Ok, I don't think I'm confused or maybe I'm missing something here....
What you are paying in British Pounds is what I payed in US dollars. I heard England was expensive but wow, this brought it home.
I bought the eMachines T6212, for about $580 USD. Not sure what that is in British Pounds.
Are these the correct specs?
http://computing.kelkoo.co.uk/b/a/ps_13777721/111801.html
My T6212 is about the same thing but instead of AGP graphics it has an integrated graphics processor and an open PCIe slot. Your computer has a TV Tuner but those are about the only differences...
Is it a good computer? Yeah, pretty decent I guess. But man, that price is outrageous... at least for what you can get in the U.S.
I know the dollar is weak, and it killed us in Italy in Nov.; maybe that is what is going on here... not going to England anytime soon!!!
Im from the UK and was looking to spend about

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