Ferdinand Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Being cheeky, has anybody spotted good offers for the following, which I need in the next period? - The Makita recent multitool discussed on the other thread. - Infra Red Camera - Normal camera Cheers Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney12 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Best to keep an eye on http://www.hotukdeals.com/ for any real bargains. ive not seen anything that excites me yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan52 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Dell are doing a basic laptop for £129 and an upgraded system for £199. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triassic Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Anyone spotted any decent desktop computers ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan52 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Have you had a look on the dell outlet. They change all the time. I am looking for one at the min but am holding out till next week in hope there are offers on them as well as laptops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Any thoughts on this PC ? ?? Needs a good graphics card, as it's for my boy ( gaming etc ) but with i7 and 3Tb sounds a good price. Ta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 50 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said: Any thoughts on this PC ? ?? Needs a good graphics card, as it's for my boy ( gaming etc ) but with i7 and 3Tb sounds a good price. Ta. Looks pretty good at first glance that. I had my boys gaming pc built by Arbico btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Spec / cost please ? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney12 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 1 hour ago, Nickfromwales said: Spec / cost please ? ? No good. No Welsh Language keyboard layout. /me runs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 1 hour ago, Nickfromwales said: Spec / cost please ? ? It was a couple of years ago or so I thought.....Xmas 2012 FFS! And it's only an I5 but they're still about. Outstanding customer service. I've had a quick look about and that Argos price seems pretty good tbh. Check it's got a man enough psu to run a proper graphics card. Easy and cheap to change of course. Arbico btw: http://www.arbico.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Not really a Black Friday deal but I've just bought a set of carbide edged hole saws in LIDL for £9.99: Time will tell! AND.....Bishops Finger is £1.25 a bottle..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted November 19, 2016 Author Share Posted November 19, 2016 "Bishops Finger" is normally waved at recalcitrant Vicars, ime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 FFX are having a clear out online http://www.ffx.co.uk/tools/blackfriday/K=_F=_T=_C=_B=_CL=0_S=/1//1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Cordless Makita multitool with tool-less blade change, as was discussed on another thread by @Ferdinand I think: http://www.ffx.co.uk/tools/product/Makita-Dtm51Z-0088381667418-18V-Lxt-Multi-Tool-Bare-Unit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 1 hour ago, Ferdinand said: "Bishops Finger" is normally waved at recalcitrant Vicars, ime. Aka "Nun's Delight" as a mate's uncle refers to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 19 hours ago, Barney12 said: No good. No Welsh Language keyboard layout. Just change the K to another L and spit all over the letter, works a treat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted November 19, 2016 Author Share Posted November 19, 2016 2 hours ago, PeterW said: FFX are having a clear out online http://www.ffx.co.uk/tools/blackfriday/K=_F=_T=_C=_B=_CL=0_S=/1//1 Oooh. Metabo :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 1 hour ago, SteamyTea said: Just change the K to another L and spit all over the letter, works a treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldkettle Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 23 hours ago, Nickfromwales said: Any thoughts on this PC ? ?? Needs a good graphics card, as it's for my boy ( gaming etc ) but with i7 and 3Tb sounds a good price. Ta. For gaming or pretty much anything I would not buy a PC without an SSD. The difference in performance is staggering. SSD as a main drive, internal or external HDD for storage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 5 minutes ago, oldkettle said: For gaming or pretty much anything I would not buy a PC without an SSD. The difference in performance is staggering. SSD as a main drive, internal or external HDD for storage. I've got a 500gb SSD from my boys dead laptop. Don't know if that'll go direct in the tower or need a case and go external? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 2 minutes ago, oldkettle said: For gaming or pretty much anything I would not buy a PC without an SSD. The difference in performance is staggering. SSD as a main drive, internal or external HDD for storage. Just be cautious with SSD when they are doing a lot of write/rewrites as the storage capacity degrades over time. Top end ones do stuff like wear levelling but they can be double the price of the entry level stuff. Games can sometimes rely on large disk storage sectors which on SSD can promote increased degradation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 1 minute ago, PeterW said: Just be cautious with SSD when they are doing a lot of write/rewrites as the storage capacity degrades over time. Top end ones do stuff like wear levelling but they can be double the price of the entry level stuff. Games can sometimes rely on large disk storage sectors which on SSD can promote increased degradation. So the 3tb for general use and keep the SSD for less frequently accessed 'important' stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldkettle Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 8 minutes ago, PeterW said: Just be cautious with SSD when they are doing a lot of write/rewrites as the storage capacity degrades over time. Top end ones do stuff like wear levelling but they can be double the price of the entry level stuff. Games can sometimes rely on large disk storage sectors which on SSD can promote increased degradation. well, this is from the top of the search https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/349uqc/build_help_does_gaming_on_an_ssd_destroy_it/ but I am not a hardware guy. So far HDDs died for me more often then SSDs :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said: I've got a 500gb SSD from my boys dead laptop. Don't know if that'll go direct in the tower or need a case and go external? SSD if 2.5" will probably need an adapter to go in an HDD bay in the tower. I've bought loads of cheap drive enclosures etc from P C World. For some reason they're dirt cheap: http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/office-supplies/pc-care-and-cleaning/dynamode-2-5-3-5-bracket-mounting-kit-07929915-pdt.html I tend to put the OS on the SSD and storage on the HDD. Gives a new lease of life to an old pc. Put a Linux distro on it and you're flying! Edited November 19, 2016 by Onoff 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldkettle Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 10 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said: I've got a 500gb SSD from my boys dead laptop. Don't know if that'll go direct in the tower or need a case and go external? Definitely has to go inside. How exactly depends on the connector of your laptop SSD. If it is M.2 then you will need an adapter http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2637817/connect-ssd-desktop.html Overall this article seems to give a good idea what different formats you may find inside your laptop and how they fit. http://www.computershopper.com/feature/2016-guide-the-best-m.2-solid-state-drives-tested 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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