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Garside · 13th Dec 2006, 11:47

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g3n3tiX · 13th Dec 2006, 12:03

As far as games are concerned, Steam games are pretty cheap too, and instant delivery...
But You'll need the hardware to run them.

Cute article, at least you mind people on a budget...

Gunsmith · 13th Dec 2006, 12:11

its worth mentioning that CoH does come with DoW:GOTY edition so you are in effect getting 2 games.

mikeuk2004 · 13th Dec 2006, 12:25

You image is out of date and I think you should of used a different image than that of Dixons. Dixons no longer have retail outlets and are online only now. Maybe you should of used a currys or commet image.

BioSniper · 13th Dec 2006, 12:34

And why £125? To me £125 is an aweful lot for Christmas. But then again my family has always had the policy that birthdays are far more important than Christmas (its your special day after all) and as such should get more money hurled at them.

We have (this is the second year now) decided to try a policy of "see what the best present you can got for £5 (+/- £1-2) is. It usually yeilds some interesting results

Garside · 13th Dec 2006, 12:50

I had an image of PC world but didn't want to make people angry. Dixons was always the least offensive retail shop.

DeX · 13th Dec 2006, 13:19

Aren't Dixons, Currys and PCWorld all the same shop?

Anyway, I'm not quite sure what this article is aiming for either. I certainly don't have £125 to spend on people for their presents (at least not £125 each), and I can't exactly ask my family to give me £125 worth of presents each. My mum might be able to afford around that amount so it's useful to me but I can't imagine many people asking for presents worth that much. And lastly, I'm definately not going to be spending that much on myself at this time of year. Christmas is for giving and receiving. Who buys presents for themselves?

DougEdey · 13th Dec 2006, 13:21

They are all part of the Dixons group of companies. Dixons is now Currys Digital. Theres not a lot of difference between the shops though.

I think the article is more showing how cheap you can get items for.

I would like to see a January sale article as soon as new year is done to show where the pure bargaintastic stuff is!

This could even become a quarterly think (hint)

AlexB · 13th Dec 2006, 13:28

Driving Force Pro + a selection of racing games would be my £125 purchase. Way better than any other Logi wheel except the G25.

Doesnt matter anyway, as I've got a G25 - but i just thought i'd mention the DFP since it wasnt in the article..

Duste · 13th Dec 2006, 14:33

I'd really, really like the get that G25, but I mainly play FPS game so I'd feel it'd be a bit wasted. :P

Bindibadgi · 13th Dec 2006, 14:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeX

Anyway, I'm not quite sure what this article is aiming for either. I certainly don't have £125 to spend on people for their presents (at least not £125 each), and I can't exactly ask my family to give me £125 worth of presents each. My mum might be able to afford around that amount so it's useful to me but I can't imagine many people asking for presents worth that much. And lastly, I'm definately not going to be spending that much on myself at this time of year. Christmas is for giving and receiving. Who buys presents for themselves?

Am I reading this wrong but you seem to be taking personal offense?

M4RTIN · 13th Dec 2006, 14:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Duste

I'd really, really like the get that G25, but I mainly play FPS game so I'd feel it'd be a bit wasted. :P

i can personally recommend the logitech momo which is a great wheel.. personally tho if i was spending that money now id get the thrustmaster just for the clutch pedal..

DeX · 13th Dec 2006, 15:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bindibadgi

Am I reading this wrong but you seem to be taking personal offense?

Hey I said it was useful to me as a Christmas gift idea article. I was just wondering who else would spend £125 on a Christmas gift, and in what circumstance?

Bindibadgi · 13th Dec 2006, 15:59

Ok

I dunno, it's just sorta the way I read it

Ramble · 13th Dec 2006, 16:10

Oh, running Vista on 1GB is like running XP on 1GB, not 512MB.
Granted, you do have to trim out all the **** (Windows Defender, I'm looking at you) but I'll be suprised if anyone here doesn't do that.
My memory usage now is ~40%, so XP sorta usage.

mikeuk2004 · 13th Dec 2006, 16:22

Ive spent £120 on my Wife. Its within the £125.00. I got her a white DS with New Mario.

Shes put £130 towards my 360 for me. So yeah the average is right with me. But I only spend £50 each of my family members. Only includes my 2 brothers, mum and dad, nana and grandad.

I wont be buying any PC upgrades for xmas presents or be getting any. If I asked my mum for a VGA card for xmas Id probably end up with a 8mb PCI card or something from the bargin bin at Maplin.

