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jema
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Posted: Sat Jan 08, 05 7:03 pm Post subject:

mrutty wrote:

Why not wack the tower into a cheap file server, cheap motherboard £25, low spec AMD CPU and fan £40 RAM and huge HD. I'm just about to set one up for all my ripped CDs

That is certainly the way of the future. I guess in real terms though most of us are short of the clients to be served!

jema

neilk

Joined: 24 Nov 2004
Posts: 241

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 05 10:08 am Post subject:

Have a look at this:

Intel® Celeron® Processor (2.6GHz, 128K cache, 400MHz FSB)
512MB Single Channel DDR (1x512MB)
40GB (7,200 rpm) IDE Hard Drive
Dell QuietKey Keyboard
Dell PS/2 Scroll Mouse
48x CD-ROM
Microsoft® Works 7.0 - English
1Y CAR (Collect and Return)

NO MONITOR

clicky

Enter e-value code 111-D01241a

set the support service to 1Y CAR (1 Year Collect and Return)

Click Continue
Click Continue
Click Add to Basket

In the Enter coupon number box put
9D$3D2KJV4LDLD

Click Apply Coupon

£151.57 delivered

The £30 off only works in the small business solutions part of the website not home section.
Dell do not mind if you order from this section, just enter your name as the company name if it asks.

From MSE

jema
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 05 10:11 am Post subject:
Presumably with Xp Home? Basically that is a PC for about twice the price you would pay for XP jema

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 05 10:32 am Post subject:
I'm getting coupon error , it's £ 50.00 more for XPPro

mrsnesbitt

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 1576

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 05 12:01 pm Post subject:
mrutty what's a ripped CD? Can't you fix it?

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 05 12:27 pm Post subject:
Thanks Neil, I know the link is a bit old but it shows why it may not be worth building a cheap PC for me. Although I think that may have been a bit of a mistake when the published it, it may be about £200ish today, I'll look later. For info, Dell sell a 15" TFT with a 3 year wtee for 150 or a higher spec 15" TFT for the same price at the moment.

tahir

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Location: Essex

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 05 12:29 pm Post subject:
If you're talking about a PC for home use I'd build one, you can get some really quiet fans and PSU's, you'll be surprised how noisy they can be.

jema
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 05 2:48 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

If you're talking about a PC for home use I'd build one, you can get some really quiet fans and PSU's, you'll be surprised how noisy they can be.

It would still surely be a lot cheap to take up one of these offers and then mod the PC?

I built all the PC's in this house for the last 10 years until a few months ago when I bought a Dell, the economics just no longer made sense.

jema

tahir

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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 05 2:50 pm Post subject:
Depends if you take them apart every now and again too, I tend to rip mine apart regularly so I like having a good case that's conducive to such tinkering.

jema
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 05 2:54 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

Depends if you take them apart every now and again too, I tend to rip mine apart regularly so I like having a good case that's conducive to such tinkering.

Agreed, and also it is worth building if you want to get a "hot" system, but for a workhorse PC it is dfferent.

jema

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 05 3:30 pm Post subject:
Have a look at CCL for parts and complete PCs. I know nothing about this but a mate who does built us a lovely new PC that does lots of things beyond my comprehension for £270. https://www.cclonline.com/

sean
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 05 3:31 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

Depends if you take them apart every now and again too, I tend to rip mine apart regularly so I like having a good case that's conducive to such tinkering.

Doesn't that upset the tiny demons who do the sums?

tahir

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Location: Essex

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 05 3:36 pm Post subject:
The tiny demons are all inside my head

neilk

Joined: 24 Nov 2004
Posts: 241

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 05 3:55 pm Post subject:
Dell have extended their free delivery offer, if it's any use. Should work at the dell outlet too. EXTENDED! Offers valid on ALL DELL Dimension PCs and DELL Inspiron Notebooks Due to End 13/01/2005.

jema
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Posted: Tue Jan 11, 05 4:09 pm Post subject:

neilk wrote:

Dell have extended their free delivery offer, if it's any use. Should work at the dell outlet too.

EXTENDED! Offers valid on ALL DELL Dimension PCs and DELL Inspiron Notebooks
Due to End 13/01/2005.

Though it is of course worht remembering that it will be a cold day in hell when the latest "must end soon" offer, is not swiftly replaced by a cheaper one

jema

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