I'm trying to persuade a friend to buy a PC from OcUK instead of a cheaper but much slower machine elsewhere. Home/business use, not for games. Limited budget but needs to be fairly future-proof.
Solar FLARE 2500i and Primo 6200i look good choices. Both use the i5-3450 which is low-end Ivy Bridge but still beats most AMD or earlier Inter chips.
Questions:
The Solar with 8G RAM and a lower price looks the better choice, unless I'm missing something important?
Do these have any USB 3.0 sockets?
Is the built-in 2500 graphics processor adequate for non-gaming use, including Photoshop, BBC iPlayer and films on DVD?
How much extra would it cost to have a 1TB disk instead of 500GB?
Is Windows 7/64 supplied on a DVD? If not, how do you re-install it? (I'll have a spare SSD they could add as boot drive, which may entail reinstalling Windows.)
Thanks for any advice you can give.
Solar FLARE 2500i and Primo 6200i look good choices. Both use the i5-3450 which is low-end Ivy Bridge but still beats most AMD or earlier Inter chips.
Questions:
The Solar with 8G RAM and a lower price looks the better choice, unless I'm missing something important?
Do these have any USB 3.0 sockets?
Is the built-in 2500 graphics processor adequate for non-gaming use, including Photoshop, BBC iPlayer and films on DVD?
How much extra would it cost to have a 1TB disk instead of 500GB?
Is Windows 7/64 supplied on a DVD? If not, how do you re-install it? (I'll have a spare SSD they could add as boot drive, which may entail reinstalling Windows.)
Thanks for any advice you can give.
