Has anyone heard of pcXuk before?

TeaCake

Ive been asked by my aunt to find out more about pcXuk before she commits to a computer. They seem to sell refurbished computers and laptops at a reduced rate to people on various benefits but I can't find anything else about them on the internet or any previous threads on MSE.
Has anyone brought a laptop or PC off them before? And does this computer look like value for money?

http://www.pcxuk.com/Windows_7_computer_Wireless_Internet_Enabled_p/654670.htm

She doesn't want to buy off ebay as shes been stung before with electrical items and has no computer shops near her bar a Currys/PC World.

Figment

Not heard of them, but this is the domain registration info:

domain: pcxuk.com
owner: David Williams
organization: Partners IT Limited
email: dwilliams@partnersit.co.uk
address: Unit 16 Withey Dyffryn Park
address: Dyffryn Business park
city: Ystrad Mynach
state: Hengoed
postal-code: CF82 7RJ
country: GB
phone: +084.56446644

esuhl

They're also registered with Companies House, and look like they've been going since 2005 (although the registered address is Unit 1, not Unit 16 as in the whois lookup above)...

http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/d2678ca367f26e66ebf5e1e693a87bd4/compdetails

I have to say, I'd probably avoid ordering from any company that didn't display a contact address on its website; there's not even a geographical phone number, so (without checking the domain/company registration), you'd have no idea who you were dealing with...

esuhl

And, despite being registered since 2005, the Internet Wayback Machine only captured a single snapshot of the website once in February last year. The website appeared to contain just a holding page: http://web.archive.org/web/20110207143118/http://pcxuk.com/

Maybe pcxuk.com is a new domain they are using, but again, it would make me feel a little wary...

demystified

Looking at their technical specs I'm not impressed, a P4 processor and 1GB of RAM a CD drive and only a generic picture.

Personally I'd be looking to pick up a used Core2Duo processor or better model I bought one a year or two ago for my mother came with 2GB's of RAM and two DVD drives, one a DVD writer and only cost slightly more.

esuhl

I haven't used them myself, but Morgan Computers has been around for ages. They have quite a few refurbished PCs going cheap. The specs aren't great and most (all?) come with XP rather than Windows 7, but maybe worth a look...?

annbar_2

Hi I have bought from them, the laptop is still in excellent order and I use it everyday, my problem is that now I want a second one & cannot get to the website Have they gone out of Business?

DCFC79

annbar wrote: »

Hi I have bought from them, the laptop is still in excellent order and I use it everyday, my problem is that now I want a second one & cannot get to the website Have they gone out of Business?

You realise the thread is close to 2 years old ?

Probably have now gone.