PC upgrade for £27! (General Comments on Computer Fairs)

Member Name: Sandra-M

Product:	General Comments on Computer Fairs
Date:	05/08/01 (713 review reads)
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Advantages: Everything is cheaper than shop prices

Disadvantages: £2 entrance fee, Can get busy

After a visit to a computer fair last weekend I have successfully upgraded my PC from a painfully slow 64 MB RAM to 319 MB SDRAM for £27. I believe that the same amount of RAM would be around £50 in PC World so I am pleased with my purchase. Of course, I needed someone to install it but I am lucky because my dad did that in less than 10 minutes.

You may have seen Computer Fairs advertised in the local press. I live in Kent so only have experience of the events taking place locally to me. In general, the shows take place on a Sunday from 10-3pm. Entrance is around £2 per adult, children under 16 free when accompanied by a fee-paying adult. If you live in Kent you will find details of forthcoming events at www.technofair.co.uk/calender.htm.

I was amazed at the range of hardware/software and computer peripherals on sale. We also bought our blank CDs, CD covers and labels there. I found everything I looked at to be cheaper than high street prices. Do your homework on checking out prices, although if you are like me you will have a good idea of how much things are.

If you are intending to upgrade your RAM, take some information along on your system's motherboard (you will find this in manual on your PC) and if you do not know much about PC's, take someone along with you who does.

Be a little cautious if you are buying hardware. You will find that if you are a regular visitor to the computer fairs that the same stalls are there every week. Some stalls display their own business cards. Always get a dated receipt that shows the company's name and telephone number on it.

Must go now, I'm off to a show in Chatham shortly...

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