Memory:
512MB DDR2 533MHz Memory
Hard Drive:
80GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst™ cache
CD/DVD Drives:
16 X DVD +/- RW Drive
Video Card:
Integrated nVidia® GeForce® 6150 LE graphics
Gedis Bundle Reference:
List D02C15a Dimension C521
Shipping Documents:
C521 Documentation with UK Power Cord
Adobe Reader:
Adobe Reader 7.0.8 - English
Order Information:
Dimension Order - UK
Standard Warranty:
Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only
Money Off Savings:
Save £20 Inc VAT
Dell Internet Order:
Dell Internet Order.
Promotions Hidden Option Class:
Free Monitor Upgrade from 15"FP to 17"FP
Keyboard:
Dell™ Black Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Ire (QWERTY)
Mouse:
Dell 2 Button USB Scroll Optical Mouse - Black
Floppy Drives:
No Floppy Drive
Modem:
No Modem
Sound Cards:
Integrated 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio
Speakers:
No Speakers
AntiVirus & Security Software:
No Security/Anti-Virus Protection
Microsoft Application Software:
Microsoft® Works 8 - English
Digital Photography:
No digital photo sharing or editing software selected.
Dell System Media Kit:
Dimension Resource DVD for Vista (Diagnostics & Drivers)

[55starchief]

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/desktops_better?c=uk&cs=ukbsdt1&l=en&s=bsd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/desktops_better?c=uk&cs=ukbsdt1&l=en&s=bsd

£279+vat with a 17" monitor from dell small business

[Kenny]

Bad news about the offer I can get from Dell Employee Purchase Program is that the upgraded monitor (15" to 17"), upgraded optical drive (CD-RW to DVD RW), and £20 off ends today, so would need to order soon.

That said, they normally replace offers with new ones pretty quickly.

[FUBAR]

Martyn, you have a PM

[Pod]

Quoting: F Body

I need a new " VERY CHEAP " computer ?
Want to run Excel, Powerpoint , Word and the Internet ( Broadband )
I also need a CD writer.

If that's all you want to do, look at a second hand computer rather than new.
Pretty much anything from the last three years or so should do the job.

OpenOffice (http://www.openoffice.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.openoffice.org/ is a legally free, compatible equivalent to Microsoft Office. Worth a look to save some cash. Worst case, you don't like it, uninstall it and you're no worse off than when you started.

[55starchief]

Quoting: Pod

OpenOffice (http://www.openoffice.org/ is a legally free, compatible equivalent to Microsoft Office. Worth a look to save some cash. Worst case, you don't like it, uninstall it and you're no worse off than when you started.

is that like star office? which i think they had on the machines at uni when i was there

[Pod]

Star office was the original one. Way back it was renamed Open Office (and has improved no end in the process) but Sun still do their own version of it which is called star office.
It's all the same thing really.

[ianjpage]

OpenOffice for teh win!!!111

we use it here at work on all machines!!

[FUBAR]

'tis ok, martyn is sorted for Office

[Rob]

Check out some of these.....

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/store/26/cat/Home-PCs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/store/26/cat/Home-PCs

[F Body]

Thanks Guy's gona have a mooch around the geek shops on Saturday.

Wonder what I can get for £17.50p