PC Upgrade or Laptop

sac20

sac20

sac20

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I can't get my current pc to work at all and have already posted on the site for help but haven't been succesful in applying the advice given to get my pc to work. I imagine that if i put my pc into somewhere to get fixed it could end up costing me a lot anyway so i'm considering either upgrading my pc or getting a laptop. I'm starting a new job which would require me to travel around and i think a laptop would come in handy whereas i already have a lot of components towards building a pc so i don't know what to do. The current spec for my pc is:

AMD Athalon XP Processor 3000+ 512kb cache 333MHz FSB

Motherboard: MICRO-STAR MS-6716
Graphics card: nVidia GeForce FX5200 128mb DDR-RAM
Hard Drive: 80GB Ultra ATA 100 interface

DVD ROM Drive
DVD RW Drive

Think the problems would probably be caused by either my psu, graphics card or it might even be my power button but i would consider upgrading anyway if that was the problem. So if i was getting a new pc i would probably keep the dvd drives and the hard drive but would considering scrapping the rest. I would have a budget of £500 if i was getting a laptop but wouldn't look to spend quite as much as that if i was upgrading. I will be using the pc for work and internet browsing but do use it a lot for footy manager and also play a bit of age of empires online.

Any suggestions?
 
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I had this dilemma a couple of years ago - couldn't decide on a laptop or PC. In the end I went for a PC and it was totally the right decision to make. Laptops are so unsatisfying as computers for many reason, though if you only use one to send emails and write Word documents there's no need to get a PC.
 
Seen this laptop for around £690 which is above my budget but it looks good to me and if it was worth it i would consider finding the extra finance

ACER AS5634WLMI

Intel Core 2 Duo 1.83 GHz 667 MHz 2 MB Processor

2048 MB Memory (RAM)

120 GB Storage (hard drive)

15.4 inch Widescreen Screen

WiFi and Ethernet Connection

Windows XP Media Center
(Windows Vista Home Premium upgrade available)

256MB GF7300GO Dynamic Graphics Card

4 USB 2.0 slots

5-in-1 Media card slots

Built-in webcam

Battery life (maximum) 2:00 hours

Laptop weight (kg) 2.8 kg

Would it be worth purchasing this?
 
You could do what i'm doing, upgrade to 939 for cheap, this weekend im gonna have a mini shopping spree on that much loved auction site, looking at pricing of items about 1 hour from sale you can get an x2 for around 50 to 60 quid, and what i am aiming for (3700) for around 25 :D. I'm reckoning I can get cpu and mobo for around 50 quid, leaving me some to get a new card soon.
 
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