PC World - Make sure you check the shelf tickets!

NiftyDigits

ThatFishingGuy wrote: »

@NiftyDigits

I don't really appreciate what you're implying, but I'm not about to get into a flame war over it.

It's an A10 - and it's the only model they made.

It's the same socket, so why would you be surprised? You'll probably say that those models don't come with 6/8GB RAM either. They do. If you look at model codes, they always have a separate code on the end, this is for the variation.

And you are all right about the PC World thing, they are shocking. I usually build my own, but I wanted THAT particular model, and they were the only place to have it in stock.

And not really a win for PC world, I got £130 of the price, 200 off the rrp, if they even mean anything to anyone haha. As for checking the receipt, doesn't have the spec on it.

Should also say that the boxes don't actually differ, and have specs on. All the new ASUS stuff has gone recycling mad and just has a barcode. The units are identical inside and don't any sort of spec sheet. You have to boot them to find out. The actual physical difference was that there was a vinyl sticker on the touch screen model. Obviously I couldn't have known that by having the one without first.

What is the model number of the machine? You should also have a stock code on the receipt.

Voltaire7

ThatFishingGuy wrote: »

I'm an IT technician and I recently bought a new ASUS All-in-One PC.

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You might think I'm a brand snob, well I am, but only with cars and electronics. Well not so much brand snob, and more a quality snob.

Surely a brand or quality snob would buy Apple or Lenovo?

spannerzone

PC World do occasionally have some bargains or a product at the same price as other retailers, so why not support them rather than Amazon?

No need to jump down the throat of the OP

I should mention I used to run an electrical retailer business so was in competition with Currys Dixons PC Whirled group so have no need to defend them

enfield_freddy

spannerzone wrote: »

PC World do occasionally have some bargains or a product at the same price as other retailers, so why not support them rather than Amazon?

No need to jump down the throat of the OP

I should mention I used to run an electrical retailer business so was in competition with Currys Dixons PC Whirled group so have no need to defend them

I needed a 2.5 in hard drive at weekend , £59 delivered from amazon (next day) or £89 delivered next day (to a store 5 miles away) at PCchuckle


guess where I went?

artbaron

spannerzone wrote: »

PC World do occasionally have some bargains or a product at the same price as other retailers, so why not support them rather than Amazon?

Because not only do you have more protection online, Amazon's customer service is on another planet compared to PC World. If you want to return an Amazon product you spend two minutes on their site and next day a courier turns up for no charge and takes it away.

I once bought a £500 Wacom tablet from Amazon and it developed a slight fault after several months. I rang up to see what my options were and customer service sent me out a replacement immediately, which arrived 18 hours later. I then had 30 days to return the other one, which was collected by courier, for free, on a day of my choosing. Try that with PC World :rotfl:

As for the OP, if you don't want to build it yourself why didn't you go to a reputable online custom outlet such as UK Gaming Computers? It might be a few quid more expensive (or likely not) but you get exactly what you want, by people who actually know the business.

Collabora

artbaron wrote: »

If you want to return an Amazon product you spend two minutes on their site and next day a courier turns up for no charge and takes it away.

That's only if its fulfilled by Amazon, it's not that easy if it was sold by an Amazon marketplace seller

artbaron

Collabora wrote: »

That's only if its fulfilled by Amazon, it's not that easy if it was sold by an Amazon marketplace seller

That's true but it's still pretty easy. If a seller is playing up Amazon will step in and resolve the issue. I've made thousands of purchases on Amazon over 12 years and never once encountered a problem that hasn't been quickly resolved. You'll be lucky if you visit PC World twice and have nothing to complain about.

bridgedino

It's a shop. Shop there or don't shop there

Dead simple

enfield_freddy

bridgedino wrote: »

It's a shop. Shop there or don't shop there

Dead simple

unfortunately they love stupid "Mom & Dad" coming in with little jonney , who wants the latest gizmo , and frighten the parent's into buying extra,s


every time I see a post saying Packard bell (etc) and Norton , its obvious where the box has come from ,


did you see that post that was deleted in the consumer help forum ?


guy paid £750 for an "asus gaming machine" , it was a cut down intel i7 "u" model , the actual thing was a laptop stood upright that plugged into your TV , he was so gullable , he fell for the "I7 inside" thing . then wondered why it would not play a game that said "suggested spec" i5 etc the thing he had was a duel core low powerd laptop CPU

Collabora

artbaron wrote: »

That's true but it's still pretty easy. If a seller is playing up Amazon will step in and resolve the issue. I've made thousands of purchases on Amazon over 12 years and never once encountered a problem that hasn't been quickly resolved. You'll be lucky if you visit PC World twice and have nothing to complain about.

only goto PC World if desperate. i use Redstore for any components and PCs i get direct from Dell to my specifications