* This one time, at band camp, Silcock, Stephen said:
>
> I only recently moved to Sydney and now find myself having to set up a new
> home... furniture, whitegoods, curtains, etc... but I've decided I can just
> sit on the floor so long as I have a nice new shiny red computer to play
> with :)
>
> So I'm looking for recommendations on a place to buy one.
>
> To start with I basically just want a box with a ridiculously fast
> processor, far too much RAM/HDD, quality motherboard and NIC. I'll go out
> and get myself a sound card and better video card later. Preinstalled OS
> optional (where's the fun in that?)... I should probably get a new monitor
> too.
>
> I like the warranty/support you can get from some of the bigger vendors but
> they're overpriced and always want to foist extra crap on you (i.e. XP)
> which bumps the price up even more. Can anyone recommend a place here in
> Sydney where they sell quality "just the basics" systems with whatever I
> want in terms of CPU/RAM/HDD sizes?
>
> I'm also wondering about a backup device - DAT drives and media are big $$,
> previously I've just burnt CD's... any better ideas?
>
http://www.umart.com.au
Very good and very reliable. I fried and athlon 1.4Ghz chip and they
just replaced it no questions asked.
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