Post 664518 by t5 pete on 2013-11-28 20:08:50
Looks like Chloe our daughter needs a new computer tbh the box thing she's been using was a freebie and then I asked some one to make it up to date this was 2 yrs ago and now its just not doing a thing every time we try to load it up loads of rubbish comes up so I have to exit that then finally loads, then windows wont load says it corrupt so im not messing about sending it away to repair as I want to smash it lol.
Any way last year Chloe got a fancy tv for it and key board and mouse so all we need is the box tower thing but what the hell do I get Chloe's only 9 so tbh it just wants to be a low end one and by the time she need technical stuff it would be out of date any way so help please .
Thank you
Post 664521 by t5 pete on 2013-11-28 20:13:17
P.s I once looked at a windows 8 laptop and its really confusing can you still get windows 7
Post 664523 by Santa on 2013-11-28 20:30:46
You can still spec Windows 7 builds when buying business machines...............not sure on personal ones.
Post 664525 by M-R-P on 2013-11-28 20:38:37
you can set win 8 to run like vista/7, there's a setting somewhere.
Post 664526 by T5frankie on 2013-11-28 20:41:30
windows 95 is the way to go lol
Post 664528 by t5 pete on 2013-11-28 20:48:49
[QUOTE=M-R-P;664525]you can set win 8 to run like vista/7, there's a setting somewhere.[/QUOTE]
That's awesome news as it looks like most new stuff comes with windows 8
Post 664530 by Henk on 2013-11-28 20:58:18
XP>all
Anyway i'd recommend ebuyer for a tower, always had fantastic service and great prices.
If you have to buy 8 i'd recommend having a friend or shop install 7.
win 8 looks like probably the most awkward to use OS they've ever shat out.
Post 664562 by jdavis on 2013-11-29 01:43:24
When I last bought a pc I was in a rush and bought one from pc world of all places. Acer aspire x3200 £200 and if I'm honest it has been the most reliable pc I've owned. I am more than capable of building a higher/better spec pc but I needed something that day. I've had it for 4 years now and it still runs perfect. They still fetch good money on ebay too.
Highly recommended and I'll be buying acer in future.
Post 664563 by jdavis on 2013-11-29 01:44:34
Oh it came with vista too but had windows 7 upgrade disk free of charge
Post 664567 by jamesy12345 on 2013-11-29 02:58:51
I just got a box/tower unit from eBay, it was about 200 quid and a pretty good spec. Windows 7 I think. On of my pals has a laptop with Windows 8 - looks like hard work but not so bad once you get into it, plus as above you can change the settings to suit