New computer?

derrick

Fightsback wrote: »

It's a parsing bug in the BBcode that they need to fix that occasionally crops up, link corrected

Same message.


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Fightsback

derrick wrote: »

Same message.


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!!!!!! click this link:

Fightsback wrote: »

Nifty, that's a trade in deal (full of weasily T&Cs) not a cashback deal.

The box are doing an i3 (no cd drive) for £220:

The box i3 deal

Click where it's highlighted blue and says the box i3 deal

derrick

Fightsback wrote: »

!!!!!! click this link:



Click where it's highlighted blue and says the box i3 deal

No need for !!!!!!, the original link still displays same message, your new link works.

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Fightsback

derrick wrote: »

No need for !!!!!!, the original link still displays same message, your new link works.

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Do remember I'm doing you a favour for free and not the other way around

derrick

Fightsback wrote: »

Do remember I'm doing you a favour for free and not the other way around

Yes fine, but it was your original link I pointed out wouldn't work even after you "corrected" it, still no need for !!!!!!.:beer:

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Fightsback

derrick wrote: »

Yes fine, but it was your original link I pointed out wouldn't work even after you "corrected" it, still no need for !!!!!!.:beer:

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For an extra tenner, they do an i3 with wireless card, cd and card reader:

The box i3 deal with cd drive, sd card reader and wifi

NiftyDigits

Fightsback wrote: »

Nifty, that's a trade in deal (full of weasily T&Cs) not a cashback deal.

The box are doing an i3 (no cd drive) for £220:

The box i3 deal

I wrote

Your desktop with genuine XP qualifies for the Trade In.

I wrote cashback as that is what it is.

If it were literally a trade in, the discount would be at point of sale.

So I deliberately labelled it cashback as you get the money back.... and added that his machine qualified for the trade In.

An example of the ''weasely' T&Cs?

The CUBE to which you have linked does not have Windows 7 installed.
It has Windows 8 with Bing. So no chance to downgrade to Windows 7 without purchasing another licence or outside help.

With the HP, the OP will have the option of Windows 7 Professional and Windows 10 Pro.

Not that I'm ruling the Cube out. Just for the purpose of information.

Blackjack_Davy

Its also only got 4gb Ram which is frankly pathetic and its a 64bit OS which uses more Ram to start with. I tried putting Win 7 64bit on an old 4gb machine once and gave up with all the "low on memory" errors and installed 32 bit instead, problem solved. (Motherboard wouldn't allow more than 4gb system ram)

To the OP: either cough up for a better system or go with a refurb/recon/used system. Or you might as well hook up your monitor to a potato.

Fightsback

NiftyDigits wrote: »

I wrote



I wrote cashback as that is what it is.

If it were literally a trade in, the discount would be at point of sale.

So I deliberately labelled it cashback as you get the money back.... and added that his machine qualified for the trade In.

An example of the ''weasely' T&Cs?

The CUBE to which you have linked does not have Windows 7 installed.
It has Windows 8 with Bing. So no chance to downgrade to Windows 7 without purchasing another licence or outside help.

With the HP, the OP will have the option of Windows 7 Professional and Windows 10 Pro.

Not that I'm ruling the Cube out. Just for the purpose of information.

A trade in is where you take money (or discount) for goods you already own, a cash back is a cash discount redeemed immediately or at a later date. There's a legal distinct difference from the point of contract.

Lenovo's deals being an example of the latter.


As for weasely T&C:

19. HP reserves the right to change Qualifying Products during the promotional period.

I'd be surprised if the traded in PC would qualify for the bonus discount and would probably only get £75.

Missed the bit about w7 being a potential requirement, however for that price I'd suffer W8.1

The bonus of the cube is a 500w psu vs 180w on the hp, swings and roundabouts I suppose.

NiftyDigits

Fightsback wrote: »

A trade in is where you take money (or discount) for goods you already own, a cash back is a cash discount redeemed immediately or at a later date. There's a legal distinct difference from the point of contract.

Lenovo's deals being an example of the latter.


As for weasely T&C:

19. HP reserves the right to change Qualifying Products during the promotional period.

I'd be surprised if the traded in PC would qualify for the bonus discount and would probably only get £75.

Missed the bit about w7 being a potential requirement, however for that price I'd suffer W8.1

The bonus of the cube is a 500w psu vs 180w on the hp, swings and roundabouts I suppose.

There is no point in cutting and pasting. it doesn't change a thing.

It's not as if the OP is going to walk into an HP showroom, hand his machine in and get the discount on the spot, now is it?

The way way that it will happen in reality is that he will pay the full price, send in his old machine and get cash back.

So rather than trying to fit a square peg into a round hole, let's stick to accurate descriptions, so as not to confuse.

As to the amount given back, I advised that the OP gets in touch with grumpycrab. He has likely gone through the process and probably has links to threads on HotUkDeals with people's experience with these trade in/cashback deals.
Do you have any evidence of the Bonus Reward not being paid or are you just making that up as you go along?
As to the PSU wattage of 180, personally I would ignore that rating. Likely closer to 300 watts.