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Mesh - Elite A2180 SLi
Price: £549
The Mesh Elite A2180 SLi is a low priced system which is capable of running any application or game at a very good level currently and has the adaptability to be upgraded easily in the future to become an oustanding computer.
The Mesh A2180 sports a motherboard that can take a second graphics card and a Quad Core processor
Computer Informationread more...The Intel Dual core processor running at 2.0GHz and large 4GB of memory the Mesh A2180 boasts will allow any applications to run very smoothly no matter how intensive. One of the main attractions is the motherboard which can take a Quad processor and a second graphics card which will essentially double the life time of this PC.
The 512mb Geforce 9600GT and 500GB of hard disk space are excellent components in a computer which is less than £500
For your gaming needs there is a decent Geforce 9600GT graphics card which will be suitable for playing almost any game at high levels of detail. It may start to struggle in years to come but when this happens you can just stick in another graphics card for very little money. The 500GB of hard disk space in the Mesh A2180 will be plenty of space for games, office files and all your media files. The 19 inch screen will provide good quality resolutions and clarity for any video or photo media you wish to use the A2180 for.
The Mesh A2180 is an excellent machine for under £500 and it will be a very good performer for anyone who buys this system. For the future you can be assured that you will have plenty of upgrade options.
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Back to the topVideo 512MB nVIDIA GeForce 9600GT Processor Type Intel Pentium E2180 Dual Core Processor Processor Speed 2.0GHz Memory 4GB Hard Drive Size 500GB Screen Size 19 inch Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium Recommended Upgrade Graphics card and processor Mesh - Matrix P9550
Price: £579
The Matrix P9550 is a great Quad Core machine from Mesh and thanks to AMD under cutting the Intel processor prices this desktop comes in at under £600. Included are all the components necessary to make a very decent computer and this will be an ideal investment for the future.
Boasting an AMD Phenom Quad Core processor and 4GB of memory the Matrix P9550 will fly through applications
Computer Informationread more...The AMD Phenom processor will make short work of any application thanks to its four processing cores. This processor will only get better in the future as more applications, games and operating systems start to take advantage of all four processors. The 4GB of memory will ensure a good data flow to the processor so you will not need to worry about a bottle neck.
500GB of hard disk space and an impressive 22" widescreen makes the Matrix P9550 a good media computer
The Matrix P9550 has a 256mb Geforce graphics card which will be suitable for most computer games but it will struggle to play the newest and most graphically intensive games at their best levels of detail. There is a large 500GB hard disk drive on which you will be able to store huge amounts of music, photo and video fiiles. To ensure you get the best out of the PC there is a 22 inch widescreen monitor that will be very good for games, video or TV.
The Matrix P9550 is an impressive computer that offers a lot for an incredibly low price. The only slight sacrafice is the graphics card which we would recommend upgrading if you wish to use this computer for intensive gaming. For a media and work computer the Matrix P9550 will be brilliant thanks to the great processor, large hard drive and the 22 inch widescreen monitor. The Quad Core processor will only get better as time goes on and more applications take advantage of the four cores.
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Back to the topVideo 256MB nVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS Processor Type AMD Phenom 9550 Quad Core Processor AM2+ Processor Speed 2.20GHz Memory 4GB Hard Drive Size 500GB Screen Size 22 inch widescreen Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium Recommended Upgrade Graphics Card Dell - Inspiron 530 DT
Price: £629
The Inspiron 530 DT is a very powerful desktop for an exceptionally low price that will deal with almost any application and boasts a Quad core processor that will get better in the future when applications take advantage of the four processing cores.
An extremely powerful Quad core processor, 3GB of memory and a 256mb Radeon graphics card means that this machine will handle any task
Computer Informationread more...The processor is an extremely powerful Intel Quad Core 2.4Ghz and combined with 3GB of memory this desktop will have absolutely no problem running all your office, e-mail and internet applications. When it comes to games the processor compliments the 256mb ATI Radeon graphics card well so that this desktop will be able to run games at a good level of detail for several years to come.
