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Combine that with 2TB of storage, a Touch Screen, a TV Tuner (use your PC as a TV!), a 20” screen, a Wireless Keyboard/Mouse/ Remote control kit and built in Wi-Fi and you have what is the best entertainment PC for £749 on the market.

With these kinds of special features you might expect that under the hood the hardware is pretty good as well and you’d be right. With a AMD Athlon quad core processor and HD graphics from ATI this PC is more than capable of HD video playback as well as taking on light gaming (not something from Crysis though!).

With this kind of specification this PC was purposely built for use with Windows 7 Media Centre which brings together Photos, Music, Video and TV all in to one easy to use hub.

Other features of this PC include 6 USB ports, a 6 in 1 memory card reader, built in webcam + microphone as well as DVD drive.

For more information visit the HP website at this link here.
Or to buy online now with a 2 year warranty from John Lewis click this link here.

This mini PC doesn’t come with RAM or a hard drive so you get to build your PC depending on your requirements.
To make things simple you only need undo 3 screws (they are thumb screws as well so no tools required) to take this PC apart and install the RAM and hard drive.

As far as the latest technology goes this PC is right up at the very top – powered by a AMD Fusion APU this PC condenses its processor and graphics onto a single chip. Combine this with this PCs laptop style power cable and what you get is the need for only a single fan making this a very quite computer.

The very latest technology
As well as using the latest APU design this PC also comes ready for the world of 6Gb/s SATA drives which is ideal for the ever increasing world of solid state drives. The graphics are also capable of full HD video playback and while not suitable for gaming you can be sure that you wont have any problem under normal use.

The other bits you need
To get this PC running you will need a stick or two of DDR3 204-pin SO-DIMM RAM and a 2.5” SATA Hard Drive or Solid State Disk Drive, some good examples of these can be seen below-

4GB Kingson RAM – £39.99
250Gb 7200rpm Western Digital Hard Drive – £36.09
60Gb OCZ Solid State Disk Drive – £94.99 (keep an eye out for the new SATA III SSDs for a even faster machine!)

One sec, no disk drive – how do I install Windows?
You best bet is to use either a external USB drive (should you have one) or to buy a copy of Windows 7 from the Microsoft Store (link) and use a USB stick to install Windows without even needing to touch a DVD (link to details here).

So what else do I get with this PC?
Other features include a HDMI port, DVI port, built in N class Wi-Fi, 6 USB ports (2 of which are the very latest USB 3.0) and a VESA mounting kit so you can easily attach your PC onto the back of a VESA compatible monitor.

For more information visit this link here.
Or to buy online from Dabs.com visit this link here.

The latest version now comes with an improved AMD dual core processor, more RAM (now 4Gb from 2Gb), a generously sized 500Gb hard drive and with Windows 7 Home Premium this PC comes to just £339.98.

One of the best things about Novatech is that they don’t cut the price by cutting on the finer details with this PC shipping with 1333mhz RAM (over the slower 1066mhz that you may find in other manufacturers low end models) and a 7200rpm drive (again this is commonly cut down to 5400rpm). The combination of these higher speed components mean you can be sure your PC will stand the test of time.

As well as coming with Windows 7 Home Premium this PC also ships with Office 2010 starter (Word and Excel) as well as Microsoft Security Essentials (free Anti Virus direct from Microsoft) which means you are protected and ready to go right out of the box.

The on-board graphics are certainly basic and not suitable for much more than playing flash games on the internet however that certainly doesn’t mean you cant enjoy the glossy effects of Windows 7.

A keyboard and mouse also come included with the PC and if needed you can opt for a complete package with a 19” flat screen monitor for just an extra £70.98.

For more information and to buy online visit this link here.

One such combination of components you can arrange includes one of the worlds fastest processors – the AMD Phenom II six core 1057T, clocked at 3.0ghz this number crunching monster works hand in hand with the graphics card to produce the very best gameplay experience.

The whole PC comes to £1,100 and that also includes a Blu Ray disk drive, 8Gb of high speed RAM and a standard 3 year warranty.

Instead of a conventional 7,200rpm hard drive this PC comes with a upgraded Western Digital 10,000rpm VelociRaptor hard drive which allows Windows and programs (like Crysis 2) to launch faster than normal.

Additionally this PC comes with one of the new 6 series AMD graphics cards, with 2Gb of on board RAM and 1,408 steam processors this card is more than suitable for taking on the very latest games.

For the full recommended specification have a look at the download below- Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file.

For more information and to buy online now from PC Specialist click this link here.

In case you haven’t heard about Internet Explorer 9 yet its Microsoft version of the most used web browser today, as well as including new security features it also boasts its high speed at displayed the webpages you visit.

The key to this extra speed is in the way that it uses your computers graphics processor (which is much better at doing multiple things at once – like loading a webpage) instead of the normal central processor – this extra boost means even less waiting to catch up on the latest on Facebook and

For more information and to download now (for free!) visit the Microsoft website at this link here.

Powered by a fast AMD Phenom II Tri Core processor and with a 2 year warranty from John Lewis (link) this PC ships at just £699!

Ample storage space comes in the form of a 500Gb hard drive (so you won’t run out of place for your photo/music any time soon) and you also get N class Wi-Fi for a high speed connection to your home wireless network.

