Ian Park <ian@???> wrote:
[big snip]
>
> www.novatech.co.uk Anihilator quad extreme.
> --
> Thanks for the pointer, Gordon; However Novatech seem to be rather
> uncompetitive on price; the other 2 systems I've seen reviewed are:
>
> - the Hi-Grade Ultis Tachyon, which comes with a high speed (10k RPM)
> 150GB drive and a slower (7.2k RPM) 500 GB drive, 2 DVD writers, a
> graphics setup with 1GB RAM(!) and XP Pro installed but no monitor,
> £2149 *including* VAT;
>
> - the Mesh Elite Extreme QXG80, which comes with "only" a slower (7.2k
> RPM) 500 GB drive, 2 DVD writers, a graphics setup with "only" 768MB RAM
> and XP Media Center [sic] edition *and* a respectable monitor (Iiyama
> 1680 x 1050 flat panel) and a set of 7.1 speakers, £2249 *including* VAT.
My experience with Mesh, is they build reasonable quality machines for a
somewhat reasonable price, but their service department is crap. If you
ever send one back for repair, expect the HDD to get wiped.
They also have a nasty and possible illegal habit of taking you money
from a credit card, and then delaying the production/delivery of your order.
I won't ever deal with them again!
>
> By contrast the Novatech rig with 2 x 400GB drives, one DVD writer and
> one DVD-ROM, a graphics setup with 1.5GB RAM(!), no OS, no monitor and
> no speakers comes in at £2701 including VAT.
>
> I think I shall need to do some more research...
>
> Cheers
>
> Ian
