Dunnes Stores new AMD 64BIT PC

muppetkiller

Saw them in Dunnes in Limerick today..didn't get a full spec on them but looked like
AMD 64 3000 CPU
ati GRAPHICS CARD
Dual layer DVD burner
17 inch lcd
512 or 1 gig Ram
and I think there a printer in there too,,

899 ?

Anyone have the full specs ?

PADDYPOKER

Probably very close to ones in Tesco.
What's the world coming to when your local supermarkets start selling PC/LAPTOPS, what's next, cars?

DirtyHarry

cars would be great! u would get them dirt cheap! They'll be tesco value cars!!

hmmm how would u fit them throught the checkout tho?!

muppetkiller

Whats the specs for the PC's in Tescos ?

tba

which dunnes?

muppetkiller

Where exactly on that link is the PC ?
Easy to find on the UK tesco site but no real details about components

kaimera

PADDYPOKER wrote:

what's next, cars?

walmart in the states are or have plans to iirc.

Cabaal

kaimera wrote:

walmart in the states are or have plans to iirc.

So whats the story, you'll have normal cars,. red, black etc
But then you'll have Tesco Value cars that only come in gray and with no cd player or sunroof.

okidoki987

Tesco iQon Power Notebook Pack
Intel Celeron M processor 360
Microsoft Windows XP
256Ram
40GB HDD
15'4 WIDESCREEN LCD Display
DVDRW MULTIDRIVE
Delux Carry case
optical Mouse
€779.00

Got that off a flyer in Tesco.

tba

yeah but for €1.16

aidan_dunne

Cabaal wrote:

But then you'll have Tesco Value cars that only come in gray.....

Nah, everybody knows that the Tesco Value-branded cars will be painted in blue and white stripes!

Ri_Nollaig

funny thing is u are probably better off dealing with someone like dunnes, tesco etc then actually computer shops like sound store. something goes wrong and they will replace/refund instantly while sound store will tell u to fu.ck off

muppetkiller

Thanks okidoki but the one they are selling now
has
AMD 64BIT 3200
160 Gig HD
Dual Layer DVD/rw
128 Mb ATI graphics (Doesn't state which)
512Mb Ram
Modem
17 Philips LCD screen
Philips Speakers
Lexmark Photo Printer
Keyboard and Mouse
for 899 with 2 years Warranty...


Can't go wrong with that..
Oh and appologies my bad it was in Tesco not Dunnes (new to limerick )

savemejebus

the 128mb ati card (could be an x300 which is tat for games)and low ram are the only faults i could see with that but both can be upgraded (may take a bit from the value of it tho)

muppetkiller

ya it's grand for upgrades it has a PCI - Express slot

tba

I wonder how many extra ram slots it has?

Philips screens any good?

muppetkiller

I left a message with Tesco yesterday to get me the full specs Response times and mb details so hopefully they'll get back to me today..

JOSSYJACOB

Check out for Compaq 1619 with 19" Flat Panel Proview Monitor from PCWorld.

Specs:
AMD Athlon 64 BIT 3200+
256 MB Shared ATI Graphics
512 MB RAM
160 GB HDD
Dual Layer DVD Re-Writer
Camera Card slots
7 USB Slots
1 Fire Wire Port
Front Audio

Stephen

Shared graphics memory? RUN AWAY.

Laguna

Stephen wrote:

Shared graphics memory? RUN AWAY.

lol, too right. Shared memory graphics cards rape your RAM.

Ri_Nollaig

Laguna wrote:

lol, too right. Shared memory graphics cards rape your RAM.

and then there is only 512 of actually system ram

TempestSabre

Stephen wrote:

Shared graphics memory? RUN AWAY.

Shared graphics means on board gfx. Dire for games. Might not have PCI-E or AGP slot =no upgrade.
X300 means dire for games. but at least it must have a slot you can upgrade.

Ri_Nollaig

TempestSabre wrote:

Shared graphics means on board gfx. Dire for games. Might not have PCI-E or AGP slot =no upgrade.
X300 means dire for games. but at least it must have a slot you can upgrade.

yeah dell do that to some of there lower spec computers! no agp/pci-e slot!

dingding

aidan_dunne wrote:

Nah, everybody knows that the Tesco Value-branded cars will be painted in blue and white stripes!

The slightly better yellow (pack) delux model

HungryJoey

JOSSYJACOB wrote:

Check out for Compaq 1619 with 19" Flat Panel Proview Monitor from PCWorld.

Specs:
AMD Athlon 64 BIT 3200+
256 MB Shared ATI Graphics
512 MB RAM
160 GB HDD
Dual Layer DVD Re-Writer
Camera Card slots
7 USB Slots
1 Fire Wire Port
Front Audio

Yea I seen that offer, Although the shared Graphics, It is still a great Price especially when you see it has a 19" LCD !

Hj

TerrorFirmer

JOSSYJACOB wrote:

256 MB Shared ATI Graphics

That'll instantly need replacing in any case. Whats worse then having 256mb shared gfx is the fact that its UP to 256mb dependant on your ram which here is only 512.

The average family would hardly notice but it wouldn't make a good gaming pc at all. What's interesting though is that I have both spare RAM and a spare x800se card lying around so for that price I could make it decent enough I suppose. I've been harping on about a second pc for frickin ages but just never get around to it...would be a good way to start. Great price when you think that theres a 19" in there too

Stephen

That's assuming it actually has a PCI-E or AGP slot for you to put the graphics card into. As its a cheapo PC, what's the bets it only has 2 slots for RAM so you 'd probably have to get rid of some of the memory that ships with it to install your own.

Shifty

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Onboard Sound Card
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mad m

^^Graphics card aint great for playing games,I think its integrated plus shared memory.

DemonOfTheFall

Shifty, sounds like a great deal, just don't expect to play any new games, other than at their absolute lowest settings, and maybe not even then.