Computer buying advice for my daughter please

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  1. ita

    italrosso Active Member

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    My daughter's been saving up and has her eye on a Dell desktop system:

    AMD Sempron 3400
    Windows Vista Premium
    1GB RAM
    160GB Hard Drive
    NVidia GeForce 6150 LE graphics
    No monitor (already got one floating around)
    Other stuff looks pretty standard

    Price: £296

    Does anyone have any opinion whether that's a good deal and likely to be powerful enough? She does the usual MSN, flash games, word processing, computer games (Sims 2 mainly), web browsing, email stuff. Price-wise she can probaly run up to £350-£400 if it would be worth it.

    Many thanks for any advice. It's for her 13th birthday (even though she is paying - how tight am I?) and I need all you help to keep a teenage daughter onside!
     
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    paul.d Well-Known Member

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    word of warning

    just had to replace motherboard on a not very old Dell system-tech support no help
     
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    We use Dell's where i work (i'm a techy) and i don't like the things, and as the previous person has put they are really poor if ever u need support. It is a good price though. Sorry if this don't help
     
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    BFC Dave Well-Known Member

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    We use dell

    eleven & a server, not had problem on any machine.
     
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    RE: We use dell

    Never had a problem with dell. We use em at work, and I have a desktop and laptop at home. Recently had a problem with the year old laptop battery. Emailed support who responded the next day, and replaced it free of charge. No idea about telephone support though.
     
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    Maybe I should make this a "do you like Dell?" poll

    :D

    Thanks all for your comments so far.
     
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    double post nt

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