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[LaZy_KoReAn]

1) Where is the best place to buy a packaged computer? Any good deals you know of?

2) I've heard from someone on this bos site that using adsl gets him 200kb/s download speed, and optus people getting faster rates using kazaa, why am i only getting 100 kb/s TOPS???????

3) What can be the problem, can it be a special problem with using optus OR can it be because my computer is a crappy old computer? P4 1.6ghz

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by LaZy_KoReAn
1) Where is the best place to buy a packaged computer? Any good deals you know of?

2) I've heard from someone on this bos site that using adsl gets him 200kb/s download speed, and optus people getting faster rates using kazaa, why am i only getting 100 kb/s TOPS???????

3) What can be the problem, can it be a special problem with using optus OR can it be because my computer is a crappy old computer? P4 1.6ghz

1) Depends what type of config you want, some places have good packages with good config...

2) Yes for ADSL it's possible if that user was on the 1.5 Megabit plan. Getting faster rate on Kazza? Optus should be 10 Megabites, that's about 1 Megabyte, if you're getting that form of speed, it depends who you're downloadings off... go to www.microsoft.com and download something and see how fast you download, if it's around 500 - 600 then that's perfectly normal.

3) There couldn't be much problem besides your PC possibly having Adware and Spyware, which can also slow down system resources, and also eat some bandwidth up.

 

[anti]

I don't know about a PLACE to buy a computer but Dell seems to have good package deals. See also Apple although they're a lot pricier!

 

[cro_angel]

yes www.dell.com.au have good packages.. and u can customer ur comp online (more memory.. floppy disk etc) and they always have deals going (free extras)

 

[Frigid]

1) Where is the best place to buy a packaged computer? Any good deals you know of?

depends. if you're loaded and/or have a newbie, then go ahead and buy hp, dell etc, bcoz of good aftersales support.

if you're moderately good at comps, i would say buy all your parts separated and build it yourself.

there is no 'best place' per se, because buying a computer is like buying food - as long as your needs are met, it doesn't matter if it comes from the salvos.

 

[fatmuscle]

best place to buy:

if you're friends with cheap computer sales ppl, go there!

 

[Majesty]

Brand name PCs are a waste of money.
You can get a whole better by purchasing clones as they call it.

 

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or u can go to markets and buy ur own specs and make a comp urself
that way is a lot cheaper