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Ebay deal of the day £219 HP 550 Laptop Celeron 550 2.0GHz 160GB HDD 1GB RAM

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  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    Did anyone actually buy this laptop? Did it have a Bluetooth card/aerial installed?
  • Lynsey
    Lynsey Posts: 9,486 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Donnie wrote: »
    Did anyone actually buy this laptop? Did it have a Bluetooth card/aerial installed?
    Built-in Devices: Speaker, wireless LAN aerial, Bluetooth aerial

    Missed this as well, hope this comes up again. My old lappy is on it's last legs and I want something like this cheap just for basics (web, emails etc.).

    Lynsey
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  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    Lynsey wrote: »
    Missed this as well, hope this comes up again. My old lappy is on it's last legs and I want something like this cheap just for basics (web, emails etc.).

    Lynsey

    Thanks. I know it was written in the specs. I wanted to hear from anyone who bought one, to check as to whether is actually has a Bluetooth card installed.
  • Lynsey
    Lynsey Posts: 9,486 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Donnie wrote: »
    Thanks. I know it was written in the specs. I wanted to hear from anyone who bought one, to check as to whether is actually has a Bluetooth card installed.

    Sorry, now fully understand - hope it hasn't. ;)

    Lynsey
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  • J400uk
    J400uk Posts: 107 Forumite
    A local computer shop near me bought loads of these using different eBay accounts and is now selling them on at £300 a pop. £219 was a great price for anyone who got one. They look really smart in person.
  • Lynsey
    Lynsey Posts: 9,486 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    J400uk wrote: »
    A local computer shop near me bought loads of these using different eBay accounts and is now selling them on at £300 a pop. £219 was a great price for anyone who got one. They look really smart in person.

    They are still avaiable at ebuyer for £254.99 delivered so it would be silly to pay £300 - unless of course you were not aware of this fact which would seem feasible.
    http://www.ebuyer.com/product/159081

    Lynsey
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  • tobycgraham
    tobycgraham Posts: 46 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    not really related, but could anyone tell me if this is a decent sped for the price (plus double clubcard points).

    http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.205-3315.aspx

    thanks
  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    That's a 'nice' markup. £80. I hope he adds value with a good aftersales service. Though somehow, I doubt it.
  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    tobycgraham wrote: »
    not really related, but could anyone tell me if this is a decent sped for the price (plus double clubcard points).

    http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.205-3315.aspx

    thanks

    Does it fit your needs?

    It doesn't even have a built in webcam.

    I would pay £350 for it.

    Unless I was a gamer, for that money I would expect Bluetooth, card reader, built in webcam and microphone and maybe even a 17" screen.
  • pepperoni_2
    pepperoni_2 Posts: 1,374 Forumite
    edited 18 August 2009 at 12:51PM
    tobycgraham wrote: »
    not really related, but could anyone tell me if this is a decent sped for the price (plus double clubcard points).

    http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.205-3315.aspx

    thanks

    Terrible price...you can do so much better from Dell...or even Dell outlet...quick look and there is this with 512mb graphics card and HDMI out for £404 delivered...even lower if you look carefully.
    (System Identifier: FLWBJW2Y)

    • Inspiron Studio 1555
    • Windows Vista® Home Premium;Windows Vista® Home Premium
    System Price:£333.63
    Operating System
    Windows Vista® Home Premium
    Windows Vista® Home Premium
    4GB (2x2GB Dual Rank DIMMs) 800MHz
    320GB HD 5400
    Graphics 512 MB ATI Mobility RADEON HD 4570
    Certified Refurbished
    Display : 15.6in Widescreen High Definition (1366X768) WLED with TrueLife
    LCD Back Cover Jet Black Matte Finish
    Camera Integrated 2.0 Mega Pixel Camera
    6 cell 56W HR LI-ION Battery
    Dell Wireless 1397 (802.11 b g)
    The processor is a T4200 Pentium Dual Core...better cache than the 2.16 in the Acer
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