Mail order firms can be very good, though I've no recommendations as such. I wasn't pleased with Evesham Micros who I bought from four years back. I hear good things said of Dell though. HP, in spite of not doing well in mag reviews are solid machines. One word of caution though. If getting audio out of your computer via line out or SPDIF be aware that Dell are selling machines where you simply cannot do this. If I say its all down to the FW RIAA apeople will know what I mean. This is only one reason I shall very likely go for a Mac next year; not that I know for certain they haven't been shafted by the RIAA. AS someone who has never gone in for on-line sharing, and been content to pay for my music, I feel very very agrieved at MS and Vista, so I say, Give Mac computers a look if you are at all interestedd in going down that road. Cheers, From Ray I can be contacted off-list at: mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- Chris Hallsworth Hi, I bought a cheap laptop, made by Compaq, from Curries, just this last week actually. I also took out a monthly product support thing whereby for a certain amount per month my laptop can be repaired without fuss, and also extends my warranty continuously until cancelled as well. Hope that helps, and happy shopping. Chris Hallsworth BrailleNote mPower User Website: www.chrishallsworth.co.nr ----- Original Message ----- From: Mohammed Adeel To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 10:30 PM Subject: [access-uk] Best place to buy a cheap PC Hi, I'm looking to purchase either a cheap desktop or laptop PC. Can people recommend any shops they used or any PCs they've bought lately. I would prefer to buy from one of the highstreet stores as it will probably work out easier to get it repaired if it breaks down etc. Thanks for any info, Adeel