i do recommend Dell laptops, they’ve got tremendous hardware warranty and technical support, they even have deals on desktops now. so with £1000, you’ve got a great deal out there. you can even get to customize your system to your liking. here’s a sample of the specifications priced at around USD 1,200
T3500 Dell Precision T3500, CMT, Standard Power Supply, C2 Motherboard
Genuine Windows® 7 Professional Bonus- Windows XP Professional downgrade
Dual Core Intel® Xeon® W3503 2.40GHz, 4M L3, 4.8GT/s
3GB, 1066MHz, DDR3 SDRAM, NECC (3 DIMMS)
3 Year Basic Limited Warranty and 3 Year NBD On-Site Service
256MB NVIDIA® Quadro® NVS 295, 2MON, 2 DP w/ 1 DP to DVI Adapter
Trend Micro Internet Security 30-day trial, English
All SATA drives, No RAID for 1 Hard Drive
Integrated Intel chipset SATA 3.0Gb/s controller
320GB SATA 3.0Gb/s with NCQ and 16MB DataBurst Cache™
16XDVD AND 16XDVD+/-RW, w/ Cyberlink PowerDVD™ and Roxio Creator™
Dell E Series E2210H 21.5in Wide Monitor, VGA/ DVI
Best computer is one you build yourself. An 1800$ computer that you build would be the equivalent to a 2500-3000$ computer from a store. Seriously, check out newegg.com for parts and look up some tutorials on how to put a computer together, it’s as easy as legos.
i do recommend Dell laptops, they’ve got tremendous hardware warranty and technical support, they even have deals on desktops now. so with £1000, you’ve got a great deal out there. you can even get to customize your system to your liking. here’s a sample of the specifications priced at around USD 1,200
T3500 Dell Precision T3500, CMT, Standard Power Supply, C2 Motherboard
Genuine Windows® 7 Professional Bonus- Windows XP Professional downgrade
Dual Core Intel® Xeon® W3503 2.40GHz, 4M L3, 4.8GT/s
3GB, 1066MHz, DDR3 SDRAM, NECC (3 DIMMS)
3 Year Basic Limited Warranty and 3 Year NBD On-Site Service
256MB NVIDIA® Quadro® NVS 295, 2MON, 2 DP w/ 1 DP to DVI Adapter
Trend Micro Internet Security 30-day trial, English
All SATA drives, No RAID for 1 Hard Drive
Integrated Intel chipset SATA 3.0Gb/s controller
320GB SATA 3.0Gb/s with NCQ and 16MB DataBurst Cache™
16XDVD AND 16XDVD+/-RW, w/ Cyberlink PowerDVD™ and Roxio Creator™
Dell E Series E2210H 21.5in Wide Monitor, VGA/ DVI
Whoever does the best warranty deal, hardware-wise there’s very little to choose between the main players.
Alien Ware Area 51
Intel® Core™ i7 920 2.66GHz (8MB Cache)
Single 1.8GB Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX260
6GB DDR3 1333MHz (3x2GB) Tri Channel Memory
640GB – SATA-II, 3Gb/s, 7,200RPM
Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW)
£1,699
Or
Alienware Aurora
Intel® Core™ i3 530 2.93GHz (4MB Cache)
Single 1GB ATI® Radeon® 5670
3GB Dual Channel 1333 MHz DDR3
500GB – SATA-II, 3Gb/s, 7,200RPM
Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW)
I’d probably buy a Dell Alienware computer. They look cool, with awesome specs. Just don’t go too crazy with add ons.
Best computer is one you build yourself. An 1800$ computer that you build would be the equivalent to a 2500-3000$ computer from a store. Seriously, check out newegg.com for parts and look up some tutorials on how to put a computer together, it’s as easy as legos.