640GB of storage space and 22" monitor make this PC ideal for media
Perhaps the most impressive components included with this desktop are the 640GB hard drive and 22 inch widescreen monitor. The hard drive will be able to store a huge amount of music, photo and video files which makes this desktop a great option for multimedia, especially when used with the large 22 inch widescreen monitor.
This is a high performance computer for a great price and is perfectly designed for all your multimedia requirements. The Quad core processor ensures that this machine is future proof as operating systems, applications and games take advantage of the four processor cores, if anything this machine will get better with time.
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Back to the topVideo 256mb Ati Radeon HD 2600 XT Processor Type Intel Quad Core Q6600 Processor Speed 2.4GHz Memory 3GB Hard Drive Size 640GB Screen Size 22 inch widescreen Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium Recommended Upgrade Graphics card Dell - Inspiron 530(Small Form)
Price: £649
The Inspiron 530s is a desktop designed to be ideal for anyone wanting a small computer for their home as it is half the size of your normal desktop computers. The size does not affect performance as our recommended components for this system create a powerful computer that can take on almost any task.
2.83GHZ Dual processor and 3GB of memory will make short work of even the most complex applications
Computer Informationread more...The dual core processor and 3GB of memory is more than enough to power through any application you may wish to run and can take on more complex tasks such as video and photo editing. The 500GB hard drive is a great bonus for this machine as it makes the 530s a great choice for any media enthusiasts who want to store a lot of video, music and photos on their computer.
A 500GB hard disk for all your storage needs and a highly rated 22" widescreen monitor create a brilliant media package
Add in the large 22 inch widescreen monitor and you have a multimedia machine to be very proud of when combined with the 256mb Ati Radeon graphics card which will display your media with brilliant clarity. This computer will also be suitable for games but may struggle with the more demanding graphics.
The Inspiron 530s is a great machine for anyone looking to save space whilst holding on to the benefits of having a great media PC. The 22 inch screen is outstanding with this system and the components in the small case will ensure you get the best results from any media tasks you undertake.
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Back to the topVideo 256mb Ati Radeon HD 2400 XT Processor Type Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Processor Speed 2.83Ghz Memory 3GB Hard Drive Size 500GB Screen Size 22 inch widescreen Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium Recommended Upgrade Dell - Dell Studio Hybrid with BluRay
Price: £699
The Dell Studio Hybrid computers are small form PCs designed to look good in any room for use as a media and work PC. The fact that they are small and very stylish means that your will not feel embarassed about having one of these in your living room. With it hooked up to your TV you can watch Blu-Ray movies in comfort whilst also having all the advantages of a PC at your finger tips as well.
The powerful 2.1 GHz dual core processor and massive 3GB of memory makes the Dell Studio PC an excellent choice for media and office applications.
Computer Informationread more...The Dell Studio comes with a good Intel dual core processor running at 2.1GHz. When combined with the large 3GB of memory this PC will be able to cope with any task from music and photo editing to office applications with ease. One disadvatage to the small form computers like the Dell Studio is that they are not easy to upgrade in the future but with these components already packed in it is unlikely that you will need to upgrade for many years to come.
The Blu-Ray disk drive will let you watch Blu-Ray movies whilst the 250GB hard disk is plenty of storage space for your media files.
This Dell Studio comes with a Blu-Ray disk drive which is an excellent addition as it negates the need to buy a seperate Blu-Ray disk player in the future as you can either plug this PC in to your TV permanently or alternatively you can quickly unplug it and take it from one room in to another room and hook it up to a TV thanks to its light weight. To aid this the Dell Studio also comes with an in-built wireless card which will allow you to connect this computer to a wireless network so that it can be used anywhere within your home.
