Currys Dixons PC World

bluemrchimp

Just for interest their international sites: Elkjop and UniEuro are still up and running.

On a purely unscientific reckoning of their solvency I have seen loads of people in their shops trying to grab stuff in the sales, and certain things were going quite cheap.

On the other hand their credit insurance risk is apparently still very high - Woolies had a similar problem and had to start buying its stock in cash - a strategy which went very wrong..

I'm very very suspicious about 'website issues' after Zavvi et al....

Really2

PasturesNew wrote: »

It seems an odd strategy to take down all three websites, you'd normally at least take down one at a time and redirect it to one of the others.

Re-write for vat. But even stranger stratergy by the stock market if they are in trouble.

mitchaa

This is driving me nuts, i wanted to buy a laptop today and the 3 stores that i would normally look at have been offline all day:mad:

Belnahua

mitchaa wrote: »

This is driving me nuts, i wanted to buy a laptop today and the 3 stores that i would normally look at have been offline all day:mad:

Well, there's your problem! I wouldn't buy a computer from these, a glorified Radio Rentals outfit. TV yes, computer no!

Go to Dell direct!

mewbie_2

Dell are history. They can't compete with these...

http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/gbweb/LenovoPortal/en_GB/catalog.workflow:expandcategory?issBase=ProductsCategory&issCategory=/Notebooks/IdeaPad%20notebooks

And no I don't work for them. Of course the only 'statement' a Lenovo will make is cheap and cheerful - but hey that's a statement of sorts.

Really2

mewbie wrote: »

Dell are history. They can't compete with these...

http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/gbweb/LenovoPortal/en_GB/catalog.workflow:expandcategory?issBase=ProductsCategory&issCategory=/Notebooks/IdeaPad%20notebooks

And no I don't work for them. Of course the only 'statement' a Lenovo will make is cheap and cheerful - but hey that's a statement of sorts.

Depends on the support you want Dell are big in industry and education beacuse of there 3Y NBD support, Lenovos aint great.
ASUS are good for home user and 2Y warranty standard.

mewbie_2

Really2 wrote: »

Depends on the supportyuo want Dell are big in industry and education beacuse of there 3Y NBD support, Lenovos aint great.
ASUS are good for home user and 2Y warranty standard.

I think Dell may have stood still a bit too long, hence the jobs moving to Poland. 3yr support is all very well, but the cost of these products is coming down to almost throw away prices. A decent technician for an hour and the profit for the product has gone.

I don't want to see Dell go, but nothing stays the same for ever in these industries. There's always someone faster, cheaper just around the corner.

Snooze

mitchaa wrote: »

This is driving me nuts, i wanted to buy a laptop today and the 3 stores that i would normally look at have been offline all day:mad:

ebuyer.com is your friend.

Rob

Really2

mewbie wrote: »

I think Dell may have stood still a bit too long, hence the jobs moving to Poland. 3yr support is all very well, but the cost of these products is coming down to almost throw away prices. A decent technician for an hour and the profit for the product has gone.

I don't want to see Dell go, but nothing stays the same for ever in these industries. There's always someone faster, cheaper just around the corner.

Its only production to poland. The new E series is already made there. Personaly I think when Total Cost of Ownership is taken in to account Dell are very cheap (Optiplex and Latitudes are very relaible).
But this may not be the case for end users. But I have been out of the end user market for years now.

Personlay I would of thought lenovo was more likely to go before Dell but who knows.

BettiePage

Snooze wrote: »

ebuyer.com is your friend.

Rob

Or Apple. :j