Cheap Dell Laptop Inspiron 1.5 GHz 1300 £299 delivered. (merged) [CLOSED]

slojo

DGH wrote:

Forget it price excludes VAT and delivery

Delivery is free at the moment

Sid_Harper

kingkano wrote:

You say you use only 500mb with 10 applications open on your desktop, but you may not be noticing how much pagefile and swapping is being done at the same time....

You'll always get apps swapping. But what I meant was that even then, I'll be using a couple of apps at any one time and you'll only really see any delay in swapping in/out if you're constantly switching between apps.

But I think most people wouldn't find the swapping a hindrance if, say, you're running a download, listening to music, and surfing simultaneously, with outlook open in the background for your email.

Yes, the more the better. Just if people are on a budget, this doesn't need to be a priority purchase from the outset unless actually using it the way you do throws up problems. But as you say, my 2 cents IMHO!

Premier_2

DGH wrote:

Forget it price excludes VAT and delivery

Also think its a CD writer but only a DVD player

GINO_3

Hello everybody,

The laptop I ordered last Monday never arrived, when I checked with Dell yesterday they said they had no evidence of it being ordered and to call back this morning as they couldn't access their computers.

I ordered a 1300 Inspiron with the bigger screen and battery for £347 this morning at 8:30am but now I'm starting to have doubts as the reference number I've been given is only 8 digits long and I was not given a customer number, nor was I asked for my email address in order to get a confirmation. I had asked for the Indian sounding lady's name but not sure I got the correct spelling.

The saga continues...

-Gino

thfccambs

Chuffy wrote:

How do I track the delivery of my lappy? Dell tracking says dispatched, but no further info. I understand they are being delivered by UPS - how do I track the progress?

After putting your tracking order ref in
Just click on the UPS link and it will take you to your shipping details.

Kettle_2

Can anyone tell me what the deal is with the 90day warranty? If the machine goes pop after 90 days are you on your own?

Kettle

kingkano

Kettle wrote:

Can anyone tell me what the deal is with the 90day warranty? If the machine goes pop after 90 days are you on your own?

Kettle

No but after 90 days you have to pay the shipping to them and back to yourself to get it repaired. Its a risk for anyone not IT minded..... but it IS a very cheap laptop.....


Spot on Sid :beer: I would SAY - dont order the memory immediately. Get your laptop in.... have a go.... see what its like. Then order the memory if you want it. Me - I am used to 2 gig on my desktop so I did notice it :rotfl:

Hillfly

For anyone with a slightly bigger budget to spare i have just added this post to the Cheapest Laptop Hunt.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=1638230&highlight=acer#post1638230

Acer 5024wlmi
£637.90 + £10 p+p for a 1.8ghz 64bit Turon, with 1gb ram, 100gb hard drive, 15.4 widescreen and ....wait for it....256mb dedicated graphics.

Now that's a well priced laptop for the gamers among you!

dounome

Got a phone call from DEll last night to say that they had contacted UPS about address change. Just tracked my laptop on UPS website and no change there so seems like i'll be back on phone (yet again) to Dell. Thats now 5 days and counting. I see no light at the end of the tunnel.

Chuffy

Kettle wrote:

Can anyone tell me what the deal is with the 90day warranty? If the machine goes pop after 90 days are you on your own?

Kettle

This point was raised in the March edition of Personal Computer World (3 for £1 - see shop but don't drop sticky).

The reply was that the warranty is in addition to your statutory rights under the Sale of Goods Act (SGA) and similar legislation.
Post sales support is guaranteed to you in law, however the '1 year warranty' is not a statutory right. The SGA places few specific time limits on how long goods should last because different types of products have different life spans.
In short, you cannot be fobbed off with the 'it's out warranty' line.
If in doubt as to whose responsibilty it is to pay for the return of goods, seek advice from your local Citizens Advice Bureau who will happily supply you with this information, and, should things get sticky, the may even enter into negotiations on your behalf.