For your media and office files there is a 250GB hard disk drive which should be plenty of storage space as it will allow you to store thousands of music, photo and video files on the computer. This selected model does not come with a monitor. If you are not going to plug it permanently in to your TV then we would recommend getting a 22 inch widescreen Dell monitor as these are excellent screens for a very good price. They can also take full advantage of the Blu-Ray disk drive.
This PC comes with an integrated graphics card which is capable of playing less graphicaly intensive computer games but it will struggle with anything that requires a lot of graphical processing power.
In all the Dell Studio Hybrid boasts many excellent components for a very good price. The Blu-Ray disk drive is a big bonus as it makes the PC future proof. The small form and stylish design the Dell Studio sports allows this computer to look at home in any room. You can even select and customize the colour of the Dell Studio Hybrid so it will match your rooms enviroment.
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Back to the topVideo Integrated Intel Graphic Media Accelerator 3100 Processor Type Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8100 Processor Speed 2.1GHz Memory 3GB Hard Drive Size 250GB Screen Size Not Included Operating System windows Vista Home Premium Recommended Upgrade TV Tuner & 22 inch widescreen Alienware - Aurora 7500 Advantage
Price: £699
The Alienware Aurora 7500 Advantage is a machine that any computer enthusiast would dream to call their own. Alienware specialize in making custom computers which are renowned for being exceptionally well styled whilst also offering the absolute best in performance.
The Aurora 7500 contains a very powerful 2.6GHz AMD Athlon X2 processor and a large 2GB of memory. With this amount of power the Aurora 7500 will breeze through any office, media or editing application with ease. The Geforce graphics card will perform well in all games especially with the powerful processor and memory to help it along but you may find that if you wish to get the best out of this machine then buying the next level graphics card would be a great choice.
Computer Informationread more...The 250GB hard disk space provides you with ample storage for all your games, music and video files. We have not chosen a screen to go with this setup as we would recommend going for the best one you can afford to ensure that you get to see the stunning results the Aurora 7500 will produce.
The Alienware machines are incredible pieces of design and build quality which will give anyone who purchases one a great amount of pleasure for many years to come.
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Back to the topVideo 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS Processor Type AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200 Processor Speed 2.6GHz Memory 2GB Hard Drive Size 250GB Screen Size None Chosen Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium Recommended Upgrade Graphics Card Mesh - Elite Pro A6600
Price: £699
The Elite Pro A6600 is a very well priced Intel Quad Core machine that boasts a rediculous amount of processing power and memory which makes it ideal for any sort of media editing or intensive office applications.
A hugely powerful Intel Q6600 Quad Core processor running at 2.4GHz and a massive 8GB of memory means the Elite Pro A660 will power through any task
Computer Informationread more...The Intel Quad core processor and 8GB of memory included in the Elite Pro A6600 means that this machine will have no problem tackling any sort of processor intensive task such as photo and music editing. It also makes for an excellent base upon which to build a computer which will last for many years to come as the Quad Core processor wil be further utilised by applications in the future.
The large 500Gb hard disk space and 22 inch widescreen monitor are ideal for all your media needs
The Elite Pro A6600 has a 256mb Geforce graphics card that will be suitable for playing most games to a very acceptable level however it will begin to struggle when playing the most graphically intensive games at high levels of detail. The 500Gb hard disk will ensure that you will not run out of space for all your media needs as it will provide storage for a large number of music, photo and video files. To complete this desktops credentials as a great all round machine is a very impressive 22 inch widescreen that will make games, photos and video look terrific when played on the Elite Pro A6600
This is a desktop that is ideal for home use for any task as it boasts plenty of powerful components to suit tasks all the family. It is also a great investment for the future thanks to the very powerful Quad Core processor and huge 8GB of memory. The only upgrade we would make is a better graphics card if you wish to play the most intensive computer games at their highest quality.
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Back to the topVideo 256MB nVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS Processor Type Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor Processor Speed 2.4GHz Memory 8GB Hard Drive Size 500GB Screen Size 22 inch widesceen Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium Recommended Upgrade Graphics Card
