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Hi all,

As many may have noticed this site has become a little slow recently – so slow that I have decided to permanently close Recommend me a PC.

I will soon be transfering the site onto a sub domain of a new site that I am working on which I hope to be live and kicking in the new year!

Thanks

All in one PCs like the new HP TouchSmart 310-1150UK from John Lewis (link) are perfect for those who don’t want to worry about plugging in excessive amounts of cables or even just the clutter from having so many cables in the first place.

Combine that with 2TB of storage, a Touch Screen, a TV Tuner (use your PC as a TV!), a 20” screen, a Wireless Keyboard/Mouse/ Remote control kit and built in Wi-Fi and you have what is the best entertainment PC for £749 on the market.

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If you are looking to build your own PC that’s compact and runs on the very latest technology then you might want to take a look at the new Zotac Zbox AD02 from Dabs.com (link) for £189.99.

This mini PC doesn’t come with RAM or a hard drive so you get to build your PC depending on your requirements.
To make things simple you only need undo 3 screws (they are thumb screws as well so no tools required) to take this PC apart and install the RAM and hard drive.

As far as the latest technology goes this PC is right up at the very top – powered by a AMD Fusion APU this PC condenses its processor and graphics onto a single chip. Combine this with this PCs laptop style power cable and what you get is the need for only a single fan making this a very quite computer.

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The Novatech Gamma (link) PC has long been a favourite of mine – with a well balanced specification and great price this PC is the perfect basic family PC.

The latest version now comes with an improved AMD dual core processor, more RAM (now 4Gb from 2Gb), a generously sized 500Gb hard drive and with Windows 7 Home Premium this PC comes to just £339.98.

One of the best things about Novatech is that they don’t cut the price by cutting on the finer details with this PC shipping with 1333mhz RAM (over the slower 1066mhz that you may find in other manufacturers low end models) and a 7200rpm drive (again this is commonly cut down to 5400rpm). The combination of these higher speed components mean you can be sure your PC will stand the test of time.

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Crysis 2 came out yesterday and if you’ve just bought installed it on your PC then you will know how detailed the graphics are – however if you aren’t one of the lucky ones out there with the very latest in gaming PC technology then maybe its time to have a look at a custom built PC from PC Specialist (link).

One such combination of components you can arrange includes one of the worlds fastest processors – the AMD Phenom II six core 1057T, clocked at 3.0ghz this number crunching monster works hand in hand with the graphics card to produce the very best gameplay experience.

The whole PC comes to £1,100 and that also includes a Blu Ray disk drive, 8Gb of high speed RAM and a standard 3 year warranty.

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Internet Explorer 9 has been out for a while now and its so good its even prompted the competition to get their latest browsers out as soon as possible.

In case you haven’t heard about Internet Explorer 9 yet its Microsoft version of the most used web browser today, as well as including new security features it also boasts its high speed at displayed the webpages you visit.

You might think that the combination of a Blu Ray drive and a Sony VAIO Notebook PC would bump up the price a fair amount however that’s just not true with the Sony VAIO EE3Z0E/B.

Powered by a fast AMD Phenom II Tri Core processor and with a 2 year warranty from John Lewis (link) this PC ships at just £699!

Ample storage space comes in the form of a 500Gb hard drive (so you won’t run out of place for your photo/music any time soon) and you also get N class Wi-Fi for a high speed connection to your home wireless network.

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One thing that I like about AMD Athlon Neo (which is the same for the new AMD Fusion processors) is its great ability to multi task with a wide variety of application types especially when compared to the Intel Atom line. I think the screen shot above (link to large version) shows just how well it handles so many running programs using 1.8Gb if RAM out of a total of 2Gb but still running smoothly.

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Notebook PCs are great for their mobility but you may quite quickly notice that a 15.6” screen isn’t big enough to enjoy your DVDs, games and photos at their best. Luckily that’s why we have 17.3” notebooks out there to fill the gap.

Once such machine is the HP Pavilion DV7-4141 entertainment notebook PC from John Lewis (link) for £549. With a LED backlit HD display (1366×768) and improved graphics this isn’t just a 15.6” notebook with a bigger screen but instead a entertainment powerhouse.

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If you have seen the recent post about the Acer Aspire 5552 from Laptops Direct and then thought – I could use a little more hard drive space then take a look at the upgraded Acer Aspire 5552 from John Lewis.

With a massive 640Gb hard drive (up from 250Gb), 4Gb of RAM (up from 3Gb) and a faster processor for just £399 you get a very impressive machine.

What’s better is its also covered by the John Lewis 2 year warranty (extended from the standard 1 year) so that’s even more value for money!

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Although netbooks are only suitable for web browsing, word processing and playing music/videos they do win out on two key points – low price and colour choice.

With Windows 7 Starter installed as standard the new Acer Aspire One D255 netbook is the perfect choice if you want a range of colours to choose from while still getting the best out of your new PC. What’s even better is that these PCs come with the low price tag of £259 from John Lewis (link) and that even includes a 2 year warranty as standard

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If you are looking for a basic home notebook PC that can browse the web at high speeds, play DVDs and store your photos/music then the Acer Aspire 5552 notebook PC should be just the thing for you. While specifications are important one of the best features of this PC is the low cost – right now Laptops Direct (link) are offering this PC for just £299.98 after sending in a £50 cash back offer (so the price you pay before the cash back is £349.97).

Best of all this PC also comes with Office 2010 starter edition (Word and Excel) so  you can be ready to go right out of the box.

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