Packard Bell 8520 buying issues

[motorola]

hi,

iam looking to buy this packard bell pc.

http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/store/dix_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1996050248.1250241732@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccekadehmmijddjcflgceggdhhmdgmk.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=388900&category_oid=-33356#productInformationSection

but the strange think is, do you think the infromation given on there are wrong, becuase i have looked at the packard bell website and it looks like it is.

http://support.packardbell.com/uk/item/?m=home&pn=PB81X09301

the name of the pc is wrong and other details too, dont really understand why its like that, can you please help.

thank you.

 

[aford10]

The first is an IPOWER 8520 and the second is the IXTREME Y8520. 2 different models.

 

[motorola]

yeah but there is no such thing as ipower 8520, and there is something called ixtereme 8520, http://www.packardbell.co.uk/products/desktops/ixtreme/ixtreme+8520/productsheet-PB81X09301-900.html
, and also all the infro the packard bell website provides are all the same as the dixons, apart from the processer, which is also the same but the ghz.

 

[aford10]

dixons has it listed wrong. Both systems are using the e6550 conroe CPU. That's a 2.33Ghz CPU.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115030

Dixons is listing theirs as a refurbished PC. So remember that when thinking about buying. It's a used PC that's had repairs done. It appears they just listed the CPU frequency wrong.

 

[motorola]

OK, thanks for your help, when you say repairs, is it something major?

 

[aford10]

That's something only Dixons would know. It's not always a bad thing, because you should be getting new parts. However, it all depends on how reputable/responsible the company is with their repairs.