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If you are in need of a basic PC that lets you browse the web, upload your photos onto Facebook and play the odd round of solitaire then have a look at the newly updated Home Office PC from PC Specialist (link).

With an AMD Athlon dual core processor at its heart (ideal for every day tasks) and Windows 7 Home Premium as standard this PC comes with all you need to get a head start when working with your new PC.

Office 2010 started edition is included so working with Word and Excel documents won’t be a problem.

Being a custom built PC you get a wide range of hard drive capacities to choose from so if you just need to hang on to a few music tracks or an entire photo album there is an option for you.

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Designed around the fantastic dm3-1xxx series the new HP dm3-2040 is a powerful but energy efficient ultra portable PC. With the new AMD Athlon Neo II dual core processor at its heart and upgraded ATI graphics this PC is capable of more than just HD video playback and goes all the way up to playing games like Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 at low – medium detail level.

The 2 year warranty from John Lewis (link) is a real bonus and with a 500GB hard drive + a total price tag of £649.95 this PC is not something to miss.

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Usually you will find that PC manufactures dish out only a one year warranty with their PCs; and to date John Lewis (link) has been one of the few retailers to include a two year warranty as standard.

However in an interesting twist HP UK are offering (on a select number of PCs) a 2 year warranty at no extra cost; one such PC is the HP G62-a20SA which is currently selling for £469.

While aimed at the budget user this notebook PC still comes with some great extra features like Bluetooth, N class Wi-Fi and a 320GB hard drive. Powered by a latest generation AMD Athlon II processor this PC wont disappoint when it comes to speed when watching DVDs, playing music or adding the finishing touches to your photos all while running Windows 7 Home Premium.

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If you have a home network and share out your internet to multiple PCs at the same time and would like to get a new PC that can take advantage of Wi-Fi then take a look at the new HP Pavilion P6512 from John Lewis (link) for £549.95.

With built in N class Wi-Fi and a massive 1TB of storage this PC would make the perfect storage hub for your home network; you can even use the Windows 7 Home Group feature to easily share out photos, music, videos and documents to any PC in the house.

If you are into photo/video editing then this PC should look even more inviting with a AMD Athlon II Quad Core processor and 4GB of RAM so you can process your way through HD video.

As always (with John Lewis) this PC also comes with a 2 year warranty.

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Solid state disk drives are great if you want super fast storage but once you leave the 128GB mark they just get into silly money (at least for most people).
So what if you are a enthusiast PC gamer who wants the fastest load times but wants to keep the budget at around £1,000?

It must be time for the new and greatly improved 6Gb/s Western Digital VelociRaptors.

Available now from Computer Planet (link) in any compatible PC and from Novatech (link) as a upgrade to your PC these new hard drives have double the transfer speed of the previous generation and a capacity of up to 600GB.

So what makes the VelociRaptor so special?
While most normal Desktop PC hard drives would spin at either 5,400rpm or 7,200rpm the VelociRaptor spins at a massive 10,000rpm; furthermore it comes with the latest SATA-III connector (which is why you need to be sure your motherboard is compatible) allowing for up to 6GB/s of transfer speed.

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If you are looking for an affordable Sony VAIO PC then you might want to take a look at this all new model which features a AMD Athlon II processor from John Lewis (link) for £499.99 with a 2 year warranty included.

What is different about this PC (and what makes it so affordable) is the way it uses a AMD processor instead of an Intel one (which Sony used to use exclusively), because of this you can now buy a Sony VAIO with enough performance to run everyday applications better than smoothly without having to pay an extortionate amount.

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Choosing the right PC + Monitor combination isn’t always easy as there are just so many choices out there; however if you are looking for a basic PC that comes with a large amount of storage (for all your photos + music) that also comes with a 20” monitor then you might want to know more about the HP Pavilion p6300 package from PC World (link).

At the low price of £429.99 (yes that is for both the PC and monitor) this basic PC is perfect for tasks like browsing the web and chatting with friends and family over the internet. The 500GB hard drive is perfect for storing photos and videos while Windows 7 Home Premium with Windows Live Photo Gallery (link) makes it easy to edit and upload those photos onto a safe online file store.

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AMD Vision is a classification system that is used by many PC manufactures as a way to gauge which tasks any given PC is capable of undertaking. Just by answering a few simple questions on the AMD Vision website (link) you can find out which AMD Vision classification you should be looking out for.

The questions range from how much you use video editing to what level of gaming you are into which are then used to determine if you need a Vision Basic, Premium, Ultimate or Black PC. For more information visit the AMD Vision website at this link here.

With a 11.6” LED backlit screen and weighing in at 1.5kg the Samsung X125 notebook PC is pretty much like every other ultralight PC on the market; however its got a AMD Athlon Neo II processor.

This extra performance boost (over the standard Intel Atom processor) pushes this PC into a world of HD entertainment while still keeping the price to a low £362.00 from Samsung Laptop (link).

3GB of DDR3 RAM makes this PC fast for loading applications and there’s plenty of onboard storage in the 320GB hard drive. Windows 7 Home Premium is also included along with a host of multimedia features like onboard memory card reader, HDMI port and ATI Radon HD graphics.

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If you are in need of a basic PC that can store loads of photos then you might want to consider the all new HP Compaq SG3-120 from Comet (link) for a mere £299.99.

With a fast 640GB hard drive and a AMD Athlon II dual core this PC is designed for those who are interested in using their PC for basic tasks (like internet browsing and watching DVDs) while still having the space to store tones of photos.

Windows 7 Home Premium comes installed as standard as does 2Gb of RAM (which is part of the PCs low price), all the same the specification is still enough to run the full Windows Live Essentials suite of applications (including Photo Gallery).

As always you get a inbuilt memory card reader (great for moving those photos off your camera) and 6 USB ports.

For more information visit the HP website at this link here.
Or to buy online visit the Comet website at this link here.

Do you need a PC which leaves every other in your HD graphical dust? If so then you should at least consider the ‘Novatech Beast’. Powered by AMDs latest Phenom II X6 (yes that is 6 cores) processor this PC (for £989.99 from Novatech (link)) is more than capable of taking on any task.

With 1TB of storage, Windows 7 Home Premium and a high performance ATI graphics card this PC comes with AMDs ‘Vision Black’ certification which puts it at the very top of performance scales.

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If you are looking for a PC with a AMD quad core Processor and plenty of storage space then look no further than the Sigma GT3 from Cube 247 (link).

With Windows 7 Home Premium and upgraded graphics this PC ships to your door for £466 which makes it great value for money.
Storage comes in the form of a 500GB hard drive and there is always the option to upgrade to a even larger 2TB if you think you need that much storage space.

The 4GB of RAM gives you plenty of room to keep multiple applications open at the same time and while it would be nice to see the latest DDR3 RAM in this PC some allowance does need to be made for the low price.

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