David Jenkins
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| posted on 25/8/06 at 01:26 PM |
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New computer?
I need to buy a new computer - just the base unit, as I have a decent screen, keyboard and track-ball mouse. Nothing too whizzy as I don't run
games, just t'internet and office stuff.
I don't want something with XP installed as I'll be running Linux. I'm either going to buy one of those 'barebones'
systems, or collect the bits and assemble it myself.
The question is, can anyone recommend a decent supplier of stuff like this?
David
(BTW: I have put computers together in the past!)
[Edited on 25/8/06 by David Jenkins]
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JamJah
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| posted on 25/8/06 at 01:32 PM |
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www.novatech.co.uk
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whitestu
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| posted on 25/8/06 at 01:33 PM |
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www.Ebuyer.co.uk are cheap for components - a painin the arse if you need to send anything back though.
I built my own from bits and it works fine.
Stu
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 25/8/06 at 01:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JamJah
www.novatech.co.uk
That's one of the places I've been looking at for barebones machines - do you have any personal experience of their kit? And the quality
of their service?
David
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JamJah
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| posted on 25/8/06 at 01:49 PM |
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have must have spent in excess of 2 or 3 k there in the last 6 or 7 years.
I have also used (and had troubles with ebuyer).
Only think i would say about novatech is that they are popular. so i always use the net rather than call. but recommended.
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awinter
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| posted on 25/8/06 at 01:52 PM |
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http://www.scan.co.uk
Good support if things don't work out of the box. Not quite as cheap as ebuyer
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JamJah
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| posted on 25/8/06 at 01:58 PM |
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sorry didnt really answer your questions.
if you have built feel free to but it isnt much different to barebones prices and if anythings wrong its there problem but they test everything proir
to dispatch.
to just get upand running, you should only need barebones and hd. they all have on board graphics and sound now.
they use good manufactures. ASUS (-sp?) or motherboards. Pentium and AMD for chips.
service is good. i am very fussy and have a few times disputed a few things such as a moniter sold as black but arrived with a silver front. but thats
never been on cases or internals which they obviously have to see before they sell.
always worth keeping an eye on their clearance page. sometimes a bargin in there, but often full of the serious networking kit overpriced for us.
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andyharding
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| posted on 25/8/06 at 02:11 PM |
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www.apple.com
I love my Mac Mini!
Are you a Mac user or a retard?
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Hellfire
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| posted on 25/8/06 at 04:08 PM |
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www.dabs.co.uk
Not bad service and prices...
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RichardK
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| posted on 25/8/06 at 04:16 PM |
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CCL are very good indeed.
Linky
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dave r
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| posted on 25/8/06 at 04:59 PM |
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http://www.powerc.com/cgi-bin/gp?pg=pc.main
used these guys for years.
great service, and good gear
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Catpuss
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| posted on 25/8/06 at 05:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RichardK
CCL are very good indeed.
Linky
Yep I've good reports of them
You could try a browse of uk.comp.vendors newsgroup (say using google groups).
DABS & ebuyer regularly get slated for poor after sales.
If you are anywhere near Leicester I can probably dig out an old Fujitsu PIII 350 (?)based server with SCSI drives. Its got a 2nd CPU slot too & a
DDS-3 tape drive. Its at my mates company and could do with shifting really.
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SixedUp
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| posted on 25/8/06 at 05:33 PM |
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I use Novatech a lot as they're just around the corner from me, and have been very pleased with them. They're amongst the cheapest, and as
I don't pay for delivery, usually the cheapest for me.
I bought one of their "motherboard bundles" a year or so back (motherboard, with processor and memory preinstalled) and have been very
pleased with it. I just took the old motherboard out the case, and put the new one in for an instant upgrade.
Just make sure your case and power supply are compatible with the new stuff before ordering!
Cheers
Richard
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Moorron
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| posted on 25/8/06 at 06:43 PM |
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i use overclockers.co.uk for all my pc bits. They have some cracking deals on at the moment, mainly high end bits tho.
They sell barebone and parts. Just dont go to thier shop (internet based mainly) or u will want to take a chair with u. The ques are massive.
U can specify the systems they do to not install XP and save some cash.
ssc.co.uk is where i got my pc from many moons ago. dont think they do bits tho...
Sorry about my spelling, im an engineer and only work in numbers.
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esn163
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| posted on 25/8/06 at 08:31 PM |
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Hi
We used these guys a couple of years back and had good service. Prices were very competitive when we bought ours
not too sure how they compare now but still look good if you already have a version of windows etc that you can use.
HTH
Ed
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joneh
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| posted on 25/8/06 at 09:30 PM |
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Comet do one for £149 with RH on it. You'll have to find your largest local store and order it.
Or:
You can send me a u2u with the spec you want and I'll get you a quote from my trade supplier. Most fuji machines I sell have a 3 yr on-site
warranty if that helps.
[Edited on 25/8/06 by joneh]
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DIY Si
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| posted on 25/8/06 at 10:45 PM |
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We bought an Apple Mac G5 imac off of ebay for £600, not bad for the quality of the machine. Would never go back to P.C's now I love the apple
too much. Ebay isn't bad when your looking for bits either. 
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 26/8/06 at 07:35 AM |
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overclclockers.co.uk are great Moorron, untill somthing goes wrong.
If you buy from them, you have zero chance of cancelling under the distance selling regs. They just refuse to honour them even though they quote them
in their terms and conditions
i even threatened legal action, they just wouldn't budge.
I ended up keeping the machine, but i will never use them again
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Peteff
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| posted on 26/8/06 at 08:51 AM |
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I buy from tekheads . They are good on returns, although I only ever had one problem, a DOA hard
drive which they replaced by return post.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 05:39 AM |
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Well, I spent some cash on a Novatech barebones system...
My, it's FAST! 
Just had to say that... now I've got to transfer all my files etc. onto the new box.
Thanks for all the help and suggestions.
David
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