Sounds good kimoldfield. Just a bit concerned your Apple has not won the Ftse comp for you. :-))

It's just lurking, ready to pounce! :o)

lol

it's because kim's apple is covered in custard....dc.,.

2nd lol

hi guys

my XP is now too old and I am looking for a micro desktop of under £500 naturally with 64 bit, 4 or over GB and windows 8.1

any sugestion?

i bought recently an Acer Aspire laptop V3 571
small 13.3"with 6GB, window 8.1, very fast, though the mouse gets frozen once too often but recovers soon, otherwise very fast

Presumably you use CCleaner from Piriform and have used this program (and other housekeeping) to try to make sure, that what you do have, performs as fast and as well as it possibly can?

If so, go to their (Piriform's) Home page and look to download 'Speccy'. This little program will allow you to take a "specification" of your computer, which you should find quite useful.

Don't be too frightened of buying a used machine from somewhere like AVForums Classified. All PCs are a conglomeration of components from different manufacturers put together in a case. Obviously, do be careful, though.

Here's an example of what you could find. This one is £190. The Seller seems OK too and has 33 satisfactory deals under his belt:

http://www.avforums.com/threads/hp-compaq-pro-8100-elite-intel-core-i5-660-3-33ghz-8gb-ddr3.1944251/

Thanks - execLine

looking for a new desktop, not second hand or refurnished

This looks pretty good value towards the lower spec end - OPTIPLEX 3020 MICRO INTEL

Can anyone explain what an "unresponsive script" is and why I seem to get quite a few that bring the comp to a standstill till it's cleared and can I do anything about it. BB

Plenty here.

why didn't I go there....... lol thanks skinny

Are the " all in one " PC worth considering ?

Dell Inspiron One 2330 all-in-one PC
has good reviews with bundled - keyboard and mouse - it seems some people has problems with using the touch screen all the time in certain positions.

Does anyone know if there is a USB3 to HDMI adapter. I am looking to purchase a new ultra laptop and have been looking at the new DELL SPS 13 which doesn't appear to have an HDMI port to connect to a larger monitor or to a Smart TV.

I have purchased a Gigabit USB3 Ethernet adapter to allow me to connect to a friends router when I am at his house which apparently doesn't have any W-fi facilities. I have tested this using my old laptop which does have an RJ45 port and connected it using the USB port to my router and it works fine.

The purpose of trying to find adapters that work is to extend my range of options to buy an ultra laptop which has at least 3 USB3 ports which will provide adequate capacity to attach additional devices such as DVD's etc.

Yes there are plenty out there just put "usb3 to hdmi adapter" or similar into google.

You can also buy a mini display to HDMI cable which may help with your DELL - I assume you mean XPS and not SPS?

Thanks skinny and congratulations for noticing my deliberate typo, sadly there is no prize available other than my eternal gratitude. Yes I meant XPS not SPS for the DELL laptop. My other dilemma is whether to stick with purchasing a conventional laptop or go for a two in one tablet/laptop such as the Lenovo Yoga Pro 3 with the improved hinge design or the previous Yoga Pro 2 model which seems to have better like for like performance and currently seems to cost less as they are presumably trying to clear out the old stocks. Any suggestions would be most welcome IE.

I cannot help you there - much is down to personal preference - as for looking for discounted older models - google is your friend! :-)

Thanks Skinny will persevere with Google etc.

Hi all, I've used CCCleaner on my PC for years and it's one button clear all function is wonderful. BUT, it's only in Beta form for tablet and android phone which is not suitable for my mate with his tablet and little knowledge. Who has the best, do all in one function and simple tablet cleaner thats free. Thanks all for looking.,.

There is a new CCleaner Android version just out:

https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner-android

Here are some alternatives for cleaning Android devices:

http://alternativeto.net/software/ccleaner/?platform=android-tablet