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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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The all new HP DM4 series is a fresh venture for HP into the world of fully featured ultra portable PCs; with a whole host of features including a HDMI port, dedicated graphics and a all important DVD drive this 2kg PC has it all.

The HD widescreen is LED backlit so as well as being ultra thin its also bright and consumes only the very minimum amount of power.

Available now from Comet (link) for £799.99 the HP DM4-1060 also comes with a crazily fast Intel i5 dual core processor which is more than enough to take on the modern world of HD video, photo editing and even all the way up to playing the latest games.

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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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Full HD Screen, Blu Ray drive, i3 processor, ATI Graphics and 500GB of storage; the Sony VAIO EB2Z0E from John Lewis (link) simply has it all. With a 2 year warranty included this business class PC is priced at a wholly reasonable £729.99 making it one of the best PCs featured on this site to date.

Contained within its stylish black case this PC is the very latest mobile technology including N class Wi-Fi and Bluetooth so you can easily hook up to the mobile internet and get online wherever there is a signal.

The combination of i3 processor and ATI graphics makes this PC capable of playing HD games and displaying them on the truly stunning 15.5” HD ready screen.

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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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If you are looking for a portable gaming PC with a large 17.3” LED screen and all the latest technology (including Blu Ray and e-SATA) then the Asus N71JQ Notebook PC is the quad core powered monster PC you are looking for.

As you might expect such performance comes at a price however with a complementary 2 year warranty included Laptops Direct (link) still manage to keep the price down to £118.96.

Core features include the powerful Intel i7 Quad Core processor, dedicated ATI gaming graphics and 4GB of high speed DDR3 RAM making this PC designed for the world of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 and future games like Crysis 2.

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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.

Not to long ago we started to see PC manufacturers realise that thin was good and that light was even better; Acer are one of those manufacturers and its from that which we get the Aspire Timeline 5810TZG from Laptops Direct (link) for £529.97.

With every feature that you with expect from a 15.6” screen notebook PC including a DVD drive, dedicated graphics, 4GB of RAM and a massive 500GB hard drive Acer have still managed to keep the case at less than 1” thick!

The weight has been kept low as well with this PC tipping the scales at 2.4kg and that’s including a battery that is good for at least 8 hours thanks to the low voltage Intel Pentium dual core processor.

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