Asda are selling and eSys PC for 279:
256MB of memory
Intel Celeron 2.4GHz processor
40GB hard disk
Microsoft's Windows XP operating system
Microsoft Works 
free three-month trial of antivirus software from Bullguard. 
The PC also comes with a 12-month on-site warranty from IBM Global
Services.

s--p--o--n--i--x wrote:

> Asda are selling and eSys PC for 279:
> 256MB of memory
> Intel Celeron 2.4GHz processor
> 40GB hard disk
> Microsoft's Windows XP operating system
> Microsoft Works
> free three-month trial of antivirus software from Bullguard.
> The PC also comes with a 12-month on-site warranty from IBM Global
> Services.


Nothing too special there.
I'd much rather buy a Dell for the same price
-- 
Alex

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Zoidberg: "They took away my credit cards!"

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On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:23:39 GMT, wibble@email.com (s--p--o--n--i--x)
wrote:


>
>Asda are selling and eSys PC for 279:
>256MB of memory
>Intel Celeron 2.4GHz processor
>40GB hard disk
>Microsoft's Windows XP operating system
>Microsoft Works 
>free three-month trial of antivirus software from Bullguard. 
>The PC also comes with a 12-month on-site warranty from IBM Global
>Services.
>

256 of Memory  40 Gb HD and a poxy Intel Celeron I wouldn't give it
house room .

Dr Zoidberg wrote:

> s--p--o--n--i--x wrote:
> > Asda are selling and eSys PC for 279:
> > 256MB of memory
> > Intel Celeron 2.4GHz processor
> > 40GB hard disk
> > Microsoft's Windows XP operating system
> > Microsoft Works
> > free three-month trial of antivirus software from Bullguard.
> > The PC also comes with a 12-month on-site warranty from IBM Global
> > Services.
>
> Nothing too special there.
> I'd much rather buy a Dell for the same price


Why?

Bigbird wrote:

> Dr Zoidberg wrote:
>> s--p--o--n--i--x wrote:
>>> Asda are selling and eSys PC for 279:
>>> 256MB of memory
>>> Intel Celeron 2.4GHz processor
>>> 40GB hard disk
>>> Microsoft's Windows XP operating system
>>> Microsoft Works
>>> free three-month trial of antivirus software from Bullguard.
>>> The PC also comes with a 12-month on-site warranty from IBM Global
>>> Services.
>>
>> Nothing too special there.
>> I'd much rather buy a Dell for the same price
>
> Why?


No name unknown quality pc from a supermarket or a branded PC of a known 
good quality from a PC manufacturer


-- 
Alex

Hermes: "We can't afford that! Especially not Zoidberg!"
Zoidberg: "They took away my credit cards!"

www.drzoidberg.co.uk    www.ebayfaq.co.uk

Bigbird wrote:

> Dr Zoidberg wrote:
>> s--p--o--n--i--x wrote:
>>> Asda are selling and eSys PC for 279:
>>> 256MB of memory
>>> Intel Celeron 2.4GHz processor
>>> 40GB hard disk
>>> Microsoft's Windows XP operating system
>>> Microsoft Works
>>> free three-month trial of antivirus software from Bullguard.
>>> The PC also comes with a 12-month on-site warranty from IBM Global
>>> Services.
>>
>> Nothing too special there.
>> I'd much rather buy a Dell for the same price
>
> Why?


Computers were better 40 years ago....

" cupra"  wrote in message 
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> Bigbird wrote:
>> Dr Zoidberg wrote:
>>> s--p--o--n--i--x wrote:
>>>> Asda are selling and eSys PC for 279:
>>>> 256MB of memory
>>>> Intel Celeron 2.4GHz processor
>>>> 40GB hard disk
>>>> Microsoft's Windows XP operating system
>>>> Microsoft Works
>>>> free three-month trial of antivirus software from Bullguard.
>>>> The PC also comes with a 12-month on-site warranty from IBM Global
>>>> Services.
>>>
>>> Nothing too special there.
>>> I'd much rather buy a Dell for the same price
>>
>> Why?
>
> Computers were better 40 years ago....
>
>


Didnt you find the running noise from the cogs distracting?

