big pockets ?

Jenny_Price

Hi all was looking for a laptop at a reasonable price and found this one :

Packard Bell Easynote R1004 Celeron Mobile 360 Laptop, 512Mb Ram, 40Gb HD, DVD+/-RW 15.4 inch WXGA Screen, WiFi, XP Home


Its available at https://www.bigpockets.co.uk

Anyone used them before ?

Good or bad experiences please...

Do you think this is a fair price for the spec ?

Also how do packard bell laptops compare to other makes - please help cos im lost with technology.

A damsel in distress

Jenny

ruiner99

I've used them a few times, not for something that big or expensive. but they are very good in my opinion. the last thing i ordered came the day after i ordered it.

i'd recommend them.

Jenny_Price

what did you buy from there ruiner ?

Just noticed they got sat navs on there too for less than 150 quid !

maniac886

I order a lot of blank media from them...very quick delivery and never had any problems with them!

devon-gnome

I bought pc speakers from them that I had to return at my own expense because they were faulty. Big Pockets would not pay the postage so I won't be using them again.

Lowtrawler

I've used them regularly for the past 4 years, mainly for media but also bought an LCD monitor a few years ago. Only once had a problem when buying Taiyo Yuden media that turned out to be fake (there is a lot of it about and the retailer might not always know). They arranged collection and refund easily enough. They sell a lot of tat though and so make sure what you are buying is what you need and not what's cheapest (some of their media is really low quality albeit at really low prices; most of their computers are refurbished or discontinued models with really low spec at reasonably low prices).

In terms of the laptop - it is a reasonable spec for the price. Personally, I would buy one of the Dell Inspiron's for the same price. Look out for the free delivery / money off promotions that happen every few weeks.

Link here:

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/inspn_1300?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs

Has a price of £399 if you reduce the warranty. Faster processor / bigger hard drive. If you want the larger screen, you can specify it for an extra £35 (I would do that).

Jenny_Price

Thanks for the advice - will hold tight and see if anyone else comes up with any offers that they have seen.

Jenny x

Purdy_1

My husband uses them regularly. We are lucky to avoid delivery costs because we live local enough to pick any orders up in person. No complaints about them so far.