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Originally Posted by Nick Goodall
£200-300 get me anything worth while??
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These days for that kind of money you should be able to get something substancial, it all depends on what you want though, a Windows 7 spec machine (as in able to run Windows 7) should cover all the bases & be future-proof for a few years.
Best advice i can say is get one built in an independent place (unless you know anyone proficient in PC building) if you want to get the most for your money but make sure you get a proper licenced copy of the operating system with the machine & open office is a very good alternative to spending money on MS office.
If i was going to suggest anywhere on the high-street i would say go to Staples, they always seem to have a good range of PC's & know what they are talking about & for about £250-£300 you should be able to get something like a high end PC with a branded name on the front. Avoid places like PC world because quite frankly you may as well buy a computer from the local butchers as the local butcher would have better know-how about computers than the salemen in PC world who would just try to fill your head with confusing tech to make out they know what they are talking about & to rub salt in the wounds what they sell "cheap" is end of the line stuff or products under their own brand names which means you have to keep going back to PC world spending money should it go wrong (& it often does) or need repairs.