What has happened to Novatech service? I have been waiting nearly four weeks, have telephoned them seven times, have been given four delivery dates, and am still waiting for one item (Kodak digital camera) as part of an order of five items. Every time I telephone, I am told either to phone later...

Hi, Where would you experts go in the UK (I'm London-based) to buy a second-hand 17" TFT monitor - especially one that came with some kind of guarantee? Any advice makes to go for / avoid, and expected price to pay also welcome. Thanks,

I'd like to know a place I can buy a cheap 3.5" internal memory card reader/writer. I would preferably like one with a plain front (ie. no branding) and USB2.0 if possible. I'd also like it to be of decent quality. Based on the one's at Ebuyer I'd be expecting to pay up to £20 but little...

I ordered an asus a7n8x motherboard from them that was in stock when i ordered on wednesday last week, when the items came they sent me the deluxe version worth £30 more, i thought it was a mistake. When i checked the website the standard version was out of stock, thats what i call service! ive...

I have sent a hard drive back to CCL that was without doubt faulty. It would not power up in the 2 machines I tried it in. Today, I receive a phone call from CCL saying they cannot find any fault! I say ********, they have returned the original faulty one to the manufacturer, and are sending me a...

I want to replace a 1.13 AthlonTB (266FSB) with a AthlonXP 2200 CPU. The Mobo manufacturer states that the new processor must be: AthlonXP 2200+ (.18u) 266FSB It CANNOT BE .13u. But no online vendor states the .18u and .13u difference.

Hi - I need a recommendation for a good CD printer. I have short runs (up to 5 CDs) and need a glossy print of a PDF image to the CD. The printer should provide CDs that I can then burn. I don't want to pay more than about £1.50 per CD for this. Any thoughts? Chris

Hi all, Just a quick post - has anyone had any experience of buylinuxnow.co.uk ? Without going into detail just yet, I've ordered a Linux distro and not received it. I did get an email ages ago from Christopher Holmes, but since then I've not had any replies to email at all. The web site still...

Just got a rebus from ebuyer which works very well except it only comes with two adapters to let me use standard 4 pin 80mm fans with a 3 pin plug Also could do with a couple of extenders for standard 3pin fans Can anybody point in the right direction, otherwise it's a trip to the fair a couple...

Hello! I´d like to know wich one would be the correct group to list some Villas for sale in Islantilla, in the South of Spain. Thanks a lot in advance!! Mr. Jose M. Aragon

I have many years experience building PCs, doing upgrades/repairs, installations etc. for myself and various friends & family. I now wish to set up doing this as a business to earn a bit of extra cash. Initially this would be mainly for private individuals on evenings and weekends, but if it...

I am still reeling from this. Ordered a wireless modem and laptop adpter card from BT's online shop. Not the cheapest source, although with free delivery it wasn't that far behind the opposition. Delivered by courier in less than 24 hours. Two weeks after install the wireless link...

Any thoughts on buying here?

Hi, What make and where to buy a 19" flatscreen monitor? From a shop or onlinne? Is Ebay any good? Any advice welcome. Dan Molloy

Hi Does anybody have any idea how to recalibrate a laptop DVD drive. I have 5 of these and are all reading cd's fine but are refusing to read a DVD. Failing that is there any company out there that can do this service reasonably priced? Sorry if this is the wrong news group to post to, but I have...

Can anyone (UK) supply me with a copy of XP Pro? I need a 'workshop' copy that I can use on licensed machines where the original is either damaged or unavailable. I don't want a pirated copy. it must be a genuine version which would require activation were a fresh install done. Or does such...

On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 23:39:08 +0100, "Fat Freddy's Cat" wrote: Where has it gone? I would have thought all Simon's supporters would have pitched up enough cash for him to keep the site alive and fight ebuyer's lawyers... ...and then they woke up.

I just went to place an order with dabs and get the page to sign up to verified by visa to complete my order. I decide not to do that right now as I don't have time, however stupid dabs won't let me make a purchase without signing up for the scheme. I guess thats now another password I'm going...

Anyone know where to buy 32x CD-RW discs (fastest I've found so far is the 16-24x Verbatims). Also, I can't find anywhere to buy ~10 99 minute CDs at sensible prices (seen 100 for £30 which is the cheapest per CD, but when 80min CDs only cost 12-15p / disc this still seems pricey.

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