Kipman725 · 13th Dec 2006, 17:13

£125!

I have never got more than £60! and my family arn't even poor

kenco_uk · 13th Dec 2006, 17:21

I'd thoroughly recommend not buying non-branded memory. It's terrible stuff. Sometimes only half the memory amount comes up, which is fun.

Here's a strange thing, although somewhat unrelated I thought I'd share this with you..

I wanted to buy a dishwasher and fridge freezer and, armed with my 10% discount and free delivery voucher codes via email, I went on Currys' website. After trawling through and reading up, I settled on a couple but they were home delivery only. So I thought I'd see about ordering them at the local shop. The chap there said he could order in the goods and yes, he'd do me free delivery but refused to budge on the 10% off..so I left it at that.

I then went on Dixons' website and got the two items far and away cheaper than if I'd bought them from Currys (about £130-odd!) and that includes the discounts I'd have got using the vouchers.

Then, when the goods turned up via home delivery, there wasn't a mention, logo or anything to do with Dixons on the accompanying paperwork at all!

So I don't shop at Currys anymore. One particular staff member is quite rude and their prices are shocking, imo.

d4v3 · 13th Dec 2006, 20:02

Bought Splinter Cell Double Agent for the 360 for £25 on play! and it was the limited edition tin edition, it'll run a lot better on my 360 than my current rig. (just checked and its gone up to £35, glad I bought when I did!)

£125 would soon get eaten up on a new build... so I put it towards getting some 360 games for when I get the console xmas day! (It going to be a long ol' wait...)

msm722 · 13th Dec 2006, 20:13

I work for curry's so I know all about these different prices on our website. In most cases when a customer points out a cheaper price on our web store we are able to price match it without a problem. So it can be worth trying to get one from a retail store if you can get it for web prices. This also applies to pc world as they are all part of the dixions store group, hence the huge similarities of the web stores.

13th Dec 2006, 11:47	#1
Garside Supermodder Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London Posts: 395	How to spend £125 at Christmas http://www.bit-tech.net/bits/2006/12...ristmas/1.html If you want to share this with the internet then drop a digg: http://digg.com/tech_deals/How_to_sp...de_to_shopping Last edited by Garside; 13th Dec 2006 at 11:59.

13th Dec 2006, 12:03	#2
g3n3tiX Resident frenchie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: localhost Posts: 592	As far as games are concerned, Steam games are pretty cheap too, and instant delivery... But You'll need the hardware to run them. Cute article, at least you mind people on a budget... __________________ I also have a MTBF.

13th Dec 2006, 12:25	#4
mikeuk2004 What you Looking at Fool! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 3,051	You image is out of date and I think you should of used a different image than that of Dixons. Dixons no longer have retail outlets and are online only now. Maybe you should of used a currys or commet image. __________________ -\|- Xfire - Mikeuk2005 -\|- Xbox Live - Mike UK 2006 -\|- Playstation Network - Mikeuk2004 -\|-

13th Dec 2006, 12:34	#5
BioSniper I Mod, Therefore I Own Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Somewhere in the south Posts: 3,460	And why £125? To me £125 is an aweful lot for Christmas. But then again my family has always had the policy that birthdays are far more important than Christmas (its your special day after all) and as such should get more money hurled at them. We have (this is the second year now) decided to try a policy of "see what the best present you can got for £5 (+/- £1-2) is. It usually yeilds some interesting results __________________ My Flickr :: Bit-tech Flickr Wii: 1792 1527 2926 7945 :: Xbox Live: BioSnipr :: PSN: Biosnipr

13th Dec 2006, 13:19	#7
DeX Mube Codder Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,103	Aren't Dixons, Currys and PCWorld all the same shop? Anyway, I'm not quite sure what this article is aiming for either. I certainly don't have £125 to spend on people for their presents (at least not £125 each), and I can't exactly ask my family to give me £125 worth of presents each. My mum might be able to afford around that amount so it's useful to me but I can't imagine many people asking for presents worth that much. And lastly, I'm definately not going to be spending that much on myself at this time of year. Christmas is for giving and receiving. Who buys presents for themselves? __________________ Play my game: Shyguy's Cave of Death! If you dont have the time to check your spelling and grammar, you dont have the time to post! -Liquid K9

13th Dec 2006, 12:11	#3
Gunsmith my supersonic radar will help me! Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,431	its worth mentioning that CoH does come with DoW:GOTY edition so you are in effect getting 2 games.

