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Used computer
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 6:30 pm
by BikerGran
Advertised near me
For Sale Packard Bell Computer IXtreme M5722
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.50ghz
1TB Hard Drive
6 Gig Ram, 64 bit OS Windows 7 Home Premium.
Exellent condition
Multi Card reader 4 USB ports on the front 4 at rear.
NVidia GeForce GT220 VGA, DVI, HDMI out
Packard Bell Viseo 230 WS, 23” Monitor
Bought for £750 asking £400
Whatdja reckon?
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 7:08 pm
by Aladinsaneuk
I think you can do better for 400 quid
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 7:12 pm
by flatlander
See Packard Bell read shite if you re desperate to give money away for old crap you could have saved me a trip to we steal any car
edelliot has a laptop on rsvr net which would be better value at 200£ delivered prolly
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 8:44 pm
by Willopotomas
Aladinsaneuk wrote:I think you can do better for 400 quid
I would also be inclined to agree with Alad.
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 9:52 pm
by BikerGran
Cheers m'dears!
It's actually down to £300 now so I guess others agree.......
Flatlander - not looking for a laptop!
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 11:19 pm
by D-Rider
Yep - that's expensive for that spec
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 6:26 am
by flatlander
My advice for what it's worth is stick to "known"makes check eBay for compatible spares and prices as stuff wil break at some point.
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:56 am
by Aladinsaneuk
I would also add
AVOID HP COMPAQ DELL etc that do not use standard cases - they are difficult to upgrade and invariably will not take standard size components like power supplys etc.....
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 1:34 pm
by Gio
Aladinsaneuk wrote:I would also add
AVOID HP COMPAQ DELL etc that do not use standard cases - they are difficult to upgrade and invariably will not take standard size components like power supplys etc.....
Incorrect Sir, I have a HP/Compaq, I have upgraded the power supply to a 850w Baracuda and it runs 2 x AMD Radeon HD 7865 video cards on crossfire, they both have their own cpu's and 4 gigs of memory as well as the max on the system of 16 gig. It was the easiets upgrade I've ever done on a computer and I also have spare sockets for stuff like tv cards and the latest adaptors for other stuff i might add on later.
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:38 pm
by Aladinsaneuk
you are very lucky Gio....
i know hanna has a compaq, less than 3 years old and that was a struggle to get a decent PCIe graphics card in to it....
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:37 pm
by Gio
Aladinsaneuk wrote:you are very lucky Gio....
i know hanna has a compaq, less than 3 years old and that was a struggle to get a decent PCIe graphics card in to it....
I imagine its come about because of their server technology which the now are starting to use in ordinary comps, ie economy of scale. I know they used to be utter b'stard's to change ( spsh the old 286-486 series)