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Any thoughts on this and the price for general use and some old VHS video editing.
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eLuSiVeMiTe
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Aye. 10th gen chip.
Probably look at replacing the PSU if your going to stick a decent graphics card in it though
Definitely budget for a couple of HDD for general storage though.
Save too much wear and tear on the SSD
Probably look at replacing the PSU if your going to stick a decent graphics card in it though
Definitely budget for a couple of HDD for general storage though.
Save too much wear and tear on the SSD
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Hmmmmmm....
It's ok, but not totally bargaintastic. Similar machines from Scan with an i5 for similar prices, and there's a Ryzen 3 in there that I'd have over a Core 5.
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But the Aldi machine is fine - not saying it's a poor buy, just not necessarily a terrific bargain.
It's ok, but not totally bargaintastic. Similar machines from Scan with an i5 for similar prices, and there's a Ryzen 3 in there that I'd have over a Core 5.
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But the Aldi machine is fine - not saying it's a poor buy, just not necessarily a terrific bargain.
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I guess this one is the alternative with delivery and mouse keyboard ect about £40 more but has a GPU.
I guess there won't be much between them.
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I guess there won't be much between them.
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Dont buy from scan, they messed me about for 3 months after a badly packaged hard drive, I rejected without trying, then replacement was doa. They became incontactable. When they did eventually refund it was 3 seperate bits dragged out over another month. I am still out 10 quid as they snuck a premium rate number into their email with no warning of charges in email or on the call.
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Ordered some computer bits including a hard disk. They arrived after a few days. The hard disk had no packaging protection, I asked and got a replacement, it took a while, many many phone calls, their customer service is a joke. The replacement was packaged worse, and did not work. I sent it...
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Aldi it is then.
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Had good service from these guys
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You can not buy decent graphics cards right now, other than in prebuilds, because the demand is so high. They are being bought up for bitcoin mining which has become profitable even with uk energy prices. An average pc will earn a few quid a day which may pay for itself if you bought a better one to start with.
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Remember ALDI has a 3 year guarantee if you keep the receipt
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I feel for you, but there's always contra-experiences. I've bought three PCs from them, plus a variety of components and some specialist video kit (Blackmagic Design hardware and software) and have always found them well priced, transparent and professional. That said, I've never had to use their support service as everything I've bought has been through the 24 hour burn-in and has just worked.
Good point, and a plus for Aldi.
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Totally. I'm desperate (well... maybe not desperate...) to buy a 3060 ti but can't find any. Currys (yes, I know...) is depressing because when you look at cards on their site you get a popup that says "24,723 people have viewed this in the last 24 hours" so you know that even if they got stock it would be gone in nanoseconds.
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I've been using scan probably 13 years never had any issues.
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thats maybe last years product
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They were selling an i5 machine plus GPU for £700 last year, seems like the same machine minus the GPU.thats maybe last years product
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just remember when buying a pc
many shops sell last years model unless its a computer shop which still does
check what your buying check its mainboard as is the most important part is upgrading the machine in a years time when things are cheaper
I prefer to build my own
many shops sell last years model unless its a computer shop which still does
check what your buying check its mainboard as is the most important part is upgrading the machine in a years time when things are cheaper
I prefer to build my own
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Don't know if you intended this, but you say it like it's a bad thing and it's not. Component manufacturers (CPUs, graphics cards, motherboards etc.) constantly release newer models so the earlier versions decrease in (perceived) value / cost. It's not that you're buying old/obsolete kit, just that the components it is made from are lower priced than they were, and lower priced than today's higher-end units.
The alternative would be where we were at the start of the computer boom in the 80s when every computer cost £2,000 and had effectively the same components.
It's purely a matter of price point and I don't / wouldn't view it as "last year's model". As an aside, components made last year will be far better / faster than components made two years earlier so it's still a pretty good deal.
Definitely agree with that, which is one reason why I prefer AMD Ryzen chips and motherboards. A motherboard that has an £80 Ryzen 3 CPU in it today can support a £1,000 Ryzen 9 CPU two years from now.
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was made for the reference of upgrading system even i upgrade system when its cheaper for newer parts
not all products will upgrade on last years boards like with memory some systems will only take 8gb max while others will take 16gb memory
paid the price of that bought new and cpu was new then they brought out another cpu 939 to 940 upgrade on the amds
ended up with a system that cannot be upgraded
not all products will upgrade on last years boards like with memory some systems will only take 8gb max while others will take 16gb memory
paid the price of that bought new and cpu was new then they brought out another cpu 939 to 940 upgrade on the amds
ended up with a system that cannot be upgraded
