Following on from the recent thread about PCs without an OS, do any of the "mainstream" manufacturers supply PCs with Windows 2000? -Rob

I purchased a Maxtor Hard Drive from CCL Computers of West Yorkshire, which upon fitting is completely dead. The purchase was made on the 21st July, but due to being away on holiday, I was only able to fit the product yesterday. CCL have informed me that as the item is a return to base warranty,...

"Wayner" wrote in message ... Just a quick post to recommend http://www.extremecooling.co.uk In case no one knows, they're part of Tekheads -- - Tony Sutton

Hi, Has anyone here got a Sony dvd writer, model DW-U14A? If so, how do you rate it, is it compatible with DVD -R? I've tried to find a technical specification on the Sony website without any joy. TIA,

Hi Everyone I run a small IT Services Company in North Yorkshire as well as a couple of shops. We have just narrowly avoiding losing £5500 due to a scam which seems to be doing the rounds up here. It would appear that a couple of other biz have actaully lost money with this scam. Heres roughly...

I'm looking for any one of the following Eizo monitors (new not S/H) F730 F930 F980 There all recently(ish) discontinued and the UK importers have none and know of none. Does anyone know of one gathering dust on a shelf anywhere?

"Lem" wrote in message ... Is there a shop or premises I can visit to get a Gigabyte or Asus motherboard in North East London/South Essex? PC World?:) Though I have used http://www.vgicomputers.com/ before - they are in Laindon, Essex...

Aosmosis wrote: Sounds too good to be true. It most definitely does. All you're doing is getting your name added to a list. Take deal 17 for example - http://www.4share.co.uk/cd17.htm - where you'll supposedly get your free gift when the list (50 people) is full. prcdirect.co.uk's price for...

How do 'you' (eg a small business such as a sole trader) become an authorised reseller for various companies? From a post in this group, i visited the URL of a small business who is an "authorised reseller" Are there any benefits to being an "authorised reseller such as favourable prices on the...

"gappy" wrote in message ... yeah i did actually - but its all US companies - can you tell me the words you used in the search? Try he http://tinyurl.com/jnid

Either firewire or combined firewire/USB2.. 5 1/2 inch would also be suitable. Oxford 911 chipset preferable. Thanks.

Can anyone recomend a good custom PC builder in Weymouth, Dorset. Thanks Jeremy

In message , strax writes I am looking for a supplier of 5m KVM cables. They must be m/m/m at both ends (not m/f/m of Belkin type cables) Anybody got any websites to try? Strax

Having never used Paypal before, what are the costs involved in using it and is it worth using because of the custom it brings in ? Cheers, Ally. -- Ally Maxwell

Hi all. I've had such good service from these ppl that I thought I'd delurk & let you know, http://www.smcdirect.com/ I certainly do _not_ work for them. But they're the first online parts supplier that sent me the replacement item before I sent the faulty item back. How rare is that? still in...

Hi, I'd like to share my recent experience of Evesham Computers with you and to hear your views. This morning I ordered a new pc, in total the price came to over £1400, quite a large sum of money for me, and whilst I understand that Evesham are not the cheapest, I've got the impression they're a...

An order placed early p.m. 27/8 for items in stock showed "awaiting packing" soon afterwards. It still shows "awaiting packing" (1 a.m. 30/8). I have e-mailed twice (there does not appear to be a phone number I can use) as it is essential that the invoice show August as that is the end of...

I have recently done a deal with these people, excellent service over phone aswell, superer negotiation on 50+ units of a certain item, and beat ebuyer's prices and delivery time, sometimes its good to have someone on the end of the phone, i shall certainly reccomend and without doubt use...

Anyone used MISCO at all? (www.misco.co.uk) I recently bought a network hub from them trouble free, but does anyone have experience of returns etc with them? TIA

Looking to setup a system that will be connected to my TV, got most of what I want bar a black desktop case and a black facial dvd drive. Aria do a black case theat looks ok, but I'm having problem with finding the drive Any ideas on suitable vendors Brian