Laptop Purchase?

Try www.rapidpcs.co.uk in Christchurch, Dorset.

They're local to me and absolutely, totally above board - I can vouch
for them 110%.

They recently acquired an Acer laptop with a 17" TFT screen. Absolutely
amazing bit of kit.

No, I don't own shares in the place - I just use them for all my
computer bits and pieces.


Odie


Si wrote:

What's the best place for someone based in the UK to buy a laptop? I'd be
looking to spend approx £800 and obviously want the best laptop possible for
my money.

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Si wrote:
What's the best place for someone based in the UK to buy a laptop?
I'd be looking to spend approx £800 and obviously want the best
laptop possible for my money.

Here's a thought - a bit more than you were looking to spend but in terms of
bang per buck, quite an interesting deal....

http://www.aldi-stores.co.uk/special...offers_nav.htm

To summarise....

Fully loaded 3.06 GHz laptop £999.99
Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor
supporting Hyper-Threading Technology
533MHz FSB, with APC & Smart Power
.. Multi Format DVD Burner
.. DVD R/RW**
.. WIRELESS LAN 11MBit/s
.. NVIDIA GeForce 128MB FX5600
.. 60 GB Hard Disk
.. 24 month manufacturer warranty
.. Carry Bag
.. Huge software package
I understand that aftersales service is very good if there are problems.


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On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 10:27:14 -0000, "Tiny Tim"
wrote:

Si wrote:
What's the best place for someone based in the UK to buy a laptop?
I'd be looking to spend approx £800 and obviously want the best
laptop possible for my money.

Here's a thought - a bit more than you were looking to spend but in terms of
bang per buck, quite an interesting deal....

http://www.aldi-stores.co.uk/special...offers_nav.htm

To summarise....

Fully loaded 3.06 GHz laptop £999.99
Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor
supporting Hyper-Threading Technology
533MHz FSB, with APC & Smart Power
. Multi Format DVD Burner
. DVD R/RW**
. WIRELESS LAN 11MBit/s
. NVIDIA GeForce 128MB FX5600
. 60 GB Hard Disk
. 24 month manufacturer warranty
. Carry Bag
. Huge software package
I understand that aftersales service is very good if there are problems.

Jeeeeezus, thats a lot for the money. I paid £700 not much over a year
ago for a PIII 1.1Ghz, 256MB machine with 20Gb HD, but then it was a
Toshiba machine so there is a certain amount of add on for the brand.
Ohh wouldn't mind selling mine and getting one of those.

To summarise....

Fully loaded 3.06 GHz laptop £999.99
Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor
supporting Hyper-Threading Technology
533MHz FSB, with APC & Smart Power
. Multi Format DVD Burner
. DVD R/RW**
. WIRELESS LAN 11MBit/s
. NVIDIA GeForce 128MB FX5600
. 60 GB Hard Disk
. 24 month manufacturer warranty
. Carry Bag
. Huge software package
I understand that aftersales service is very good if there are problems.

Jeeeeezus, thats a lot for the money. I paid £700 not much over a year
ago for a PIII 1.1Ghz, 256MB machine with 20Gb HD, but then it was a
Toshiba machine so there is a certain amount of add on for the brand.
Ohh wouldn't mind selling mine and getting one of those.

I`ve just had their flyer - an A3 broadsheet devoted to this laptop.
The specification is certainly impressive but for a laugh you must read the
terms of the insurance/warranty - seems they couldn`t afford a translator
with a bit of legal experience. And beware - but I suspect this part may not
be legal - the contract is subject to Austrian law. So if you have a claim
that goes sour, how do you fancy a trip to Linz, Austria (at your own
expense, of course)?

Good luck, Alan.

Rob wrote:
On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 15:55:48 -0000, "Pinot Grigio"
pinot.grigio@somewhere wrote:

snip

BTW What's your opinion on refurbished laptops? Are they worth it?
There are some cracking deals available if I got one of them....


Me being a cynic, I ask myself why are they refurbished? After all,
they must be reasonably new so what was wrong with them?

Big problem with secondhand / refurb laptops is the battery.

I would factor in the cost of a new battery, or consider one only if
most of its life is going to be AC connected....

-Rob

Disagree entirely.

Now on 3rd second user, ex corperate laptop, 2 Tosh, now
Thinkpad T22, extended family have puchased 12 laptops over
4yrs, all have been Tosh, Dell, IBM, all bought from local guy.

None have had battery probs, all upgraded memory to 258.
No dead pixals and virtually unmarked.

T22 still has 16months warranty(IBM) left, each cost less than
450ukp. including OS of choice and all accessories.

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Brian H...... wrote:
Rob wrote:
On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 15:55:48 -0000, "Pinot Grigio"
pinot.grigio@somewhere wrote:

snip

BTW What's your opinion on refurbished laptops? Are they worth it?
There are some cracking deals available if I got one of them....


Me being a cynic, I ask myself why are they refurbished? After all,
they must be reasonably new so what was wrong with them?

Big problem with secondhand / refurb laptops is the battery.

I would factor in the cost of a new battery, or consider one only if
most of its life is going to be AC connected....

-Rob

Disagree entirely.

Now on 3rd second user, ex corperate laptop, 2 Tosh, now
Thinkpad T22, extended family have puchased 12 laptops over
4yrs, all have been Tosh, Dell, IBM, all bought from local guy.

None have had battery probs, all upgraded memory to 258.
No dead pixals and virtually unmarked.

T22 still has 16months warranty(IBM) left, each cost less than
450ukp. including OS of choice and all accessories.

Should read "memory to 256ram"

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 13:23:42 -0000, "Si" wrote:

What's the best place for someone based in the UK to buy a laptop? I'd be
looking to spend approx £800 and obviously want the best laptop possible for
my money.


Dell have some good bargains on their outlet at the moment.

cheers,
Pete.