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Originally Posted by vincerooney
Hi all,
I'm in my late 30s now and always just had a desktop pc since i was like 11. I'm struggling to find a potential replacement for my 6 year old PC and i'm really, really confused about
1) Why prices are high compared to what i paid 6 years ago but the specs dont seem that much better
2) why SSD storage is like 50% less than the 1TB PC i got last time
this is the PC I've got currently:
HP Pavillion Gaming Desktop 690-00. Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz 2.81 GHz
8.00 GB (7.87 GB usable). 1.1TB hard drive
Everything else around the £700-800 price seems WORSE than my current desktop unless tech has gone past me in my old age. can anyone recommend a good desktop for me? i use it to mainly go on the internet, use MS office and the games i use were that modern version of theme hospital and football manager 2024 haha.
I'm starting to think desktops may now be easier going via apple macs since they seem to still be investing in desktops.
Unless laptops are the way to go now? are they cheaper than desktops? i always thought laptops would be more expensive as they have to be put in a much smaller base?
Thanks in advance all
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Unless you need the mobility that a laptop is designed for, I'd stick with the desktop solution esp. if you have external monitors. Laptops are not designed for long periods of use at higher loads. They can have cooling issues and this can impact component life e.g. batteries.
If you are looking for a cheap desktop, this place is worth checking out:
https://itzoo.co.uk/. They don't have that much at the moment but worth checking back now & again. This one looked interesting:
https://itzoo.co.uk/collections/work...110-16gb-512gb
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Refurbished LENOVO THINKSTATION P720 Mid-Tower PC
Intel 4110 Xeon Silver 2.1GHz CPU
512GB SSD
16GB RAM
A Grade
Windows 10 Pro Installed
£379.99
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I guess it would need a Graphics card though ...