13th Dec 2006, 12:50	#6
Garside Supermodder Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London Posts: 395	I had an image of PC world but didn't want to make people angry. Dixons was always the least offensive retail shop.

13th Dec 2006, 13:21	#8
DougEdey I pwn all your storage Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 13,933	They are all part of the Dixons group of companies. Dixons is now Currys Digital. Theres not a lot of difference between the shops though. I think the article is more showing how cheap you can get items for. I would like to see a January sale article as soon as new year is done to show where the pure bargaintastic stuff is! This could even become a quarterly think (hint) __________________ Burnout: Paradise Stats!XBL: DougEdey Bindi PSN ID: DougEdey Twitter

13th Dec 2006, 13:28	#9
AlexB Web Nerd and WC Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hants, UK Posts: 1,309	Driving Force Pro + a selection of racing games would be my £125 purchase. Way better than any other Logi wheel except the G25. Doesnt matter anyway, as I've got a G25 - but i just thought i'd mention the DFP since it wasnt in the article.. __________________ Whenever I smell asphalt, I think of Maureen. That's the last sensation I had before I blacked out; that thick smell of asphalt. She said she'd fix my bike. Free. No strings attached. I shoulda've known then that things were never that simple. Yeah, when I think of Maureen, I think of two things: Asphalt, and trouble.

13th Dec 2006, 14:33	#10
Duste Sierra my delta, bravo! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: WA, Australia Posts: 812	I'd really, really like the get that G25, but I mainly play FPS game so I'd feel it'd be a bit wasted. :P

13th Dec 2006, 15:59	#14
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13th Dec 2006, 16:10	#15
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13th Dec 2006, 16:22	#16
mikeuk2004 What you Looking at Fool! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 3,051	Ive spent £120 on my Wife. Its within the £125.00. I got her a white DS with New Mario. Shes put £130 towards my 360 for me. So yeah the average is right with me. But I only spend £50 each of my family members. Only includes my 2 brothers, mum and dad, nana and grandad. I wont be buying any PC upgrades for xmas presents or be getting any. If I asked my mum for a VGA card for xmas Id probably end up with a 8mb PCI card or something from the bargin bin at Maplin. __________________ -\|- Xfire - Mikeuk2005 -\|- Xbox Live - Mike UK 2006 -\|- Playstation Network - Mikeuk2004 -\|-

13th Dec 2006, 17:13	#17
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13th Dec 2006, 17:21	#18
kenco_uk I feel your presents. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire, UK Posts: 6,311	I'd thoroughly recommend not buying non-branded memory. It's terrible stuff. Sometimes only half the memory amount comes up, which is fun. Here's a strange thing, although somewhat unrelated I thought I'd share this with you.. I wanted to buy a dishwasher and fridge freezer and, armed with my 10% discount and free delivery voucher codes via email, I went on Currys' website. After trawling through and reading up, I settled on a couple but they were home delivery only. So I thought I'd see about ordering them at the local shop. The chap there said he could order in the goods and yes, he'd do me free delivery but refused to budge on the 10% off..so I left it at that. I then went on Dixons' website and got the two items far and away cheaper than if I'd bought them from Currys (about £130-odd!) and that includes the discounts I'd have got using the vouchers. Then, when the goods turned up via home delivery, there wasn't a mention, logo or anything to do with Dixons on the accompanying paperwork at all! So I don't shop at Currys anymore. One particular staff member is quite rude and their prices are shocking, imo. __________________ MSI X58M - i7 920 4Ghz - 6GB Corsair - GTX260 648/2520 ::: Vote for bit-tech T - theevilelephant - "it sounded like bouncing around on a pogo stick, screaming in chinese while occasionally throwing a cat at a door."

13th Dec 2006, 20:02	#19
d4v3 What's a Dremel? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: UK Posts: 8	Bought Splinter Cell Double Agent for the 360 for £25 on play! and it was the limited edition tin edition, it'll run a lot better on my 360 than my current rig. (just checked and its gone up to £35, glad I bought when I did!) £125 would soon get eaten up on a new build... so I put it towards getting some 360 games for when I get the console xmas day! (It going to be a long ol' wait...)

13th Dec 2006, 20:13	#20
msm722 Multimodder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 77	I work for curry's so I know all about these different prices on our website. In most cases when a customer points out a cheaper price on our web store we are able to price match it without a problem. So it can be worth trying to get one from a retail store if you can get it for web prices. This also applies to pc world as they are all part of the dixions store group, hence the huge similarities of the web stores.