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Hi Chris, can you help, I need a new desktop computer, the Dell I have is too slow and I am needing to spend money every year to get it fixed. What would you recommend ?
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i recently used one of buenchico's previous suggestions - AC computer warehouse to buy a refurbished laptop. It was an HP elitebook - very cheap and powerful with the choice of windows 10 or 11. Pleased with the overall buying experience and the HP's aluminium slim case laptop is a thing of beauty (to me) for under £500.
in my experience most people only use a fraction of their PC's ability anyway so when I am asked this I always say just buy a cheap one from ebay/amazon or one of the supermarkets. Well assuming you do not have specific needs. The only thing I would say is make sure it has SSD. eg
Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation
Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation
If you want a desktop, I recently bought one of these, more than enough for my needs:
https:/
currently 17% discount!
https:/
currently 17% discount!
Hi Tamaris.
For your basic needs, I'd want to see a machine with 8GB of RAM, a solid state drive (which doesn't need to be very big unless you're intending to store vast numbers of video files or similar on it) and Windows 11.
If you're tempted by a laptop, and you want to keep your expenditure down to a minimum, this is what I'd go for:
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(If you were using it at home, I'd add on a Bluetooth mouse. I hate touchpads!).
The Thinkpad X250 is a superb machine. (It's what I'm typing this one now!)
For a desktop machine, I'd certainly consider this:
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(Select the option to add on a 120GB SSB, taking the price to £154, and specify that you want Windows 11)
NB: I've used both of those suppliers, several times, and I've got 100% confidence in them.
If you'd rather head for Currys (even though I wouldn't!), this would be the laptop that I'd suggest for you:
https:/
. . . with this being the desktop machine that I'd go for:
https:/
For your basic needs, I'd want to see a machine with 8GB of RAM, a solid state drive (which doesn't need to be very big unless you're intending to store vast numbers of video files or similar on it) and Windows 11.
If you're tempted by a laptop, and you want to keep your expenditure down to a minimum, this is what I'd go for:
https:/
(If you were using it at home, I'd add on a Bluetooth mouse. I hate touchpads!).
The Thinkpad X250 is a superb machine. (It's what I'm typing this one now!)
For a desktop machine, I'd certainly consider this:
https:/
(Select the option to add on a 120GB SSB, taking the price to £154, and specify that you want Windows 11)
NB: I've used both of those suppliers, several times, and I've got 100% confidence in them.
If you'd rather head for Currys (even though I wouldn't!), this would be the laptop that I'd suggest for you:
https:/
. . . with this being the desktop machine that I'd go for:
https:/
Don't like curry's Chris, always trying to get you to take out warranties etc. It's a problem when I have noone here to help. I always think you give me the best help. I'll take a look at those. I only need it really for the printer etc, don't do much on it now since I gave up teaching Spanish to students at the beginning of covid.
