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Need a desktop - parthiban - 11-03-2018
Sorry to start another PC thread, but I need to buy a desktop - who are the reliable brands nowadays? Never bought a Dell before, but every business uses them so must be well made, should I go with them or should I stick to HP which I know?
Need a desktop - Lexusboy - 11-03-2018
HP have had there fair share of problems mostly with there laptops.
If you need a good machine for design then the Apple a good business machine is the IBM or a good value all rounder is the Dell.
Need a desktop - Fozzy - 11-03-2018
We have two top of the range HP workstations here, and they have been nothing but trouble. I would vote with Dell if your going for a complete system. They seem to be well built and well spec'd.
I always build my own systems though, works out cheaper, but there is no comeback if you have problems
Need a desktop - parthiban - 11-03-2018
Lexusboy HP have had there fair share of problems mostly with there laptops.
If you need a good machine for design then the Apple a good business machine is the IBM or a good value all rounder is the Dell.
Cheers Ian, don't want a mac, IBM doesn't exist anymore do they as a computer manufacturer? Thought they were sold out to form Lenovo, and they're just laptops?
One other thing, I would like to have dual display support, do most graphics cards support this or is it still not normally available on desktops unless you custom build?
Need a desktop - Fozzy - 11-03-2018
parthiban Cheers Ian, don't want a mac, IBM doesn't exist anymore do they as a computer manufacturer? Thought they were sold out to form Lenovo, and they're just laptops?
One other thing, I would like to have dual display support, do most graphics cards support this or is it still not normally available on desktops unless you custom build?
Depends on the spec of the graphics card to be honest, but dual output is becoming more popular. You could always upgrade the card that comes with it anyway. You can pick them up for reasonable prices
Need a desktop - parthiban - 11-03-2018
Hurricane We have two top of the range HP workstations here, and they have been nothing but trouble. I would vote with Dell if your going for a complete system. They seem to be well built and well spec'd.
I always build my own systems though, works out cheaper, but there is no comeback if you have problems
Thanks, how much cheaper does it work out to build your own machine? Looking at the cost of components (especially the core i7s) it seems the components are individually more expensive than built systems?
I'll stick to dell then in that case unless there are any other manufacturers you could recommend?
The dell machine I've got my eye on at the mo is £779 - core i7 860 (2.8ghz), 6gig RAM, 2TB hard drive, is that a reasonable price? No idea what PC prices are anymore at this end of things.........
Also the graphics card in it is a 1GB Nvidia GeForce GTS240 - does that have dual display support? It says multi monitor on their website and seems to have 2 DVI connectors on it, I guess that should mean dual display?
Need a desktop - Lexusboy - 11-03-2018
parthiban Cheers Ian, don't want a mac, IBM doesn't exist anymore do they as a computer manufacturer? Thought they were sold out to form Lenovo, and they're just laptops?
One other thing, I would like to have dual display support, do most graphics cards support this or is it still not normally available on desktops unless you custom build?
Your right about the name change on IBM products but the name Lenova is still new.
With most people still not knowing it is the IBM machine, here a link
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/gbweb/LenovoPortal/en_GB/catalog.workflow:expandcategory?issBase=ProductsCategory&issCategory=/Desktops/ThinkCentre%20desktops
Need a desktop - parthiban - 11-03-2018
Lexusboy Your right about the name change on IBM products but the name Lenova is still new.
With most people still not knowing it is the IBM machine, here a link
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/gbweb/LenovoPortal/en_GB/catalog.workflow:expandcategory?issBase=ProductsCategory&issCategory=/Desktops/ThinkCentre%20desktops
Yep you're right, many don't know they're IBM machines, I actually have a Lenovo laptop and it's really solid - didn't know they did desktops as well, thought it was just laptops but doesn't look like they do the sort of spec I'm looking for in this machine.
Need a desktop - FirebirdPhil - 11-03-2018
I have a Lenovo laptop, it is ultra reliable, been dropped more than a few times and no damage apart from a new screen last year (£60), its only turned off a couple of times a month (if that) and is still 100% reliable 3 years on.
Can't praise Lenovo enough.
Need a desktop - Fozzy - 11-03-2018
Thats not a bad price. Is that including monitor, or just pc, keyborad, mouse? I took a look at that card. As long as it has the dual sockets it will support dual monitors. If you only have VGA screens it will come with an adaptor to suit.
The core i7 are excellent processors, coupled with 6gb ram it should be very smooth