I was in Dixons the other day, and they were selling this poor lady, who clearly knew nothing about computers, a basic computer. They confirmed it was just for word processing, then producted the "999 package" which was £999. For such a basic computer? Robbery.
Also, their software prices are about double what they are on certain web sites.
I think I'll get a smallish company to build a PC, but specify exactly what bits I want.