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[Kryten]

Or of course LogMeIn which i think works on a trial basis.

[ECA]

Originally Posted by DaGaffer

Does anyone know of a free PCAnywhere-type solution? Need it to access my Ma's PCs in Cyprus.

Do you need to be able to use it when nobody is there or is it a remote support type thing?

Teamviewer or Mikogo are both free for the latter.

[MYstIC G]

Originally Posted by Kryten

Or of course LogMeIn which i think works on a trial basis.

Trial for advanced features, remote control is free, plus it just works.

[nath]

Gotta say, both Remote Desktop and Remote Assistance work pretty well.

[Nate]

I'm after a 24" monitor, with pretty nice specs but in the £250~ range. Any ideas, any brands you recommend? Will be primarily used for gaming but also some browsing.

[Kryten]

Just a quicky courtesy of OverDriven,

Samsung Spinpoint F1 1tb - £85, utter bargain
Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB Hard Drive SATAII *32MB Cache* - OEM - Ebuyer

And from uber:
Coolermaster CM330 case and XM 650w PSU bundle, £70

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148683

[Mazling]

Originally Posted by Kryten

Just a quicky courtesy of OverDriven,

Samsung Spinpoint F1 1tb - £85, utter bargain
Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB Hard Drive SATAII *32MB Cache* - OEM - Ebuyer

And from uber:
Coolermaster CM330 case and XM 650w PSU bundle, £70

Coolermaster Elite 330 Black Case With CM eXtreme Power 650W PSU *SPECIAL OFFER* - Ebuyer

Dabs have that hdd at only £3 more, and you can buy the same case/psu combo for only a fiver more. So, what's wrong iwth them ;-)

[DaGaffer]

Originally Posted by Nate

I'm after a 24" monitor, with pretty nice specs but in the £250~ range. Any ideas, any brands you recommend? Will be primarily used for gaming but also some browsing.

I'm looking for something similar but I'm struggling to find anything at that price; I've seen this Samsung at £332 on eBuyer, which looks pretty good; best for the money is probably this Dell though, at £241. It has DVI, but no HDMI.

[Jorge Regula]

Originally Posted by DaGaffer

I'm looking for something similar but I'm struggling to find anything at that price; I've seen this Samsung at £332 on eBuyer, which looks pretty good; best for the money is probably this Dell though, at £241. It has DVI, but no HDMI.

The Digimate L2442WD is 24" and a good sum of them come with PVA panels that are superior to those found in most cheap monitors. Better colour reproduction and far wider viewing angles, although a slightly slower response time. Can be found for <£225. There's also the Yaruku YV24 which is basically the same except with HDCP.

OcUK are selling a 28" TN monitor for £260ish.

Thinking of getting a Hyundai W240D-PVA for £330, need a decent viewing angle so I can use it as a TV.

[Kryten]

Our favoured budget performance cooler, £14
Arctic Cooling AC-FRZ-7P Freezer 7 Pro Socket 775 Processor Cooler - Ebuyer

4gb USB flash drive, nifty at £5.50 and always useful
Extra Value Extra Value 4GB USB Flash Drive - Ebuyer

Killer graphics performance, Sapphire 4870, only £174
Sapphire HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDTV Out PCI-E Graphics Card - Ebuyer

[Kryten]

This one's a bit speculative at the moment, but just read up on a couple of nice monitors on their way from Benq, the 22" E2200HD and 24" E2400HD. Reason for the interest, is the 16:9 ratio as opposed to the normal 16:10 making them cheaper & easier to manufacturer - the 22" is expected to hit us as around £150, and the 24" at £250. Some impressive pricing, will link a source as soon as I see them appear.

[Fast]

**B Grade** OcUK Value Hanns-G HG281DP 28" Widescreen LCD Mon

Unsure on quality but cheap for the size.

[Kryten]

Not bad, being honest for a budget brand Hanns-G isn't that bad

[ford prefect]

Originally Posted by Mazling

Dabs have that hdd at only £3 more, and you can buy the same case/psu combo for only a fiver more. So, what's wrong iwth them ;-)

There is one thing fundementally wrong with dabs... They are owned by BT, but you can't pick up a phone and talk to a human being there.

They used to be a good company, but now their customer service is appalling and completely web based.

[soze]

Scan Computers UK: 1TB (1000 GB) Samsung HD103UJ Spinpoint F1, SATA 300, 7200 rpm, 32MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ £76 Nice price.