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what computer to buy??
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hi , this is my first post and i was hoping for some advice
i,m thinking of upgrading my p.c to a dell xps 420 with the 24″ true color flat panel monitor
does anyone use this system and can they recommend it
thank you :)Paul, two things:
1. I use DELL at both work and play and I find them very good. The LCD flat panel, if switching from a CRT, will make a huge difference especially when working with digital images
2. Brace yourself for a MAC vs. PC debate
I can recommend the Dell as well, it’s what I use and I’m happy with it. 24″ is a good display, too.
Mac vs. PC: final word – use whichever you prefer. Just comes down to that, basically.
Peter
:D thanks guys big help i,m going for the xps. .
great forum by the way :DHi Paul, and welcome.
That should be a fine choice. Just make sure you get loads of memory if you’re planning on running Photoshop, Lightroom etc, and especially if you’re going to be running Vista, in which I presume you won’t have the choice. They’re complete hogs on system resources, I’d suggest at least 2Gb. Also get a reasonably decent graphics card (avoid the onboard Intel ones). By decent I don’t necessarily mean expensive but aim for something with 256Mb onboard memory.
John
Hey man,
I use a Mac but use whatever ya want.
Definitely agree about the RAM, at least 2GB’s. Plenty of it.
The Dell with that monitor would be a fine choice.
paul gray wrote:
hi , this is my first post and i was hoping for some advice
i,m thinking of upgrading my p.c to a dell xps 420 with the 24″ true color flat panel monitor
does anyone use this system and can they recommend it
thank you :)Hi Paul, suggest that unless you are going to use your PC for gaming, there is much better value in the Dell Inspiron!
€849 will get you an Inspiron to include a 20″ monitor and 2 speakers – the XPS has a higher grade processor just for gaming…
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If you buy a PC with Vista have the option of using your memory stick as RAM whcih is very handy as you can buy an 8G stick for about £50apx, just stick it into a rear usb and away you go.
Guys, armed with your excellent advice, the results of my labours :D are as follows:
System would be a Dell Inspiron 530 with Dual Core 2.67GHz, 4096GB RAM, 320 GB HDD, 256MB G/Card, for €779
combined with a
Viewsonic 19″ monitor (with S/PVA panel) for €272,
Total package is €1051.
It seems good, what do you think?
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Dont buy Dell Head over to komplett and buy the parts your self and Do a Self build.
http://www.komplett.ie/k/cart.aspx €1039 check out that list. and Dell tec support is Brutal ive often been on the phone for over a hour to be told to press a few buttons, self build is the best way to go.
i spent 1500 2 days ago for a mate for a gaming rig so if your into your gaming a 256 meg card wont get you far the one i picked out wont get far either but if your not a gamer its perfect
opps here it is had to redo it but this time its €1,014.50 note this is a None gamer rig simply your every day basic pc will run every thing needed if you are planing on vista ild opt for a better gft card
this list includes a 20″ acer monitor
spud wrote:
opps here it is had to redo it but this time its €1,014.50 note this is a None gamer rig simply your every day basic pc will run every thing needed if you are planing on vista ild opt for a better gft card
this list includes a 20″ acer monitor
the advice i was given was to get lots of memory (this just has 1056mb?) and a monitor with a S-IPS or S-PVA panel (this has the TN Film type?) I sound like an expert don’t I lol
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should be 4 gig in the list.
monitors are a hard thing to pick for somone its all down to personal choice and what u need the list i gave is a good rig all round ild recmend them pars and have a good look trough all teh monitors with in reason to see if u can find the type you are looking for
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