What to buy with £80?

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14-12-2008, 04:39 PM
timROGERS

What to buy with £80?

To cut a long story short, I won a Nintendo DS Lite and a game and I am selling to to someone for £80.

What do you guys think I should I buy with the cash? I am looking for cool pieces of technology - can be anything from computer upgrades to a phone. I may just bank it away, but I want some ideas first!
14-12-2008, 04:41 PM
Kevin

The possibility's are endless, It's hard to know where to start.

You could update some of your computers components if need be eg: RAM,Graphics card ect.
14-12-2008, 04:42 PM
Hayd93

external Harddrive
14-12-2008, 04:43 PM
Stephen!

Well if you are wanting to upgrade something in your computer, could you please provide what specs you currently have? We could work it out from there what would give you the biggest performance boost.
14-12-2008, 04:44 PM
Andys

new case
cm-690 :D

where you win the ds from?
14-12-2008, 04:44 PM
timROGERS

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin

The possibility's are endless, It's hard to know where to start.

You could update some of your computers components if need be eg: RAM,Graphics card ect.

I am already upgrading my RAM this Xmas to 4GB on my PC and 2GB on my laptop :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hayd93

external Harddrive

Already got a 250GB one and it's enough.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephen

Well if you are wanting to upgrade something in your computer, could you please provide what specs you currently have? We could work it out from there what would give you the biggest performance boost.

I've got a Dell XPS 420. It has 8800GT, Q6600, 2GB RAM (upgrading to 4GB over Xmas), a 24" monitor and a 19" monitor. I also have a card reader, Powerline network adapter and one DVD-RW drive in it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andys

new case
cm-690

where you win the ds from?

Probably not much point in a case cos I have a Dell so it is non-standard (BTX motherboard). I won the DS from World Skills UK - I did a competition at Skills London 2008 (an exhibition at London ExCeL).
14-12-2008, 04:47 PM
Hayd93

Quote:

Originally Posted by timROGERS

I am already upgrading my RAM this Xmas to 4GB on my PC and 2GB on my laptop :)

Already got a 250GB one and it's enough.

I've got a Dell XPS 420. It has 8800GT, Q6600, 2GB RAM (upgrading to 4GB over Xmas), a 24" monitor and a 19" monitor. I also have a card reader, Powerline network adapter and one DVD-RW drive in it.

maybe get a 2nd dvd-rw drive then to copy dvd's ?
14-12-2008, 05:12 PM
lolwut

Could you sell the 19" and use the £80 to upgrade to two 24" monitors, or atleast upgrade to a 22".
There are 22" LG monitors which are good quality on eBuyer for £130. :)
14-12-2008, 05:50 PM
scottish

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin

The possibility's are endless, It's hard to know where to start.

You could update some of your computers components if need be eg: RAM,Graphics card ect.

Possibilities aren't endless, if he never had a budget and it wasn't to do with technology it would be endless, but as there is a budget and a subject there isn't unlited possibilities tbh :P
14-12-2008, 06:11 PM
Recursion

I'd bank it to be honest..
14-12-2008, 06:45 PM
Jordy

How's about a PockerSurfer?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Datawind-Poc...9280285&sr=8-1
14-12-2008, 08:53 PM
The Professor

Quote:

Originally Posted by lolwut

Could you sell the 19" and use the £80 to upgrade to two 24" monitors, or atleast upgrade to a 22".
There are 22" LG monitors which are good quality on eBuyer for £130. :)

Yep I was thinking the exact same thing, having monitors different sizes would drive me mad :P

Maybe you should just get a load of games since you have a gaming machine. Idk if you pirate them though, if you do that wouldn't be much good. What're your keyboard and mouse like? If you really wanna splash out get one of those Saitek Cyborg gaming keyboards, they're supposed to be great.
14-12-2008, 08:54 PM
Alkaz

4gb more of ram