PC Bargain maybe

savemejebus

Hey I don't know if this qualifies as a true bargain (as i don't know what the quality is like) but PC World are doing a 2.4ghz celeron tower, with 40gb hdd, 128mb ram, 4 usb ports, internal modem, keyboard, mouse and speakers & winxp home for €350.

Seems like a bargain for someone looking for a starter pc, plus i'd imagine that it has the PC world 1 year guarantee too.

LizardKing

which pc world ... blanch or liffey valley

savemejebus

actually pc world in limerick, but it should be in all the shops. Found out that it's an albacom pc, and is on their UK site

LizardKing

oh right ... pcworld.ie only lists the dublin shops

heres the link to the uk shop and spec. of deal
Cheap Albacomp P.C

BendiBus

If it's the same spec in Ireland, that would make the Irish price substantially cheaper than the UK? £299 vs €350

Are you sure its not €450 in Ireland?

savemejebus

the sign that i saw said €350, the pc wasn't very prominently displayed though, it was in with the desks and such and when i saw it i thought 350 was the price of the computer desk, i was well shocked to find out it wasthe price of the pc.

incidentally, they had the 15" monitor that goes with it in the bargain section for €75

spongebob

The processor and motherboard are end of line now that the new celerons are due shortly ....see Here

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Sarsfield

Looks OK, but 128mb RAM is a bit light these days even for an entry-level machine. But I suppose you could always get another 128 off Komplett and still be getting a bargain. I wouldn't worry about the CPU and mobo being end-of-line. They'll still work!

sirlinux

Any one get one of these?

chabsey

PC World Liffey Valley didn't have any. They also didn't know what the hell I was talking about when I asked for it. They just kept saying that any Pc on display could be sold without the monitor!

However, they did have an offer on Wireless network cards 8011 G for only 54 euros which is quite good. Especially as the 8011 b cards were marked as being 69 euros!?!

Sarsfield

How much do they give you off the price of a PC if you don't take the monitor?

chabsey

Dunno....I suppose it depends on what monitor the system in question comes with. I didn't ask either way.

sirlinux

Went down to liffey valley, they are out of stock, they havea slightly higher spec machine 2.5ghz with combo cd burner dvd & network card for €400.

chabsey

Arghgg...where are they in the shop? Damn those idiot sales assitants!

Edit: What are they called so I can ask for them?

zAbbo

A crap pc is never a bargain.

savemejebus

they're called albacomp pcs, see above for a link to the uk site and a description

chabsey

Originally posted by bazH
A crap pc is never a bargain.

True....but for that price, that spec is a good deal.

Now, if you're actually talking from experience of having used those specfic PCs and can therefore speak with authority, then that's a different matter.