Gordy

" cupra"  wrote in message 
news:3n5t15Fkl8U1@individual.net...

> Bigbird wrote:
>> Dr Zoidberg wrote:
>>> s--p--o--n--i--x wrote:
>>>> Asda are selling and eSys PC for 279:
>>>> 256MB of memory
>>>> Intel Celeron 2.4GHz processor
>>>> 40GB hard disk
>>>> Microsoft's Windows XP operating system
>>>> Microsoft Works
>>>> free three-month trial of antivirus software from Bullguard.
>>>> The PC also comes with a 12-month on-site warranty from IBM Global
>>>> Services.
>>>
>>> Nothing too special there.
>>> I'd much rather buy a Dell for the same price
>>
>> Why?
>
> Computers were better 40 years ago....


Indeed, but had to upgrade mine when they changed over to natural gas.

On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 12:15:34 +0100, Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:


>On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:23:39 GMT, wibble@email.com (s--p--o--n--i--x)
>wrote:
>
>>
>>Asda are selling and eSys PC for 279:
>>256MB of memory
>>Intel Celeron 2.4GHz processor
>>40GB hard disk
>>Microsoft's Windows XP operating system
>>Microsoft Works 
>>free three-month trial of antivirus software from Bullguard. 
>>The PC also comes with a 12-month on-site warranty from IBM Global
>>Services.
>>
>256 of Memory  40 Gb HD and a poxy Intel Celeron I wouldn't give it
>house room .


Yawn.

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=25611

Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:

> 
> On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:23:39 GMT, wibble@email.com (s--p--o--n--i--x)
> wrote:
> 
> >
> >Asda are selling and eSys PC for 279:
> >256MB of memory
> >Intel Celeron 2.4GHz processor
> >40GB hard disk
> >Microsoft's Windows XP operating system
> >Microsoft Works
> >free three-month trial of antivirus software from Bullguard.
> >The PC also comes with a 12-month on-site warranty from IBM Global
> >Services.
> >
> 256 of Memory  40 Gb HD and a poxy Intel Celeron I wouldn't give it
> house room .


But such a PC is good enough for the internet and for writing letters.
I think it will easily sell.

On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 13:45:58 GMT, Johannes
 wrote:


>
>
>Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
>> 
>> On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:23:39 GMT, wibble@email.com (s--p--o--n--i--x)
>> wrote:
>> 
>> >
>> >Asda are selling and eSys PC for 279:
>> >256MB of memory
>> >Intel Celeron 2.4GHz processor
>> >40GB hard disk
>> >Microsoft's Windows XP operating system
>> >Microsoft Works
>> >free three-month trial of antivirus software from Bullguard.
>> >The PC also comes with a 12-month on-site warranty from IBM Global
>> >Services.
>> >
>> 256 of Memory  40 Gb HD and a poxy Intel Celeron I wouldn't give it
>> house room .
>
>But such a PC is good enough for the internet and for writing letters.
>I think it will easily sell.

You can use a typewriter for writing letters and just how much music
and other programs do you think  can be stored on a 40Gb hard
 drive ?? . I have two machines sat in the other room doing nothing
each with a 120 Gb sata drive 1Gb of DDR 400 memory and AMD
32000 processors which I have retired recently and moved up to 
AMD 64 bit 35000 and Microsoft XP 64bit with 300Gb hard drive.
The Asda one is just not worth house room has I have already stated .

Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:

> 
> On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 13:45:58 GMT, Johannes
>  wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> >Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
> >>
> >> On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:23:39 GMT, wibble@email.com (s--p--o--n--i--x)
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >Asda are selling and eSys PC for 279:
> >> >256MB of memory
> >> >Intel Celeron 2.4GHz processor
> >> >40GB hard disk
> >> >Microsoft's Windows XP operating system
> >> >Microsoft Works
> >> >free three-month trial of antivirus software from Bullguard.
> >> >The PC also comes with a 12-month on-site warranty from IBM Global
> >> >Services.
> >> >
> >> 256 of Memory  40 Gb HD and a poxy Intel Celeron I wouldn't give it
> >> house room .
> >
> >But such a PC is good enough for the internet and for writing letters.
> >I think it will easily sell.
> You can use a typewriter for writing letters and just how much music
> and other programs do you think  can be stored on a 40Gb hard
>  drive ?? . I have two machines sat in the other room doing nothing
> each with a 120 Gb sata drive 1Gb of DDR 400 memory and AMD
> 32000 processors which I have retired recently and moved up to
> AMD 64 bit 35000 and Microsoft XP 64bit with 300Gb hard drive.
> The Asda one is just not worth house room has I have already stated .


I know I know. This is not the kind of PC either of us would use. But I'll
tell you what: There is a huge market out there for a simple computer,
just to go onto the internet and write out letters. There are many people
who don't want to spend the dosh just to take the first dip in the water.

In article , 
Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk says...


>  drive ?? . I have two machines sat in the other room doing nothing
> each with a 120 Gb sata drive 1Gb of DDR 400 memory and AMD
> 32000 processors which I have retired recently and moved up to 
> AMD 64 bit 35000 and Microsoft XP 64bit with 300Gb hard drive.


Cutting edge processors you have there - must be at least 10 times 
faster than anyone else has in the world.

Makes my Athlon XP 2000+ look slow.


(-:

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> On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 13:45:58 GMT, Johannes
>  wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
>>>
>>> On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:23:39 GMT, wibble@email.com (s--p--o--n--i--x)
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >
>>> >Asda are selling and eSys PC for 279:
>>> >256MB of memory
>>> >Intel Celeron 2.4GHz processor
>>> >40GB hard disk
>>> >Microsoft's Windows XP operating system
>>> >Microsoft Works
>>> >free three-month trial of antivirus software from Bullguard.
>>> >The PC also comes with a 12-month on-site warranty from IBM Global
>>> >Services.
>>> >
>>> 256 of Memory  40 Gb HD and a poxy Intel Celeron I wouldn't give it
>>> house room .
>>
>>But such a PC is good enough for the internet and for writing letters.
>>I think it will easily sell.
> You can use a typewriter for writing letters and just how much music
> and other programs do you think  can be stored on a 40Gb hard
> drive ?? . I have two machines sat in the other room doing nothing
> each with a 120 Gb sata drive 1Gb of DDR 400 memory and AMD
> 32000 processors which I have retired recently and moved up to
> AMD 64 bit 35000 and Microsoft XP 64bit with 300Gb hard drive.
> The Asda one is just not worth house room has I have already stated .


What? You got all that for 279?

This group is discounts.and.bargains remeber, what has that got to do with 
value for money?

"s--p--o--n--i--x"  wrote in message 
news:430d7e9f.88678109@news.individual.net...

>
> Asda are selling and eSys PC for 279:
> 256MB of memory
> Intel Celeron 2.4GHz processor
> 40GB hard disk
> Microsoft's Windows XP operating system
> Microsoft Works
> free three-month trial of antivirus software from Bullguard.
> The PC also comes with a 12-month on-site warranty from IBM Global
> Services.


eBuyer are doing a better machine for 270, quicklink 83746

"Reg McCoy"  wrote in message 
news:TrlPe.25163$jr4.8630@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk...

