Thread: The "I bought a computer from PC World, Currys or Dixons" Thread
View Single Post
Old 10-02-2006, 16:02   #50
Vlad_Dracul
Inactive
 
Vlad_Dracul's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Wherever I lay my hat, thats my home...
Services: Dispensing wit and wisdom in so far as I am able . P3 500Mhz/ 2Mb BB when it works,no Tv,n
Posts: 1,067
Vlad_Dracul is the helpful oneVlad_Dracul is the helpful oneVlad_Dracul is the helpful oneVlad_Dracul is the helpful oneVlad_Dracul is the helpful oneVlad_Dracul is the helpful oneVlad_Dracul is the helpful oneVlad_Dracul is the helpful oneVlad_Dracul is the helpful oneVlad_Dracul is the helpful oneVlad_Dracul is the helpful oneVlad_Dracul is the helpful oneVlad_Dracul is the helpful oneVlad_Dracul is the helpful oneVlad_Dracul is the helpful oneVlad_Dracul is the helpful oneVlad_Dracul is the helpful oneVlad_Dracul is the helpful one
Re: The "I bought a computer from PC World, Currys or Dixons" Thread
Well first things first,packard Bell are junk. PC world is just a high street store that sells computers to the masses. The average member of the public knows very little about PC's. They want an off the shelf solution with the promise of some backup and DRG/PC World provides it. Joe public thinks a pc is just like any consumer electrical item, i.e you plug it in,switch on and it works for ever more. Oh no,not so simple. Whilst i maintain that PB's are junk,I will also agree that most computer "faults" are generated by the user and not the hardware. I have always built my own pc's from scratch. The one Im on now was self build a few years back .Its a pentium 3 500mhz with half a gig of ram a Radeon 7000 agp graphics card,a 60gig drive,a DVD RW and a CDRW plus other bits. Its still way powerfull enough for all my tasks and i dont need to upgrade. My bro bought his first family pc years back from PCW. It cost a fortune and was poor VFM. It was a PB. True it soldiered on for years til it died and then he went shopping for another one. When i ventured that he should buy a built up clone he said " I'm not having any old crap",get the mind set and lack of understanding?. The other thing about my local PCW (Stockport) is that the staff seem unable to take money off people. I go in there for the odd part cos its convenient and all i see is two legged gold everywhere,punters looking to buy,to spend cash but can they do it? no,theres hardly an assistant about and usually only one person on the tills at the front.
Vlad_Dracul is offline   Reply With Quote