Comments on: My pre-built PC: The final shortlist

By: Second-hand? Several days-hand, more like | PC Pro blog

Second-hand? Several days-hand, more like | PC Pro blog — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:01:07 +0000

[...] seller is as good as his word, it should be with me later this week. Looking across at the systems David Bayon and Mike Jennings are putting together, I think it might measure up rather [...]

By: Not him.

Not him. — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:59:20 +0000

And if you are running on something more than the basic atom, you can quite happily run ubuntu, (which is generally good enough for home use, provided you have a broadband internet connection) although I suspect this won’t save you much.

By: Daniel Titley

Daniel Titley — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:52:35 +0000

I’d ditch the Eee Box, it’s simply not spec’d enough.

Choosing between the other two depends on how important the monitor is to you. Like David Wright says, a monitor isn’t essential for this competition; so go for the Zoostorm from Ebuyer.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:39:03 +0000

If you’re looking for a general use PC I would expect a CD-ROM drive and the ability to outperform a EE 701. There’s only one realistic choice (if you listen to David’s sensible advice); the Zoostorm. The only reason to buy the EEE box is if you’re a) daft, or b) living in a 6ft*6ft room and need to save a small amount of space. Choosing it immediately and deliberately drops important capability for no reason. You would be trying to beat all the competition on the “it’s small and pretty” category alone.

By: David Wright

David Wright — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:53:55 +0000

Given that Tim’s original blog post says you don’t need a minitor, I’d discount the Compaq…

The question is, where will it be used? What will it be used for?

If it is going to be an office workhorse, go for the Zoostorm.

If it is going to sit in the living room as an e-mail and internet terminal, with occassional multimedia or office use, then go for the Asus.