Zoostorm Desktop PC - Pentium 2.8GHz, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Intel HD Graphics only £199.99 delivered @ Ebuyer

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  kylewalker8 months, 38 minutes ago #1Show comment toolsReply

  previous deal
  
  http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/zoostorm-desktop-pc-pentium-2-8ghz-8gb-ram-1tb-hdd-intel-hd-graphics-only-229-97-1297052
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  RickT8 months, 19 minutes ago #2Show comment toolsReply

  Is this a good deal ?? im after a new one.
  
  Or would it be better to get something with a OS bundle ?
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  CBJ1377 months, 4 weeks ago #3Show comment toolsReply

  Not a bad deal for a basic home pc, heat added
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  scarty7 months, 4 weeks ago #4Show comment toolsReply

  Presuming this only comes with USB 2.0 ports, is the best way of getting this machine to take USB 3.0 just to get a USB 3.0 PCI-e card to plug into the respective slot? Thanks.
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  googleboogle7 months, 4 weeks ago #5Show comment toolsReply

  Do you really need USB 3 that much?
  
  Good for what it is
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  brookheather7 months, 4 weeks ago1 Like #6Show comment toolsReply

  scarty

  Presuming this only comes with USB 2.0 ports, is the best way of getting this machine to take USB 3.0 just to get a USB 3.0 PCI-e card to plug into the respective slot? Thanks.

  
  Yes - you can get them for around £8. I bought this one which also provides an internal 20pin USB3 header so you can attached a USB3 card reader with front USB3 port:
  
  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290747033569
  

  
  Edited By: brookheather on Sep 17, 2012 10:52
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  tmb7 months, 4 weeks ago #7Show comment toolsReply

  Good deal but why no SD card slot - surely fairly essential these days??
  

  
  Edited By: tmb on Sep 17, 2012 11:39: .
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  kylewalker7 months, 4 weeks ago #8Show comment toolsReply

  tmb

  Good deal but why no SD card slot - surely fairly essential these days??
  

  
  
  get some sort of adapter.
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  googleboogle7 months, 4 weeks ago #9Show comment toolsReply

  tmb

  Good deal but why no SD card slot - surely fairly essential these days??
  

  
  
  Its a bare-bones machine, buy one for about £10
  
  Would not call them essential either.
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  Faythur7 months, 4 weeks ago2 Likes #10Show comment toolsReply

  As usual £13 extra to ship to NI, even though even their Ebay listing for the same PC is 'only' £9.99 for anywhere in the UK
  
  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Zoostorm-Desktop-PC-Intel-Pentium-DC-G840-2-8GHz-8GB-RAM-1TB-HDD-DVDRW-Inte-/271040425397?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopPCs&hash=item3f1b44adb5#shId
  
  One company I refuse to deal with!
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  andylol7 months, 4 weeks ago2 Likes #11Show comment toolsReply

  tmb

  Good deal but why no SD card slot - surely fairly essential these days??
  

  
  
  SD Card slot is essential for a computer? Since when?
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  zeeone47 months, 4 weeks ago #12Show comment toolsReply

  is this any good for gaming ? and will i be able to install windows vista or 7 onto it easily ?
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  Tymondo7 months, 4 weeks ago #13Show comment toolsReply

  Forgive my question im just about to ask as i dont have much knowledge on computers but how hard is it to put a operating system onto this machine? is it straight forward enough such as data input or do i have to know what im doing?
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  Faythur7 months, 4 weeks ago #14Show comment toolsReply

  Question 1 - no
  Question 2 - yes, but please NOT Vista! :p
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  rhinos1047 months, 4 weeks ago #15Show comment toolsReply

  would be good if they could customise the order to include a better processor and i'd snap this up!
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  Faythur7 months, 4 weeks ago #16Show comment toolsReply

  Tymondo

  Forgive my question im just about to ask as i dont have much knowledge on computers but how hard is it to put a operating system onto this machine? is it straight forward enough such as data input or do i have to know what im doing?

  
  
  If you have a disc, just pop it in and follow the onscreen instructions.
  
  In the event that it may require you to change the boot sequence to DVD/CD drive first, then this is easily done in the BIOS settings.
  

  
  Edited By: Faythur on Sep 17, 2012 12:54
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  ukez7 months, 4 weeks ago #17Show comment toolsReply

  Should I get this deal in here or this one...
  
  http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/hp-proliant-ml110-g7-g840-tower-server-229-99-100-cashback-129-99-ebuyer-1310827
  
  I know ones a server and the other is a standard PC, but what do you reckon the down or upside side of one over the other would be?
  
  I need a server PC, to run VOIP server on for around 20 lines... but I may change that at some point and turn it to freenass
  

  
  Edited By: ukez on Sep 17, 2012 12:55
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  JoYork7 months, 4 weeks ago #18Show comment toolsReply

  Excellent value, fairly fast considering the price. A word of caution though - I bought one for my mum and it failed after 6 months. Returned it free of charge to zoostorm and they sent it back working again (although it's now louder). A friend ordered one for her son and it died after 4 months.
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  fishmaster7 months, 4 weeks ago #19Show comment toolsReply

  CBJ137

  Not a bad deal for a basic home pc, heat added

  
  
  Even as a basic home pc it's overkill. The average user won't make use of the 8GB of ram.
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  LightningPete7 months, 4 weeks ago #20Show comment toolsReply

  One: will be good for music and photo editing as well as watching media. Good storage.
  Two:Cpu is decent for the price. Its a basic chip and overclockable, but dont expect i3 or i5 speeds.
  Three:gaming WILL require a dedicated gfx card AND a new power supply, as the one supplied will have a low 12v amperage available.
  Finally: the hard drive will likely be 5400rpm rather than 7200rpm which tbh to basic users is more than adequate. Cheap way to get to intel/ddr3 with the motherboard accepting socket 1155 intel chips upto i5's (certain types ofc).
  >>LP

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