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Blighter
03-10-2008, 23:07
...For a format + OS reinstall?

Just out of curiosity :)
Mark
03-10-2008, 23:09
I just checked Huddy's price list - £55

Depends whether it's a friend and/or you're prepared to do a deal, of course.
Fayshun
03-10-2008, 23:17
I'll do it for a 4 pack of Tesco Lager and a packet of Skips.
Chuckles
03-10-2008, 23:19
Couple of pints.
ChemicalKicks
03-10-2008, 23:21
****ing free, or beer.
Gnat
03-10-2008, 23:26
I'll do it for a 4 pack of Tesco Lager and a packet of Skips.

that just made me choke on my drink :D
lostkat
03-10-2008, 23:26
A boink or two if I couldn't be bothered to do it myself
Belmit
03-10-2008, 23:32
A girl came in with a laptop today and we found a receipt in her bag:

'XP install: £85.'

Good grief. After determining the fault was actually with the install, we gave her one for free.
ChemicalKicks
03-10-2008, 23:33
that just made me choke on my drink :D

Anything else make you gag?
ChemicalKicks
03-10-2008, 23:34
Sorry, I'm better than that.
iCraig
03-10-2008, 23:36
£30-50?

If you're backing up all their stuff, installing/configuring post-install getting it back to how they had it, I'd push it up to £60-80?
-J-
03-10-2008, 23:51
last one I done I got a bacon sarnie :)

next time I will ask for a fried egg too
Fayshun
03-10-2008, 23:55
we gave her one for free.
FNAR!!!!!!!
SidewinderINC
03-10-2008, 23:56
we gave her one, for free.

^5

;D

EDIT - DAMN YOU FAYSH!!!!
Mark
04-10-2008, 00:16
Double damn you! ;D
NokkonWud
04-10-2008, 13:46
My friend from London phoned me when he was having problems with his PC, he got a technician out who told him £250(!), I asked him to hand the phone to the technician, which he did. So I told him to "**** off!"
MarcLister
04-10-2008, 14:57
My friend from London phoned me when he was having problems with his PC, he got a technician out who told him £250(!), I asked him to hand the phone to the technician, which he did. So I told him to "**** off!";D

Did he? :evil:
Feek
04-10-2008, 15:00
A boink or two if I couldn't be bothered to do it myself

You know my phone number next time you can't be bothered ;) :)
Justsomebloke
04-10-2008, 22:56
I just expect people to replace the Green I have smoked whilst doing it, Therefore if it's stressful & takes ages then they owe me a Lump, If it's a piece of **** & done in a few mo's then just a little Tickle.
divine
04-10-2008, 23:00
For a good mate, i'd do it free, for a 'casual' mate, i'd expect a drink or two, something like that. For a stranger, in a more business like setting, i'd ask for like £50 including doing drivers and updates etc. that people might not be able to do themselves.
Grandad
04-10-2008, 23:35
Last few times I have done them I have charged 60 quid, certainly not work I would look for though

of course 9 out of 10 times I do it then its for a mate/family and is free

I know its only an hours work but you have to factor in potential follow up hassle
mejinks
06-10-2008, 17:43
I charge a standard fee of £30 for an O/S wipe and secure delete of the hard disk and then £30 for install of O/S + drivers + service packs

If there are any hard to find drivers, I have a get out clause :)

For a friend, I will do it for a few pints and a curry.
SidewinderINC
06-10-2008, 23:55
I charge a standard fee of £30 for an O/S wipe and secure delete of the hard disk and then £30 for install of O/S + drivers + service packs

If there are any hard to find drivers, I have a get out clause :)

For a friend, I will do it for a few pints and a curry.

What's your clause?

I only ask as I've quoted people money for doing a task rather than time taken before and then ended up spending about 5 hours looking for something that's just impossible to find and only got the same amount of money.
PvtPyle
07-10-2008, 00:11
For a friend, I'd do it for nothing. Why would you charge a friend anything for doing them a favour, does that not undermine the point of them being your friend in the first plce!?
mejinks
07-10-2008, 00:23
What's your clause?

I only ask as I've quoted people money for doing a task rather than time taken before and then ended up spending about 5 hours looking for something that's just impossible to find and only got the same amount of money.

It basically says that I will install all currently available service packs for their o/s and download and install drivers on a best effort basis unless provided with the original install media relevant to the O/S being installed. Meaning if you haven't an up to date driver cd then I will google for 2 minutes, then move on to something else.

In reality though, I have always found a driver apart from a parallel port Dyson scanner, which I suggested to the customer would be cheaper for them to purchase a new USB scanner from me than make me look for the driver. When confronted with hard figures, people become less sentimental about the first ever piece of hardware they bought ;D
Blighter
07-10-2008, 00:28
In reality though, I have always found a driver apart from a parallel port Dyson scanner, which I suggested to the customer would be cheaper for them to purchase a new USB scanner from me than make me look for the driver. When confronted with hard figures, people become less sentimental about the first ever piece of hardware they bought ;D

;D;D