Buying a new computer.

[Astor]

Yes, 'buying' not 'building' this time around - I don't really have the time to be building a new one, and i'm paranoid that it'll just blow up like the last one (even though that was likely due to chance, after two years of working without a problem).

 

I've been looking at a few companies, and the following two have stood out -

 

Gateway DX4300 01

 

It looks like a good system, and it's price in pounds (works out to around £450) can't be beat for what it offers, but I can't tell whether they ship this model worldwide. The only minus is that it doesn't come with a monitor, but that's not necessarily a problem.

 

Secondly, i've been looking at CyberPower Systems, specifically one of their 'Mega Sales' options -

 

CyberPower Mega Sales

 

It has a LOT of options, which means I could tailor it to my requirements (in fact, the one in the link is customised to what i'd like ideally), and it has a 3-year warranty which sounds pretty good. I know people have had problems with CyberPower before, but looking at their website, they have a lot of recommendations from PC magazines, which seems reassuring (although that might just be me being naive).

 

I like both of them, but I was hoping to get the opinions from people with a bit knowledge in these matters.

 

EDIT: Monitors, Keyboards and such aren't really necessary, as I already have pretty new ones, so it's mostly just opinions on the systems that i'm after.

 

Cheers, Astor.

[Q]

How about we put this on hold until we figure out whether or not we can fix your old computer for a lot less money?