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Robster · 22-08-2006, 00:43

When I started this thread I didn't expect it to be so popular, obviously I've hit a nerve

I think its difficult for an everyday home user to find what I would call a good value PC, for the main reason that the amount of RAM almost never matches the potential of the CPU or the rest of the system when you go to PC World or any other major retailer.

The result of this is that it will be a shorter period before newer software makes the system seem slow, and if you don't know much about computers you'll think you need a whole new PC, making it overall bad value.

I've been fairly certain for some time that this is intentional and a cynical ploy by the major retailers to reduce the length of time before you are back in the shop buying a new PC.

22-08-2006, 00:43	#54
Robster Inactive Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bristol Services: VM TV:M Internet:M Phone:M Posts: 139	Re: PC World dual core advert When I started this thread I didn't expect it to be so popular, obviously I've hit a nerve I think its difficult for an everyday home user to find what I would call a good value PC, for the main reason that the amount of RAM almost never matches the potential of the CPU or the rest of the system when you go to PC World or any other major retailer. The result of this is that it will be a shorter period before newer software makes the system seem slow, and if you don't know much about computers you'll think you need a whole new PC, making it overall bad value. I've been fairly certain for some time that this is intentional and a cynical ploy by the major retailers to reduce the length of time before you are back in the shop buying a new PC.