>
> "s--p--o--n--i--x"  wrote in message 
> news:430d7e9f.88678109@news.individual.net...
>>
>> Asda are selling and eSys PC for 279:
>> 256MB of memory
>> Intel Celeron 2.4GHz processor
>> 40GB hard disk
>> Microsoft's Windows XP operating system
>> Microsoft Works
>> free three-month trial of antivirus software from Bullguard.
>> The PC also comes with a 12-month on-site warranty from IBM Global
>> Services.
>
> eBuyer are doing a better machine for 270, quicklink 83746
>


made by the same people, without ms works but with ebuyers dubious returns 
procedures

you pays yer money.....

"MPJ"  wrote in message 
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>
> "Reg McCoy"  wrote in message 
> news:TrlPe.25163$jr4.8630@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
>>
>> "s--p--o--n--i--x"  wrote in message 
>> news:430d7e9f.88678109@news.individual.net...
>>>
>>> Asda are selling and eSys PC for 279:
>>> 256MB of memory
>>> Intel Celeron 2.4GHz processor
>>> 40GB hard disk
>>> Microsoft's Windows XP operating system
>>> Microsoft Works
>>> free three-month trial of antivirus software from Bullguard.
>>> The PC also comes with a 12-month on-site warranty from IBM Global
>>> Services.
>>
>> eBuyer are doing a better machine for 270, quicklink 83746
>>
>
> made by the same people, without ms works but with ebuyers dubious returns 
> procedures
>
> you pays yer money.....


I'd rather have a AMD Sempron XP2500+ than an awful celeron any day of the 
week.

On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 15:15:54 GMT, Johannes
 wrote:


>
>I know I know. This is not the kind of PC either of us would use. But I'll
>tell you what: There is a huge market out there for a simple computer,
>just to go onto the internet and write out letters. There are many people
>who don't want to spend the dosh just to take the first dip in the water.

Apart from everything else Asda is the very last place I would buy a
PC from mind you I don't buy them I build them .

On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 16:19:29 +0100, "DubDriver"
 wrote:



>What? You got all that for 279?

No just over 300 .

On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 16:31:46 GMT, "Reg McCoy" 
wrote:



>I'd rather have a AMD Sempron XP2500+ than an awful celeron any day of the 
>week.

Don't know much about the Sempron but I certanly wouldn't touch an
Intel of any kind not just their awful celeron's .

MPJ wrote:

> Reg McCoy wrote:
> > s--p--o--n--i--x wrote:
> > > Asda are selling and eSys PC for 279:
> > > 256MB of memory
> > > Intel Celeron 2.4GHz processor
> > > 40GB hard disk
> > > Microsoft's Windows XP operating system
> > > Microsoft Works
> > > free three-month trial of antivirus software from Bullguard.
> > > ...12-month on-site warranty from IBM Global Services.
> > eBuyer are doing a better machine for 270, quicklink 83746




I saw an eSys laptop in Staples yesterday for 100 extra.  If I remember
correctly, the specs are much the same (I am not in the market for a
computer so I did not quite take enough special note of details).

-- 
Lin Chung
[Replace "the Water Margin" with "ntlworld" for e-mail].

Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:

>  Johannes wrote:

>> But I'll tell you what: There is a huge market out there for a
>> simple computer, just to go onto the internet and write out letters.
>> There are many people who don't want to spend the dosh just to take
>> the first dip in the water.
>
> Apart from everything else Asda is the very last place I would buy a
> PC from mind you I don't buy them I build them .


Asda's no quibble instant refund is probably a better warranty than
you'll get elsewhere...

--
Mike

> just how much music and other programs do you think can be 
> stored on a 40Gb hard drive ??


Who gives a fuck, so it's not suitable for *your* use, it's not aimed at 
*your* use.

It's more than suitable for a hell of a lot of people's use tho, and 
most of those people will be very happy buy electrical goods from ASDA.


> I have two machines sat in the other room...


I'm sure people considering this PC will be so interested to hear that, 
as it's seems *such* a deciding factor.



