For those that purchased the Linx 7 (as I did) - here are some very useful threads:

HotUKdeals Owners Thread

Independent Linxs User/Troubleshooting Forum - UK

Typical hot uk deals thread... someone says you need an i5 to play games = loads of the stuff that comes out of a male cow's rear end.

It all depends what games you want to play.

dont see ps4 on site!?

​cheers pal.

Ordered the PS4, thanks OP

1TB PS4 uses old sku of the PS4 (same as launch 500GB PS4), newer 500GB models use less power and produce less heat.

Went for one of the Tablets for the kids to use, cheers OP.

I was gonna get one of these tablets for the same price from Sainsbury's a few months back, but they sold out so I've took the plunge here. Hopefully it's good enough for streaming online videos and general browsing.

This PC any good for gaming?

​Thanks for reply. Crysis is an old game but power hungry. Would that sort of game run well on this graphics card?

ooooh 1 PS4 left

Thanks Captain bought a new call blocker.

I know CPU's.

I strongly recommend that you choose an i5 or above - fourth gen upwards for any sort of gaming.

You will also need a decent video card (know as a Graphics Processing Unit [GPU for short]).

The core issue then, is that you need to power both of these sufficiently - so the power supply must be up to the task.

This desktop is not that good a deal - if you will consider buying refurbished units from PC World (always buy on a credit card for anything over £100 as it gives you added consumer rights).

​Much appreciated.

I'm wondering if the linx 7 is a little long 'long in the tooth' now?

Typical hot uk deals thread... someone says you need an i5 to play games = loads of the stuff that comes out of a male cow's rear end.

It all depends what games you want to play.

Showing as £49.99 to me?

For those that purchased the Linx 7 (as I did) - here are some very useful threads:

HotUKdeals Owners Thread

Independent Linxs User/Troubleshooting Forum - UK

bt shop run by dabs - learn something new every day

is there free returns for BT shop?

How do people sell the office codes on eBay? To protect yourself if people buy, use then raise a dispute?

For a friend of mine who is a computerphobic lorry driver, and wants a pocket device to book accommodation and public transport when he's out and about, this or the Amazon Fire?

My 6 year old Phenom X4 @ 3.2GHz paired with a 2GB 7850 (neither of them overclocked) still runs Far Cry 4 comfortably on Ultra, and that was considered a budget processor at the time.

Even though there seems to be a couple of rebuttals posted, I strongly suggest you check each of these opinions against independant sources.

Having been an Intel representative, I am beyond confident, that if you are looking to access a medium to longer term gaming rig investment - start with an i5.

Start by browsing a few pc magazines in WHsmiths. Look at the pc builder adverts, that are strewn within these publications. I assure you 9 out of 10 'gaming rigs' start with i5's as a base, moving up to i7's for premium rigs.

I assure you - the breathing room that an i5 provides - is something you will thank me for at some point. It's simply a better vaule prospect than coming in at an entry level (mainstream) level with an i3.

Pound for pound, you will see a higher return on your (no doubt) hard earned pounds.

Excellent sales pitch!
"I am beyond confident that the PC magazines you read in WH Smith are not independent sources, and assure you their opinions are more than likely financially influenced by Intel representatives looking for a high return."

Don't just address my opinion. At a minimum, you could offer some infomation that positively helps our fellow hotukdeal member uncover a solution/find a direction for themselves.

At least make an attempt to help by pointing them in some sort of direction, with an outline to start with.

I felt I have helped in that respect. By suggesting that people refer to the experience of true independent sources on Hotukdeals, rather than an Intel representative who suggests they base their purchasing decision on the information found in "adverts".

Former intel representative. It's quite clear in my post.

I also never said an i5 is needed, but rather suggested it is preferable. Again, it just takes a moment to read my posts.

The adverts were mentioned, so that the poster can see what the custom pc industry considers 'industry standard' when offering/discussing gaming rigs. Again, I was clear that these PC magazines and the adverts within, them are 'just a starting point'. Again its a matter of simply reading the post.

To the person that had asked the question that elicited my original response. Think of it like this. You can buy an entry level iphone with 16gb of onboard memory, or one with 32gb. Yes one is more expensive than the other, but eventually you'll end up realising why (over the long term).

Best wishes to you both.

Sorry, were you looking for the word overconfident... :wink:
Yes, an i5 is a good choice for someone who is seriously into gaming. At this point you'd want a high end graphics card as well.
However, if you are on a budget or if you only play occasionally an i3 or even a Pentium is a sufficient. A high end graphics card may be a waste of money in such a configuration.

I've had a 7850 with a Pentium which worked surprisingly well for medium/high settings in various games.

​Hmm might not be worth it

​What would you recommend?

"Comfortably"

Depends what you define as comfortable.

Techspot benchmarked the 7850 at 38fps average in Far Cry 4, and that was paired with a significantly faster CPU than yours, the i7-4770K. In their CPU benchmarks a few pages later the Phenom X4 was lagging 17fps behind the i7 when both paired with a GTX 980.

Regardless of benchmarks, I have two PCs both with the same model of graphics card, but one has an i3-4150 and the other an i5-4590 and in several games I can tell which one is which using the naked eye alone, such is the difference in frame pacing in particular. Even when they're both running in and around 60fps the i3 machine is often noticeably more jittery in certain environments (e.g. dense city areas in GTA V). The recommendation to go no lower than an i5 in a gaming rig is a very sound one.

