New PC needed

This tower pc (Aesus) is on its last legs. Need a new one. Anyone any recommendations?
We don't do gaming or watch stuff. Mostly Internet, photos and writing my stories.

 

I have tower PCs, Dell are excellent, I currently use a Lenovo which has also been very good.
For choice and price, I find Ebuyer ( its not Ebay ! ) hard to beat.
Prices are from £190 to £6000 .

Desktop PC | Buy Cheap Desktop Computers | Ebuyer.com

 

I thought they were all pretty much the same components brought together by different companies, but even then, some of those companies are connected.

I'd just buy one that does what I want it to, I think my laptop at the moment is a bit OTT for what I use it for, I'm telling myself when it goes up the creek I'll just get something basic for internet browsing and e mails and transactions online.

Having said that I do like to have a slot for SD memory card, and a DVD drive.

 

I agree, need a DVD drive and a SD slot too. The camera works on a SD card.
Don't like laptops Tried sons and got no where with it.
Son suggested this one.
XG Gaming Desktop AMD Ryzen 5 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Windows 10 Home | Ebuyer.com
We looked at this one
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B099V7PZD5/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1

 

I have a hp Pavilion laptop with a BenQ 27" monitor attached. I also have a mouse and a second hard drive permanently connected. I bought it in PC World 8 years ago and it has performed great. I run it permanently connected to the mains. It goes on first thing in the morning and off the last thing at night. I run Windows 10 as it is not up to running Windows 11. I would replace it with a new hp Pavilion should it fail. This one runs Windows 11 and costs £399.
https://www.currys.co.uk/computing/laptops/laptops/windows-laptops

 

Should have mentioned, I run two screens at once. Brilliant for Photoshop as I have the image on the 27" screen and the tools on the laptop screen.

 

There are several well known companies who will supply ready made or custom built PCs such a CCL, Pallicomp, Chillblast , PCSpecialist etc etc as well as the afore-mentioned big names.

Two things we would suggest you consider, first that the PC comes with or is guaranteed to be able to run Windows 11 otherwise its already obselete !

The other is to have your Boot Drive C as a SSD( solid state drive) as that increases the speed of the computer dramatically over a standard HDD.

However be aware that whereas HDD ( hard disc drives) tend to last many years, the SSD can be more short lived so specify one that has a 5 year warranty and use an external usb drive to backup your SSD., which is good practice using any computer.

Good make with 5 year warranty - Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5-inch 7mm (with 9.5mm adapter) Internal SSD | CT500MX500SSD1 | Crucial UK

 

Thanks folks. Lot to think about there.

 

As you have seen with that Ebuyer one, many ready built pc cases do not have Dvd bays or SD card slots.
There are still a few cases around with bays for a dvd drive and sd cards, but that would need a custom build or swapping cases yourself.
The other way around that is to use External USB DVD drives and SD card Readers, both quite cheap , even Argos stock them, though not as compact.

That Dell pc on the Amazon link does have a lot of poor 1 star reviews ?

This supplier seems to have cases more to your needs and allows you to customise the build
Home & Office PCs - Palicomp