Hp Laptops Currys I3 6gb £349

2010

http://www.comet.co.uk/p/Laptops/buy-ASUS-X53E-SX1186V-Laptop/774936?_$ja=tsid:8361|prd:47868&awc=157_1325069269_116bcfd0969904e21892d83b9828a40d


Yet another one to ponder, there doesn`t seem to be any shortage of "bargain" laptops.

Just a pity they`re not genuinely reduced to a bargain price!

stutakesphotos

2010 wrote: »

Just a pity they`re not genuinely reduced to a bargain price!

I was expecting cheaper too. Not saying that these aren't good prices, but I thought there'd be a few for at least £50 less

holly_hobby

I have had 3 HPs and on all 3 of them there have been power and battery issues - I have replaced my last HP with the Toshiba with JL as I wouldn't touch another HP/Compaq with a barge pole.

I also know someone who runs a pc repair shop - and guess which are the most frequent ones in for repair .. thats what swung it for me - and whilst I agree the HP £399 seem v good spec, I just dont trust them, also the after sales cust svc is awful.

Just my twopence worth ...

Hope this helps

Holly

stutakesphotos

Thanks Holly

I'm holding off

doodledoodle24

I went for the JL one yesterday:) Have a samsung at the moment with a battery issue, it has to always run off the mains (only 13 months old)!
the 2yr guarantee swung it for me!

2010

I see the JLP is now down another £20 to £379

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this has to be the ONE

GreenBee_2

I watched a short clip on BBC click (it might still be on the iPlayer) that talked about the release of Windows 8 in 2012.

I would guess that pc's in the shops at the moment with Windows 7 will continue to get a little cheaper the closer we get to Win 8?

My pc has been on its last legs for about 2 years now. Still tip-tapping away on it, just. I'm going to hold out for the Windows 8 release and then look at the prices.

2010

Oh yes it will be coming sometime in 2012, which will give everyone the chance to INCREASE prices rather than decrease the windows 7 ones.

room512

holly_hobby wrote: »

I have had 3 HPs and on all 3 of them there have been power and battery issues - I have replaced my last HP with the Toshiba with JL as I wouldn't touch another HP/Compaq with a barge pole.

I also know someone who runs a pc repair shop - and guess which are the most frequent ones in for repair .. thats what swung it for me - and whilst I agree the HP £399 seem v good spec, I just dont trust them, also the after sales cust svc is awful.

Just my twopence worth ...

Hope this helps

Holly

I have to disagree about the after sales customer service we had a problem with our HP laptop and they came and collected it and returned it totally fixed in just over a week. The people on the phone couldn't have been more helpful (admittedly it was less than a year old and you'd not expect it to break down that quickly but...)

jools2001_2

Over past 3 years,we have had 3 hp laptops fail.
2 failed with overheat motherboard problems
1 battery failure after about 18 months

Wont be buying another Hp again,
especially after m8 of mine was over from Australia
and he had the same motherboard failure as i did,
so seems it's a generic problem with some/most Hp Laptops!

Admit it is a good price for a laptop,if you take on board
the high failure rate.