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Where Do People Buy Their Non-Apple Laptops These Days?
Saga
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Time was when I would pop down to MicroDirect and chat to other customers and staff and try out the display models. There was even a time when PC World had a half-decent spread of reasonable machines - even the website offerings these days seems very limited in brands and specs.
So, as the title says, where do most people get their basic/home, productivity and gaming laptops from these days? Is it really ebay, Amazon & John Lewis? Or online direct from manufacturers and their authorised distributors?
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Argos or Currys. Currys seem to offer (but not deliver), Argos - pick up in 30 minutes.#2 Saving for Christmas 2024 - £1 a day challenge. £325 of £3660
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Currys is dreadful.
I've been trying to get some tech there and no one seems to know anything about it. I had one in mind that I'd seen on their website and when I got into the store there was a display with some kit and some signs that were essentially a print of what's online. I asked someone which of the kit showing was the one I wanted. It wasn't there. So I asked if they could show me one. And I was shown a box for a different product with them saying it was the same thing - despite admitting there were different specs and a different price. I asked again to see on and was told that they don't have any in stock but I could go to the nearby branch that had one - it was 70 miles away.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe, Old Style Money Saving and Pensions boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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Perhaps a trip to Consumer rights section is in order 🤣JGB1955 said:Argos or Currys. Currys seem to offer (but not deliver), Argos - pick up in 30 minutes.
Mine all came via Amazon or direct from Manufacture website.Life in the slow lane1 -
Cex is my go-to - cheaper cos they’re second hand, but still with 2 year warranty1
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i buy direct from Dell1
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Dell Outlet.Tall, dark & handsome. Well two out of three ain't bad.1
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Costco - hotukdeals.com is good at spotting when there is something worth checking out.2
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ccl computers have never let me down.1
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Yes CEX and Amazon renewed. No need to buy New. They’re like cars, let someone else take the hit.I do this with IPhones as well. Buy a 3 year old Pro model for 60% off the new price.1
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How do you guarantee secondhand machines don't come with refractory kernel-resident rootkits and hardware 'tweaks'?
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