laptop £1000 reduced to £500

Rave

seanparkin wrote:

Evil celeron processor.

Dont touch with a (very long) barge pole.

Actually the Celeron M is perfectly competent. Even the Celeron D isn't too bad. The Northwood-based P4 celeron (which justly earned a reputation for sucktacular performance) is now a thing of the past.

However, the Dell as posted by wolves is a better deal:).

fuzzyrazer

wolvesinwales wrote:

There's a Dell Inspiron 6000 on offer for less than £500 at the moment.

Intel® Pentium® M 725A Processor (1.6GHz 2MB L2 cache 400MHz FSB) & shared graphics memory
Microsoft Operating System Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition, SP2
Memory 512MB 400MHz DDR2 RAM (2x256)
Hard Drive 60GB (5.400rpm) IDE Hard Drive
Modem Internal 56K v.92 Capable Fax Modem
Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive with Software
Intel® ProWireless 2200 802.11b/g Mini PCI Wireless LAN Card
Warranty 1-Year Collect and Return service
Primary Battery Primary 6 Cell 53 WHr battery
15.4" Wide Screen UltraSharpTM WXGA (1280 x 800) LCD Panel

£498 inc vat and del

Final discount comes off as you add it to the basket.

E code 901 - N11602A

can someone put a link to this,as it's not coming up with anything with the code......i keep getting 1 @ £583 @ checkout? thanks in advance....

cigar_2

fuzzyrazer wrote:

can someone put a link to this,as it's not coming up with anything with the code......i keep getting 1 @ £583 @ checkout? thanks in advance....

You have to "Add to Basket" - then you get additional discount included

HLK

Don't forget quidco.com for another5% off!

gizmoleeds

BTW, to anyone thinking of buying an Inspiron 6000, I have one and I opted for the £35 extra resolution (1680x1050 WSXGA) - it was well worth it in my opinion (unless you have bad eyesight).

There is so much more space on the screen to do stuff (I used to use 800x600 :rotfl: ). Check these reduced screenshots out for an idea:

sarahh-

I think that's quite a good deal, it would be ideal for me, as I am currently searching for a second laptop to accompany my desktop Thanks!

sarahh-

gizmoleeds wrote:

BTW, to anyone thinking of buying an Inspiron 6000, I have one and I opted for the £35 extra resolution (1680x1050 WSXGA) - it was well worth it in my opinion (unless you have bad eyesight).

Hah, now you've made me change my mind! :P

deanos

Teak wrote:

I think that practice is now against the law. The original selling price must of been in effect at the particular store within a certain time frame. Something like 28 days in the last 6 months.

It only has to be on offer at a certain amount of stores not every store when its part of a chain like Woolworths , it is a swizz at the end of the day you have to ask yourself is it worth £500 and compare with other shops

james32_uk

What an absolute con. No way have Woolworths sold any of those laptops at £1000. Can get much better for £500 pretty much anywhere else on the highstreet.

Teak

deanos wrote:

It only has to be on offer at a certain amount of stores not every store when its part of a chain like Woolworths

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It has to of been offered at that particular store even if part of a chain, unless clearly stated otherwise:

DTI Code Of Practice for Traders on Price Indications

1.2.2 In any comparison with your own previous price:

(a) the previous price should be the last price at which
the product was available to consumers in the previous 6
months;

(b) the product should have been available to consumers
at that price for at least 28 consecutive days in the
previous 6 months; and

(c) the previous price should have applied (as above) for
that period at the same shop where the reduced price is
now being offered.

If not, section 1.2.3 requires a retailer to clearly state (as "prominently as the price") it wasn't on offer at that store. The example given is "these goods were on sale at the higher price in 10 of our 95 stores only".