I'm.looking for a cheap tablet for random browsing and games such as clash of clans.. what would be the better choice linx 7 or amazon fire 7? I'd prefer the one that can handle the games better and doesn't over heat as much ofcourse

Hi Just wondering what you all think on the elitebook hp G2 on there. Its my teens birthday next week and he would like a laptop for streaming internet tv, youtube and playing games mainly runescape on line. Just after abit of advise really as I haven't got a clue. Thanks

Funny you mention this Techspot benchmark. They have also assessed a Core i3. Compared to an i5 it only lost ~10% of the framerate (from 83fps to 76fps) when paired with a high end graphics card. Here is their conclusion:

In general, spending more on the graphics card improves framerates much much more than spending the same on the CPU. A Core i3 paired with a good graphics card is a good choice for the budget gamer.

You cite the 38fps for the 7850, but that refers to the Ultra setting of Far Cry4 on FullHD. Sure, for the enthusiast gamer this is the right setting. Someone on a budget may simply reduce the settings and get very playable fps:
Very High: 48 fps (19 fps 1% quantile)
Medium: 61 fps (31 fps 1% quantile)
www.gamersnexus.net/game-bench/1701-far-cry-4-gpu-benchmark-amd-is-broken-again

​thanks!

thanks as I was actually more inclined to the linx initially

Looking to play Crysis on this? Well look at Crysis Warhead its better optimized requires lower minimum spec also plenty of low spec mods for demanding games.

You can buy i3 if you're on a budget but why not save like 80£ and get i5 which will gonna be much more future proof? I mean you know how fast games requirments going up and when you considering that next-gen consoles are here. Its only a matter of time when it will go up even faster..
Just wait few years till ps3 and xbox360 dies..

Again, another sensible nod to considering the timeframe you are investing for.

An i5 buys you 'breathing room' over the i3.

For a laptop's timeframe - my rule of thumb is 3 years minimum (should get you through a 3 year degree and a year of work / a masters degree).

For a desktop, for an mid level spec (I got a refurb 4th gen i5 with basic gpu and 1gig hdd for £233 in the sales), 5 years minimum is about right (I no longer game on my desktop).

With regards to gaming, just remember this - hardware requirements go only one way, year after year - and that way is up.

An i5, pound for pound (all other things remaining the same), is a better value prospect over an i3 - over a medium to longer term timeframe.

Ordered and heat added. Thanks

Can you sell the office 365 personal as it states it's pre installed

Selling office 365 code - so how can I get this done, without the risks eluded to?

I have two legitimate codes that I want to sell - what plan should I use?

Fan boys everywhere, buy what you want screw the haters.

Sorry, but I disagree.

Having got an Nexus 7 2012 edition, was looking for a replacement and this is it.

IT's got an SD card, so 128GB +17GB internally of movies.
You can install full windows apps, do you DONT need to use the store.
Kindle app - no problems.
Solitaire - no problems
Candy xxxx no problems.

The only downside as far as I'm concerned is that the nexus will easily do 12 hours, the linx 7 more like 7. So if you don't want to get a battery pack, then look at android.

That said this also comes with one years office 365, which is worth £60...

As for games - lots of other people with success here.

http://www.linxtablet.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=65

Two office 365 codes for sale. Can provide proof of authenticity - hotukdeals rules means it must be done off website (inc pm). Send me email address if interested.

For anyone interested in this SALE, after ending and being extended 3 times, it has now become what appears to be a permanent SALE without end :smile:

Just ordered one for the wife

I have one but it wont upgrade to Windows 10 for some reason how do you install Windows 10 on Linx 7 please?

Had mine come yesterday and was quite looking forward to having a play but its gotta go back.

Major screen bleed at the bottom, a good 1cm oval from left to right :disappointed:

Gave it a couple of mins while I logged in but it was too much and had to go back.

received mine today. pretty impressed with build quality. extracted the office 365 and that's my renewal done for another year so I've now got a free tablet

Quick question: does Adobe Flash work on this tablet and does it recognise the webcam? I have a Nexus 7 and it doesn't recognise the webcam. I wonder if if it works on Windows on a tablet. Thanks.

Battery drains even when not in use with the charger plugged in. Is this tablet worth your money, can you live with this design flaw?

Actually it can, it can even run FM 16 visit linx
Actually it is good for gaming ignore what people say, look at the link below.
http://linxtablet.co.uk/page.php?p=game-compatibility

Not a bad link ..... :-)

How did you go about getting BT to accept the return? I can't stand the grainy screen and have asked to return, but they say I have to contact Linx first to get a fault number, but I can't see Linx giving me a fault number for a design flaw....

I received it last Wednesday, opened it at 17:30 and boxed it back up by 17:45.

Went into the BTShop account page and went to the arrange a return and used the item received faulty option to get the message someone would get back to me. Did the same thing Thursday AND Friday night without a response (24hrs is long enough to respond to a email IMO)

They only got back to me last night asking for pictures of the box...

Right - I did the same thing Thursday night after half an hour with it, and they replied lunchtime today. Waiting for the reply to my email quoting the Consumer Rights Act at them.

Yes, me too unfortunately.

3 days it took to reply to that email about the box. Now they want pictures of the screen bleed, which they won't pick up til at least Monday. Then what, another 3 days to reply to that one?

Think I'm just gonna ask for a refund, this is just ridiculous.

Mine's going back for a refund at my expense; I gave up waiting for a reply to my second email after two days and just rang them.

Code doesn't work anymore..BTSLINX10, any suggestions?

Well.

After sending the photos the other day they finally got back to me today.


Almost like they knew it was going to be sold out and couldn't replace it.

Oh well, was looking forward to having a Win tab to play with but might hold out for a cheap 8'-10'.

Here's the pics of the screen if anyone's interested.

Well you got there in the end. Sent mine back Monday and they refunded yesterday, which was a pleasant surprise.