Top Tip for buying a new PC?
Life is an endless cycle of change. Nothing remains the same. Important alone is the fact that when it comes to buying a new PC – where do you start? Okay, rather than give you a long winded tome I thought I would just give you the short cut thinking route instead:
1. What is my present PC usage? I use my PC daily and more than daily for both personal and business needs. I would say I am a heavy user of the PC. Running the Festival Previews website, I need say no more.
2. What are my requirements? I need a PC which is very fast, wide screen, mat screen finish (less glare on the eyes), video/DVD functionality, inbuilt video cam.
3. Where do I look? It is worth scanning PC magazines and checking out forum/fora websites with reviews to familiarise yourself with what’s out there. However, my top tip is to go to Dell’s Outlet site. There you can pick up “cancelled orders” – Dell machines at bargain prices.
4. What did I buy? I purchased a new Dell Inspiron 1720 costing £661.77 with VAT bumping it up to £777.52, including 3 years business warranty, saving me over £400 on the same machine from the regular Dell website – this is a bargain for a quality machine that will cope with my present level of usage for years to come and it only had a small scratch on the white casing!
The wide screen is wonderful with one drawback; I could not get a mat finish screen and so bought a shiny one instead – not great because my eyes will suffer but, hey, you sometimes have to bend to fashion. I can now have my mail box open on one side of the screen, work on a blog post or document on the other and take an occasional break and listen to and watch a performer’s virtual flyer playing away at the top of the screen – just brilliant!
5. Do I take out a 3 Year Warranty? Even though these are cancelled orders, they are new/unused and you can still purchase a 3 Year Warranty. Normally I don’t take our Warranties as they tend to be another way to drag more money out of your pockets. But Dell with its “superior service” and my considered heavy usage of the PC I felt it worthwhile. Total price £777.52 (with tax) saving me a massive £400!
Hope this helps - Happy PC hunting!
