Too bad all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxi cabs and cutting hair - George Burns
Often, a good computer doesn't have to be expensive. Instead, it has to be equipped with at least 512MB memory. That's a must in Windows XP world. Europc has one I-Media Danbue PC from Packard Bell on sale for £170+VAT which will fit your bill. An AMD XP 2600+, 512MB DDR2700 memory, a 80GB HDD, 16x DVD, CD writer, 128MB Radeon 9200 graphic card, Modem, Keyboard, mouse etc. Don't know if there is an OS though. Go to Europc and search for 85175.
If you live near Burnley in Lancashire, you might consider buying this Compaq Tower AP550 base unit for only £55. The specs are more than sufficient for Windows XP. Dual P3 850Mhz, 512MB RDR memory, 9GB SCSI Drive, a CD Writer and a video card. No OS but onboard sound and LAN.
We're glad to welcome back Creative in our Daily buys. Free parcel tracking ad free delivery for everyone. Loads of refurb stuff there. I'll mention only a few. Creative Labs SB Audigy 2 sound card - 24-bit/192kHz DVD-Audio with Pure 106 dB SNR for Playback, Recording and 6.1 Surround Gaming. £29.70+VAT at creative. A 64MB Creative Labs MUVO at only £8.17+VAT. Got one for me. Must be the cheapest MP3 player in UK if you do not mind the capacity. a 90% drop in price in 24 months.
Fujifilm also has a refurbished shop where you can buy this wonderful Finepix A345 zoom which is a 4.1 MP digital camera with an optical zoom for only £88.50+VAT. It can capture movies as well in AVI mode but is compatible with xD Pics only. It has a 3x Fujinon optical zoom lens and a large 1.7-inch TFT monitor. The rest is pretty standard and it comes with all the accessories including a free 16MB card.
Last, probably the cheapest Asus SLI board in UK, that A8N SLI from Microdirect. At £79.95+VAT, it is a compulsory buy for those looking to overclock the next X2 4800+ AMD processor. It comes with all the goodies you can expect from a top notch motherboard including SATA II compatibility as well as Dual GB Lan.