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    Advice on buying a Desktop

    I decided to send that Desktop back as its so big ,and I just did not get on with it, now I need advice on what to buy
    I dont dare spend a lot of money, and was wondering about buying a refurbished Apple Mac, any ideas please.
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    I don't know about Apple (I can't stand them, even more than Win 10!), but for refurbished PCs I can highly recommend these:-

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    They are all ex-lease machines, and many come with Windows 7 which will be getting updates until 2020. I have bought 3 from them and they have all been great.

    Being ex-business machines they are optimised for word processing, internet browsing etc., instead of paying out for advanced graphics hardware that is only of any use to gamers.
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      thanks Pete you must think I'm nuts ,but I knew I would never be comfortable with that one, maybe the jump from Vista to Windows 10 is too great.

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      • #4
        What ever you get just make sure it has Word and Excel and your preferred browser on it otherwise you will have to buy them separately unless you down load open office.
        I got a second tower from local shop and toldthem exactly what i wanted on it andthey came and installed it too for free and took old one away for nothing. I was on vista but now got windows 7 so FTM still works on it.
        hope you find what you are looking for.
        Angelina

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          Thanks Angelina so afraid to make another mistake maybe I should go for windows 7 first.
          I feel a bit daft but when you buy a processor without a monitor can you connect them to any monitor ??

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            Not totally. There are 3 standards for monitor connections, HDMI, DVI or VGA. Most monitors and graphics cards have VGA (the oldest) and DVI (becoming the new standard), but not all. HDMI is usually for connection to a TV, but some monitors also have HDMI connections.

            You can run a VGA monitor from a DVI graphics card, but not the other way round. DVI and HDMI are totally interchangeable with the correct cable/adapter.

            If you see something you like, post what it is on here and I will try to advise what the connection options are.
            Last edited by PeteW1959; 17-02-17, 15:10.
            Co-ordinator for PoW project Southern Region 08
            Researching:- Wieland, Habbes, Saettele, Bowinkelmann, Freckenhauser, Dilger in Germany
            Kincaid, Warner, Hitchman, Collie, Curtis, Pocock, Stanley, Nixey, McDonald in London, Berks, Bucks, Oxon and West Midlands
            Drake, Beals, Pritchard in Kent
            Devine in Ireland

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            • #7
              Just to say Pete has been very helpful in advising me on what to buy, very much appreciated.

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