That Slimline HP 7510 advertised on TV at PC world Any good?

JSF

url]http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/572879[/url]

anyone tell me if its any good at £599?

However is it a desktop at laptop prices with laptop or desktop performance? Just cant find any reviews on it.

I was looking for a laptop to save on space at home, so I doubt I need to take it outdoors but I like the look of the 19 inch widescreen. Will I be disappointed with the performance with the HP 7510? I know it will be hard to upgrade but then so are laptops. I am not looking to run 3D games or graphics. However it would be nice to watch BBC news videos without the stutter I get off my old laptop (4 years old now so is a low spec so anything is better).

However I suspect if I can find room for this then a full size one dont take up that much more space and would be cheaper or a better performer.

JSF

... oh dear have you watched the advert and rushed out to look at it? lol

westferret

http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/568_995109.html about the same spec but fast clock speed(better processor) (not wireless but save £100 so you can buy one) and also cheaper if you're looking at desktops

Gib_Gib

That pc world machine is a strange one.
Its using laptop components in a desktop.
So its laptop prices/performance but you get a desktop at the end of it.

You can buy 19" widescreens for £130 on their own, you might get them cheaper else where, I just knew about this one.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_This_Week_Only_25.html#aMO_2d005_2dBE

The turion chip on the pcworld machine is about £100, the p4 on comet machine is about £50. While it has a faster clock speed the comet processor is inferior, but then again the system is £200 less. Clock speeds are not directly compareable these days.

I would avoid both for the money.

Shogunladyuk

A relative of mine bought one of these 8 days ago...So far...an absoloute NIGHTMARE!...Couldn`t even complete the initial setup...Serious error messages, blue screen of death, crashing.He took it back after a couple of days, they tested it,found it to be faulty, and replaced it.Guess what...exactly the same thing is happening with the new one!!! He`s packing it up now as we speak to return it again...What do you think he should do? Is he entitled to a refund ?...should he go for a different make of P.C. ? He also took out the insurance for it, so we`re talking in the region of £800 here and have nothing really to show for it...Any advice please?
TIA

MissMoneypenny

Shogunladyuk wrote:

He also took out the insurance for it, so we`re talking in the region of £800 here and have nothing really to show for it...Any advice please?
TIA

Re the insurance. Does it have a period of cancellation with a full refund?

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Shogunladyuk wrote:

Any advice please?
TIA

Yes ask for a refund and don't take out the insurance especially at that price.

Shogunladyuk

Hi...Thanks for the replies...I haven`t actually seen the insurance documents, so I`m not entirely sure what the refund policy is, but I seem to recall you have a period of time from date of purchase to cancel this if you wish.Hopefully, as it`s only been 8 days, it won`t be a problem....but am I right in thinking he WILL be entitled to a full refund then? I`d just like to let him know what his options are before he goes into battle as it were.:0)
Thanks

MissMoneypenny

This should help
http://www.dti.gov.uk/consumers/Fact%20Sheets/page24700.html
It covers the goods themselves, so not sure about the insurance, hence why I said about the period of cancellation so that they can get their full money back on the insurance.