Suitable for playing the latest games (like FEAR2 and Crysis) at low – medium detail levels the on board ATI Radeon HD 5145 graphics is also perfectly capable of flawless HD video playback.

If the 15.5” screen isn’t big enough for you then you can easily take it a step up onto your HDTV using a HDMI cable allowing you to enjoy the latest Blu Rays in full HD.

Windows 7 Home Premium comes pre installed along with Office 2010 starter which allows you to get your PC out of the box and running in mere minutes.

One of the best features of this machine has to be its suitability for multimedia editing including working with large Photoshop files and even HD video editing. This has come about because Sony have put a whooping 6Gb of RAM (up from the standard 3-4Gb you might see in lesser machines) and combined it with the low cost but high performance AMD Phenom Tri Core processor (up from the usual dual core seen in many modern machines).

Bluetooth is also included as is a integrated webcam and microphone for easy chatting with friends and family over Windows Live Messenger.

For more information visit the official Sony website at this link here.
Or to buy online now from John Lewis with a 2 year warranty included click here.

What’s most interesting is even though a DVD is being run the processor still stays low at 21% – this is because AMD use HD quality graphics chips with all their processors allowing video to be offloaded from the processor to the graphics card. Above all else this means your PC runs smoothly at all time

The full run down of applications that are running take a look-

• Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit with Aero Glass turned on
• 8 Internet Explorer 9 Browser Tabs
• Adobe Photoshop CS2 (with 3 photos open) – processor intensive application
• Windows Live Writer
• Windows Media Player (running a DVD) – graphics intensive application
• Microsoft Office Word 2010
• Windows Explorer displaying multiple photos
• Task Manager

So the next time you are looking at a Intel Atom netbook make sure it can run all the programs that you would run normally at the same time.

Once such machine is the HP Pavilion DV7-4141 entertainment notebook PC from John Lewis (link) for £549. With a LED backlit HD display (1366×768) and improved graphics this isn’t just a 15.6” notebook with a bigger screen but instead a entertainment powerhouse.

Gaming is entirely possible with smooth gameplay on low-medium detail levels (including Crysis) and acceptable gameplay on medium detail levels. As you may expect this PC also includes a HDMI port so you can easily hook yourself up to a larger display without any worries.

Storage shouldn’t become an issue with a 500Gb hard drive, applications are also destined to load quickly thanks to the 4Gb of high speed DDR3 RAM.

Other features include Windows 7 Home Premium, built in webcam + microphone, N class Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for the full range of wireless connectivity.

Office 2010 Starter (Word and Excel) come preinstalled and as with all John Lewis sold Desktops and Notebook PCs you get the extended 2 year warranty included as standard.

For more information and to buy online visit the John Lewis website at this link here.

With a massive 640Gb hard drive (up from 250Gb), 4Gb of RAM (up from 3Gb) and a faster processor for just £399 you get a very impressive machine.

What’s better is its also covered by the John Lewis 2 year warranty (extended from the standard 1 year) so that’s even more value for money!

Other features include HD ready graphics and even a HDMI port (for connecting up to your high definition TV), N class Wi-Fi for high speed wireless networking, Windows 7 Home Premium and also built in Bluetooth.

Additionally this PC comes with Office 2010 starter edition (Word and Excel) so you can be right out of the box and running in just minutes.

For more information and to buy online visit the John Lewis website at this link here.

With Windows 7 Starter installed as standard the new Acer Aspire One D255 netbook is the perfect choice if you want a range of colours to choose from while still getting the best out of your new PC. What’s even better is that these PCs come with the low price tag of £259 from John Lewis (link) and that even includes a 2 year warranty as standard

Make sure you don’t get spoofed by the lower cost single core version of the same PC that comes in at £239, while practically the same PC you will notice a significant increase in performance when multi tasking if you get the dual core version (as shown above at £259).

With a 10.1” LED backlit screen this PC shouldn’t have any problems regardless if you are inside or out in the sunshine. With 1GB of DDR3 RAM (faster than previous generation DDR2 powered netbooks) and a 250GB 5400rpm hard drive this netbook won’t have any problems with load times and if you ever find the need you can always upgrade the RAM to 2GB.

Other features include N class Wi-Fi, a 5 in 1 memory card reader, webcam + microphone, 3 USB ports and a VGA port (for connecting up to a monitor/projector) all in a package which weighs just 1.25kg.

For more information visit the Acer website at this link here.
Or to buy online now from John Lewis visit this link here.

Best of all this PC also comes with Office 2010 starter edition (Word and Excel) so  you can be ready to go right out of the box.

With its 15.6” HD screen you can be sure your digital photos look onscreen and you will find it easy to import photos off your cameras SD card onto this PCs 250Gb hard drive through the built in SD card reader.

Even with its low cost you shouldn’t expect this PC to be slow – especially with the AMD Athlon dual core processor and high speed DDR3 RAM, both of which combine to make a fast responsive PC.

Other simple but essential features include a built in webcam + microphone, 3 USB ports, a HDMI port (perfect for connecting up to your HDTV) and N class Wi-Fi for high speed web browsing.

For more information and to buy online visit the Laptops Direct website at this link here.
Also don’t forget to get your £50 cash back from this link here (again on Laptops Direct).