3 PC Quotes Which 1 To Buy & Modifications

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3 PC Quotes Which 1 To Buy & Modifications

Hi

Going to buy a PC which I want them to assemble
The budget is maybe a max of €1,000 at a max

It is for home use and what I use it for is

Internet
Email
Burning (need a CD / DVD r/w)
Printing

I also need enough USB ports to hook up Broadband modem / Printer etc
Also want speakers to listen to sound
Don't need massive amounts of memory enough to store images and Mp3's
Printer - Print out a few photos and CD covers

I have the windows xp pro/Nero applications

Got the below 3 quotes,

However not sure if they are fleecing me in relation to CPU's etc as I know SOD all about them, not that technically minded

Anyone advise which is the best buy and what modifications I should get in relation to Cpu or Memory or anything

Cheers

Jaguar
JAGUAR INTEL CELERON 2.4GHz
Graphics & Sound & Lan On Board
256MB DDR Ram
40GB Hard Drive
1.44 Floppy Drive
Creative Labs 5.1 Digital Sound Card
52/32/52 Internal CD Re-Writer
BTC Internal DVD Re-Writer
Set 1500 Watt Sub Woofer Speakers
FREE 56K INTERNAL FAX MODEM
Deluxe Midi Tower ATX Case
PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse
1 Year Guarantee - Back To Base Warranty
PRICE: ?430.00 + VAT @ 21% = ?520.00
15" TFT Flat Screen Monitor (3 Year RTB Warranty) - Black ? 235.00 + VAT
@ 21% = ?284.0
17" TFT Flat Screen Monitor (3 Year RTB Warranty) Black ? 270.00 + VAT
@ 21% = ?326.70
Deduct €7.75 from the total price for the modem. Also the cost of 17" CRT
monitors €89.00 + Vat.

Marx Computers
- AMD Sempron 2400+ (quiet cooler)
- 256MB DDR-RAM PC2100/266
- 300W ATX Midi tower (USB+Audio in front panel)
- Asrock K7VT4A+ Via KT400A chipset (200/266/333Mhz FSB)
- 64MB Radeon 7000 AGP4x graphics card
- 40GB Hard drive UDMA100, 7200rpm
- Floppy drive,
- 5.1 Sound and 10/100 network on board
- 16x/48x DVD-ROM
- NEC 16x DVD-/+ Writer
- PS/2 Keyboard + PS/2 Mouse
- internal 56k Modem
- 200W Speakers
Price: Eur 565 incl. VAT

Elara
Motherboard : SKT 478 Motherboard
Processor : Intel Celeron 320/2.4GHz
Memory : 512MB DDR RAM PC-2700 SDRAM at 333MHz
Hard Disk : 200GB (7200rpm) IDE Hard Disk
Hard Disk : None Selected
Optical Drive : None Selected
Optical Drive : 16x DVD±R/W Drive
Sound Card : Integrated Sound
Network Card : Integrated 10/100 Ethernet Adaptor
Video Card : Integrated Graphics
Keyboard : Keyboard and Optical Wheel Mouse
Mouse : None Selected
Monitor : Relysis 17" CRT Black
Monitor : No Monitor
Speakers : Inspire T3000 2.1
Operating System : No Operating System
Productivity Software : None Selected
Modem : None Selected
Printer : None Selected
Headset : None Selected
Game Controller : None Selected
Additional Games : None Selected
Anti Virus Software : None Selected
Additonal Storage : 1.44Mb Floppy Drive
Warranty : 1 Year Collect & Return
Total: €742.02 Incl VAT.
 
Marx Computers

This one does not seem to include any display while the others do.

Don't need massive amounts of memory enough to store images and Mp3's

Are you sure that you don't mean storage space (e.g. hard disk, CD/DVD-R[W]) as opposed to memory (RAM) here?
 
Ryaner,

For what you need a basic PC is fine... realistically all the fancy stuff - fast processers/ graphics cards etc. is for playing games .. okay perhaps video editing too perhpas but basically just playing games - nothing at all wrong with playing games :)

So you don't need anything fancy for web browsing / printing / CD burning

You should firstly compare like with like - Elara is quoting for a monitor - Jaguar & Marx without

The processers they are quoting you for are basically the same - bog standard but grand for what you need.

You are getting a DVD burner from Elara & Marx but only a CD burner from Jaguar (probalby not a big difference her)

Jaguar & Marx are giving you a Modem - Elara not .. if you've got Broadband you probalby don't need this. Elara are giving you a LAN card - while you have a USB broadband modem now you might in the future have one that has a LAN cable.

You are getting more memory and a bigger hard drive off Elara - whatever about more memory (which is cheap and mightn't be a bad idea) having a larger hard drive is probalby a good idea espeically if you use a digital camera - lots of photos quickly eat up disk space - 40gb isn't a lot nowadays

Also probalby best to go for a Flat Screen monitor (TFT/LCD) rather than CRT ... they're a LOT less bulky on the desk .. tend to use less power and are easier on the eyes when using .. they do cost a bit more (but not so much more nowadays)

I'd say

What price would Elara do their system with a 15" TFT monitor (15" TFT is very little less screen size than 17" CRT)

The compare that with the Marx one with a larger Hard Drive,DVD burener, similar monitor and perhaps a little more memory

Base your choice on that then

No doubt there's others who will disagree.
 
3 PC Quotes Which 1 To Buy & Modifications

have broadband so dont need modem but might get one in case I sell it on
Got the quotes from their sales and I just do not want to get screwed...as comparing them seems to be apples and oranges

Got the below quote from Komplett

Sapphire Radeon 9200SE Atlantis 128MB
Sony CD recorder 52x/32x/52x IDE black
Samsung 19" CRT Syncmaster 957p TCO99
Trust Power Plus Keyboard
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 40GB
Creative Mouse Optical 3000,USB
Q-Tec Midi tower ATX L-MD02, Black
Sony Floppy Drive, 3,5" 1,44MB Black
Abit IS7 Mainboard for S478/800mhz
Intel Celeron D 320 2.4 GHz Boxed
TwinMOS PC3200 DDR-DIMM 512MB Dual Pack
PC with no operating system

647.28
 
Ryaner,

I don't think any of the above suppliers will screw you they all have a decent reputation .. there is a variation in the price of compontents depending on what you need .. you just have to decide exactly what you need and then price accordingly

If you say I wan 2.4 celeron, 160gb Hard drive, 15" TFT monitor etc. (as much detail as possible) and ring them all up and get quoutes on these detailed specs then you'll be comparing like with like

if you ring them all up and say I want a computer you won't be comparing like with like as they'll all quote you for different things

Decide what you want - on the basis of what's been advised here or elsewhere .. then ask them for a quote for that exact (or close ot exact) system.

e.g with that Komplett system you got here - there's a 19" monitor in there -that's costing you extra - did you ask them for such a monitor - it's different to the quotes you got elsewhere.

This is basically the only way to do it if you want to compare prices etc.
 
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