-- 
Lordy.UK

> Apart from everything else Asda is the very last place I would 
> buy a PC from mind 


Yea, I mean, it's not like they're one of the best places in the UK to 
buy electrical goods from is it.

Oh, hang on a minute...




-- 
Lordy.UK

In article , 
Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk says...

> You can use a typewriter for writing letters and just how much music
> and other programs do you think  can be stored on a 40Gb hard
>  drive ?? . I have two machines sat in the other room doing nothing
> each with a 120 Gb sata drive 1Gb of DDR 400 memory and AMD
> 32000 processors which I have retired recently and moved up to 
> AMD 64 bit 35000 and Microsoft XP 64bit with 300Gb hard drive.
> The Asda one is just not worth house room has I have already stated . 


Want to donate one or sell one cheap for a worthy cause? :-)
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Johannes wrote:


>> 256 of Memory  40 Gb HD and a poxy Intel Celeron I wouldn't give
>> it house room .
> 
> But such a PC is good enough for the internet and for writing
> letters. I think it will easily sell.


It won't run Vista when it comes out in a couple of years.

-- 
Chris Game

"I don't know why I did it, I don't know why I enjoyed it,
and I don't know why I'll do it again." -- Bart Simpson

On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 17:46:36 +0100, Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:


>Apart from everything else Asda is the very last place I would buy a
>PC from mind you I don't buy them I build them .


Well, exactly.

You could build a PC from ebauyer parts or buy a complete one from
Asda.

The Asda one may be slightly more expensive but comes with a
guarantee. 

The home built one comes with no guarantee and takes valuable time to
build.

Which represents better value for money?

sponix

"Chris Game"  wrote in message 
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> Johannes wrote:
>
>>> 256 of Memory  40 Gb HD and a poxy Intel Celeron I wouldn't give
>>> it house room .
>>
>> But such a PC is good enough for the internet and for writing
>> letters. I think it will easily sell.
>
> It won't run Vista when it comes out in a couple of years.
>

But you don't/won't need Vista for the internet and for writing letters.

Some people still use Windows 98 which is adequate for there purposes, you 
don't HAVE to upgrade to the latest OS.

s--p--o--n--i--x wrote:

> 
> On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 17:46:36 +0100, Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
> 
> >Apart from everything else Asda is the very last place I would buy a
> >PC from mind you I don't buy them I build them .
> 
> Well, exactly.
> 
> You could build a PC from ebauyer parts or buy a complete one from
> Asda.
> 
> The Asda one may be slightly more expensive but comes with a
> guarantee.
> 
> The home built one comes with no guarantee and takes valuable time to
> build.
> 
> Which represents better value for money?
> 
> sponix


This is a whole different saga. Building a PC is not necessarily about
value for money. It's about getting closer to the innards so that you
can maintain and upgrade the PC and not have to worry about something
going south. (You can usually fix it)

Chris Game

> It won't run Vista when it comes out in a couple of years.




Next year.  But, Vista (the new edition of Windows) will not cut off all
those new legacy gears currently running today with one fell swoop.

-- 
Lin Chung
[Replace "the Water Margin" with "ntlworld" for e-mail].

erics wrote:


>> It won't run Vista when it comes out in a couple of years.
>>
> But you don't/won't need Vista for the internet and for writing
> letters. 
> 
> Some people still use Windows 98 which is adequate for there
> purposes, you don't HAVE to upgrade to the latest OS.


That's what they said about XP. Which turned out to be more secure,
and easier to use than Win9x.

-- 
Chris Game

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
		-- Albert Einstein

Lin Chung wrote:


>> It won't run Vista when it comes out in a couple of years.
> 
> Next year.  

You wish!

> But, Vista (the new edition of Windows) will not cut off all those
> new legacy gears currently running today with one fell swoop.


That's what they said about XP. Now it's the only supported consumer
version of Windows.

-- 
Chris Game

To iterate is human; to recurse, divine.