Computers in South Africa - Computer sales

What is a "pre-built computer system"? - these computers are built at a factory, are boxed and ready to ship. Individual components cannot be changed.

Built-to-specification (or built-to-spec) computers are built up from components that have been selected by the customer. It takes several days to build a system, but customers get exactly what they want.

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Acer computers (27 products)

Aopen computers

AOpen XC Cube systems

ASUS AMD Based Computers (15 products)

ASUS Intel Based Computers (29 products)

Axiz Computers

Dell computers

      Dell Hybrid Desktop

      Dell Inspiron 530

      Dell Vostro 200

      Dell Vostro 410

      Dell Vostro A180

Eurotek computers

Gigabyte AMD based computers

Gigabyte Intel based computers (13 products)

HP PCs and Accessories

      HP Compaq 500B Series Computers (2 products)

      HP computer accessories (33 products)

      HP DC5800 Series Computers (12 products)

      HP DC5850 Series Computers (2 products)

      HP DC7800 Series Computers (1 product)

      HP DC7900 Series Computers (16 products)

      HP Desktop 6000P MicroTower (5 products)

      HP Desktop 8000 Elite series computers (19 products)

      HP Desktop 8100 Elite series computers (5 products)

      HP Desktop Pro 3010 Series computers (8 products)

      HP Desktop Pro 6000 SFF computers (8 products)

      HP DX2250 Series Computers

      HP DX2300 Series Computers

      HP DX2390 Series Computers (4 products)

      HP DX2400 Series Computers (27 products)

      HP DX7400 Series Computers (16 products)

      HP workstations (29 products)

IBM / Lenovo PCs and Accessories

      IBM / Lenovo accessories (4 products)

      IBM / Lenovo computers (2 products)

Intel based computers (28 products)

Mecer computers (7 products)

MSI AMD Based Computers (1 product)

MSI Intel Based Computers (23 products)

Proline computers

Sahara computers

Shuttle XPC build to spec

Thin clients (31 products)

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ComX computers is an approved re-sale agent of reputable computer brands in South Africa.

What is the difference between XP Home / XP Professional / Vista Home / Vista Home Premium / Vista Business and Vista Ultimate?

1. Price - XP Home / Vista Home Basic / Home Premium is cheaper.

2. Network Connectivity - XP Home / Vista Home Basic / Home Premium allows peer to peer networking - such as at home or small office with up to 10 people - you can share files, printers and modems on each others computers, with or without the need for passwords. XP Pro / Vista Business / Ultimate allows connectivity to domains or servers, and allows unlimited connections to the servers and each other.

3. Security - XP Pro / Vista Business / Ultimate is used in larger companies that require servers and secure connections to files with password protection to log onto the server (domains).

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I received a PC from another company with a "free copy" (pirate copy) of windows.

We can provide the user with a clean (software-free) machine so that they may copy their own software onto it (such as a Linux operating systems). Windows requires activation, and the user will find that pirated software will stop working after some time. The user will not be able to update the pirate copy, placing their computer and data at risk from hackers and viruses.

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Computer Processor (Microprocessor)

The processor is the "brains" of a computer and does all the work in a computer - the faster the processor, the better the computer performs.

Intel
Intel offers top performing processors as well as the budget celeron processors.

AMD
The AMD processors uses comparable technologies to Intel at better prices and has been the gamers choice for several years.

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Memory

Computer memory is the most important component when it comes to system performance.

We recommend a minimum of 1GB memory for Windows XP and 2GB for Microsoft Vista.

The maximum memory that can be used in any 32bit operating system is 4GB in total (this is for addressing the memory, graphics, keyboard, USB, etc), and only (approximately) 3.2GB will be useable, this is a 32 bit limitation. 64 bit systems do not have this limitation.

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Hard drive

Hard drives store the information on magnetic disk. The smallest hard drive you should consider is 80GB (Gigabytes).

Hard drive storage capacity is rated by all manufacturers by the hard drives' decimal storage capacity and not octal, and your computer will always report a smaller drive than expected (as a rule of thumb: 95.367% of the rated value, for example: 95.36 MB for a 100MB).

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Computer cases and PSU (Power supply)

We recommend at least a 300Watt (300W) power supply to ensure reliable performance over a longer period of time, although 250W will do the job for the majority of business computers. Gaming system require higher ratings due to the power consumption of the graphics cards.

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