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RE: [OT] looking for "sexy" PC case...


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  • Subject: RE: [OT] looking for "sexy" PC case...
  • From: "Des Gibbons" <des@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 19:24:26 -0000
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a TV is not very good for general use, perfect for watching dvd/video/jpegs
etc, but you don't want to have to stare at it for long times, and you will
be using 800x600 max at 60 Hz. Maybe if you have a 100Hz TV it may be more
useful, but I have no experience of them.

Des

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Keay [mailto:m@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 28 November 2001 18:32
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] looking for "sexy" PC case...
>
>
> Yeah... would the TV out be "usable/pretty" for regular
use/etc?
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don McAllister [mailto:donmc@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 28 November 2001 18:29
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] looking for "sexy" PC case...
>
>
> Don't forget about the on board TV out and the on board firewire !!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Keay [mailto:m@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 28 November 2001 17:26
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] looking for "sexy" PC case...
>
> 1) Yep..
> 2) Ram is so cheap, and its a tiny tiny case.. :)
> 3) <grin>
> 4). Does it look as sexy as the one @ overclockers? :) I might just
> settle
> for a Compaq Deskpro EN or similar style, which should be pretty
cheap,
> then
> hide it out of the way...
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Harrison [mailto:Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 28 November 2001 12:43
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] looking for "sexy" PC case...
>
>
> Few comments:
>
> 1: Is the sound card on-board then?
>
> 2: If you have a second, say 2Gb IDE hard disk lying around, put it in
> and dedicate it to swap space! (having your swap on a physically
> different disk always makes things faster.)
>
> 3: A free Operating system, then ;-)
>
> 4: Strange as it seems, you can pick up an _OK_ PC from PC World for
> £350 including VAT. Might this be a better starting point than the
> barebones + CPU + RAM?
>
>
> Mark Harrison
> Head of Systems, eKingfisher
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Keay [mailto:m@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 28 November 2001 12:31
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] looking for "sexy" PC case...
>
>
> Just been thinking about whats reqd, ?530 + delivery for a rather sexy
> little pc :)
> Only a 10gb disk since it'll pull most stuff from the network
> (mp3s/etc..)
>
>
> Wireless keyboard 1525WIP	?99 + vat
> Shuttle barebones			?169 + vat
> 900mhz scan celeron		?53.50 + vat
> 256m ram scan			?25 + vat
> 10gb ide disk scan		?49 + vat
> Slot dvd - scan			?56 + vat
> Total Inc vat ex del		?530.53
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Quinten Uijldert [mailto:yahoogroups@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 28 November 2001 12:18
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] looking for "sexy" PC case...
>
>
> Deja Vu. I do have my uses sometimes ;-)
>
> Q.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andy Laurence" <andylaurence@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 12:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] looking for "sexy" PC case...
>
>
> > > Thanks for all the suggestions, but that rather nice looking
case is
> not
> a
> > > standard ATX case into which I can fit my own components..
It comes
> > complete
> > > with motherboard/graphics etc... I have a complete set of
components
> > > already, I need ONLY an empty case (with PSU!). A super-slim
desktop
> case
> > > would be OK... (do those come supplied with riser cards for
> horizontal
> > > mounting of PCI cards?)
> >
> > probably a touch small, and not supposed to be a PC case, but....
> >
> > http://www.maplin.co.uk
> >
> >
> <http://www.maplin.co.uk/products/details.php?cartid=0111211415481448915
> &mod
> > uleno=1728>
> >
> > Code:  KR57M
> >
> > HTH,
> > Andy (Kudos to Quinten!)
> >
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