Good deal or not?

Admiral Huddy · 27-02-2009, 09:31

Never been a great fan of the purple shirts but this seems like a decent deal:

Advent 17" Laptop
Large 17" Widescreen display with 3GB memory & 250GB HDD
Unlimited** data and
200 texts with T-Mobile
Model: 6552 Sku: 175236
Usual instore price: £399.99
*24 month contract applies

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/edi..._laptops#close

So this is £840 over the two years.. it doesn't say anything about mobile or if it's an all-in-one package. I pay £20pm or my mobile package now so if it does, seems like a no brainer.

Mark · 27-02-2009, 10:13

1) It's a data-only package (no voice).
2) It's Advent. If it's actually a rebadge of something decent, then fair enough. If not, best avoided.

Matblack · 27-02-2009, 14:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark

2) It's Advent. If it's actually a rebadge of something decent, then still avoid.

PC World and 'The Techguys' suck you do not want to be doing business with them believe me.

I sent my Advent 4211 off to them a month ago and it still hasn't been returned! A machine that I had for 4 months has not been with them for almost a quarter of its lifespan, I had one call a week after it was sent telling me they had ordered a new keyboard and motherboard (I'm pretty sure that its not either of those things) and I've phoned them 3 times since to get updates, they've never phoned me. When I called today apparently the parts have arrived but now they need to work on it and test it and they can't give me an estimated arrival date, when I bought the thing I thought it was too good to be true and I was right. Buy a Dell if you want a preassembled machine, at least they retail their own products and don't subcontract to 'Techguys' who couldn't find their arses with a map!

MB

Oly-593 · 27-02-2009, 15:13

A year or so ago I actually worked at a place that repaired laptops for PC World, so I know first hand how crap the 'techguys' service is.

I stuck it for three months to get me through Xmas, but left soon after.
The management were complete ***** and the way things were run was diabolical.
Unsurprisingly there was a huge turnover of staff, but they didn't give a toss.

So yeah, don't go with PC World/techguys cause they're utter crap.

Feek · 27-02-2009, 20:49

LMF's Dell laptop failed on Monday, it was collected on Tuesday and returned today, fully repaired. I was impressed.

Huddy, I wouldn't go near that deal with a bargepole.

Belmit · 27-02-2009, 20:57

I would.

Belmit smash!

Glaucus · 27-02-2009, 21:25

buy a laptop for 300 then get a 3 usb stick. On pay as you go. Unless you know you are going to use massive amounts.

Jingo · 28-02-2009, 21:40

I don't personally know about the Purple headed monsters and their technical rent boys but I can further recommend Dell for pre-builds

I had a 24 month warranty with my Dell - when I returned from holiday to find it not working cough-droppedanarchitecturalencyclopediaoffmytopshelfont oit-cough they collected it from me the next morning and returned it 3 days later in fully working order and a complimentary 3month extension to my warranty

I was impressed.

Mark · 28-02-2009, 21:44

I've had next-day parts service on two of my Dell systems. One CPU fan on my old Dell Workstation got noisy and died, so Dell sent me a replacement (customer replaceable part so no bother), then the other died and they did the same. Then a few keys on the keyboard of my old Dell laptop (cough-droppeditatJFK-cough) got a bit intermittant and I got a new keyboard out of that too.

LeperousDust · 01-03-2009, 07:57

Agreed avoid trouble and get a dell build.

27-02-2009, 09:31	#1
Admiral Huddy HOMO-Sapien Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 6,692	Good deal or not? Never been a great fan of the purple shirts but this seems like a decent deal: Advent 17" Laptop Large 17" Widescreen display with 3GB memory & 250GB HDD Unlimited data and 200 texts with T-Mobile Model: 6552 Sku: 175236 Usual instore price: £399.99** 24 month contract applies http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/edi..._laptops#close So this is £840 over the two years.. it doesn't say anything about mobile or if it's an all-in-one package. I pay £20pm or my mobile package now so if it does, seems like a no brainer. __________________ I just got lost in thought.. It was very unfamiliar territory.* Techie Talk \| My gaming Blog \| PC spec \| The Admirals log Last edited by Admiral Huddy; 27-02-2009 at 09:35.

27-02-2009, 20:49	#5
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	LMF's Dell laptop failed on Monday, it was collected on Tuesday and returned today, fully repaired. I was impressed. Huddy, I wouldn't go near that deal with a bargepole. __________________

27-02-2009, 20:57	#6
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	I would. Belmit smash! __________________

27-02-2009, 21:25	#7
Glaucus Absinthe Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,855	buy a laptop for 300 then get a 3 usb stick. On pay as you go. Unless you know you are going to use massive amounts. __________________

28-02-2009, 21:40	#8
Jingo Smother me in chocolate and eat flapjacks with it! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: North Somerset Posts: 1,854	I don't personally know about the Purple headed monsters and their technical rent boys but I can further recommend Dell for pre-builds I had a 24 month warranty with my Dell - when I returned from holiday to find it not working cough-droppedanarchitecturalencyclopediaoffmytopshelfont oit-cough they collected it from me the next morning and returned it 3 days later in fully working order and a complimentary 3month extension to my warranty I was impressed. __________________

27-02-2009, 10:13	#2
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	1) It's a data-only package (no voice). 2) It's Advent. If it's actually a rebadge of something decent, then fair enough. If not, best avoided.

27-02-2009, 15:13	#4
Oly-593 Nice weak cup of Earl Grey Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 29	A year or so ago I actually worked at a place that repaired laptops for PC World, so I know first hand how crap the 'techguys' service is. I stuck it for three months to get me through Xmas, but left soon after. The management were complete ***** and the way things were run was diabolical. Unsurprisingly there was a huge turnover of staff, but they didn't give a toss. So yeah, don't go with PC World/techguys cause they're utter crap.

28-02-2009, 21:44	#9
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	I've had next-day parts service on two of my Dell systems. One CPU fan on my old Dell Workstation got noisy and died, so Dell sent me a replacement (customer replaceable part so no bother), then the other died and they did the same. Then a few keys on the keyboard of my old Dell laptop (cough-droppeditatJFK-cough) got a bit intermittant and I got a new keyboard out of that too.

01-03-2009, 07:57	#10
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Agreed avoid trouble and get a dell build. __________________