Scummer Posted 28 December, 2009 Share Posted 28 December, 2009 Hi. My brother in law is looking to buy a desktop. Doesn't need anything flash, he'll mainly be browsing the web, doing a bit of wrod processing and accounts etc. Doesn't do much gaming (he's got a PS3 for that), only needs to be able to handle championship manager. Wants to spend less than £500. Anyone know of any good deals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummer Posted 29 December, 2009 Author Share Posted 29 December, 2009 Anyone? Forgot to mention his router is in the loft so he's going to need some wireless connectivity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mewsta Posted 29 December, 2009 Share Posted 29 December, 2009 This one is £329 however comes without monitor altho you can pick a 17" one up for £50 and also need to get a wireless card but you can defo do for under £500 if you shop around a bit! http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/minicat/new/upsell/lc_d005603?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essruu Posted 29 December, 2009 Share Posted 29 December, 2009 Mac Mini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baj Posted 29 December, 2009 Share Posted 29 December, 2009 Mac Mini. + 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted 29 December, 2009 Share Posted 29 December, 2009 I recently acquired one of these ... http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0968368956.1262085687@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccciadejellflekcflgceggdhhmdgml.0&category_oid=&sku=921749&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null My only complaint is that the lead on the mouse isn't long enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_stevo Posted 29 December, 2009 Share Posted 29 December, 2009 http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/568462/compaq-cq5223-quad-core-desktop-pc- with this http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?rlz=1C1_____enGB348GB348&sourceid=chrome&q=pci+wireless+card&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=18375475569954024154&ei=xSU6S7GIMIGk4QbL8YiqCA&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CBsQ8wIwAg#ps-sellers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummer Posted 29 December, 2009 Author Share Posted 29 December, 2009 http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/568462/compaq-cq5223-quad-core-desktop-pc- with this http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?rlz=1C1_____enGB348GB348&sourceid=chrome&q=pci+wireless+card&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=18375475569954024154&ei=xSU6S7GIMIGk4QbL8YiqCA&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CBsQ8wIwAg#ps-sellers That looks good. Tesco site says it's already got wireless built in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_stevo Posted 29 December, 2009 Share Posted 29 December, 2009 So it does....even better then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummer Posted 29 December, 2009 Author Share Posted 29 December, 2009 So it does....even better then! Cool. I'll recommend that to him. Seems like a good price and a decent make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_stevo Posted 29 December, 2009 Share Posted 29 December, 2009 Cool. I'll recommend that to him. Seems like a good price and a decent make. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummer Posted 6 January, 2010 Author Share Posted 6 January, 2010 Turns out they'd made a mistake and it doesn't have wireless after all. So what's the best option? A wireless card as suggested by saint stevo or a wireless dongle? What are the main differences? Ease of installation? Price? Speed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonjoe Posted 6 January, 2010 Share Posted 6 January, 2010 I wouldn't bother with wireless on a desktop unless you simply can't get a wire to the machine. A wired connection is much stabler and faster in my experience and opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummer Posted 6 January, 2010 Author Share Posted 6 January, 2010 I wouldn't bother with wireless on a desktop unless you simply can't get a wire to the machine. A wired connection is much stabler and faster in my experience and opinion. Router is in the loft so wireless is essential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonjoe Posted 6 January, 2010 Share Posted 6 January, 2010 Router is in the loft so wireless is essential. unlucky. it's on the mac minis by default though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummer Posted 6 January, 2010 Author Share Posted 6 January, 2010 So has anyone got any advice as to what he should buy to make this desktop wireless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonjoe Posted 6 January, 2010 Share Posted 6 January, 2010 not without knowing if it has a spare pci slot. A wireless usb dongle is sure to work though. Should still get a mac mini instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_stevo Posted 6 January, 2010 Share Posted 6 January, 2010 get a USB dongle. Unless he is going to download 000's of GB's of stuff he probably will never know the difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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