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| Thread ID: 58568 | 2005-06-04 13:25:00 | Really need your advice please | dianne (1940) | Press F1 |
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| 361224 | 2005-06-04 13:25:00 | daughter lives in the UK and comes home for good in December. Should she purchase a laptop while in the UK? Are they any cheaper? She asked me to check this site as she doesn't know which one to get? www.dell.co.uk/b2b I feel she should get as big a memory as she can afford but what do I know??? Do they seem much cheaper over there? If so which one should she buy? Would appreciate your advice. She intends to use it just for surfing, emails and downloading photos. Many thanks | dianne (1940) | ||
| 361225 | 2005-06-04 13:54:00 | No good if its cheaper but doesn't come with a global warrenty ( I haven't visited the Dell site to check the warrenty) Buy local, Support the industry you will seek support from. My opinions are biased. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 361226 | 2005-06-04 21:37:00 | Its simple. Tell your daughter to shop around and get a variety of prices, and check the international warranty as Metla says. Then you do the same - if you don't know where to look, buy a NZ PC World magazine and check the adverts; you (and your daughter) can also do a search here on the web. Other than Dell, try: http://pbtech.co.nz/ www.qmb.co.nz www.pricecutter.co.nz What will your daughter use the laptop for? If it is only for normal usage, i.e., word processing, internet and perhaps playing music, then she really does not need the newest fastest system with lots of RAM and a big video card. If in fact she will use it for games or graphic design, be sure to point this out to the sales person (and hope that they are not ignorant like some are...). Basic laptops can be purchased for only around $1,000. Tech freaks and gamers on this forum will wince at getting such a wimpy system but if it is only for wp and surfing, why pay heaps?) Dianne, also be sure to check what exactly the warranty covers, and for what time. Two years service and parts would be nice, plus free phone help. Ask how much an extended warranty would cost. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 361227 | 2005-06-04 22:30:00 | why pay heaps? For quality. Laptops are too expensive to fix, so buying cheap is a fools game. Asus 4500l....Beaudiful.... |
Metla (12) | ||
| 361228 | 2005-06-04 22:42:00 | Good morning, Metla . :D If more money = better quality, then I agree . But often more expense just means higher profit, more of a ripoff . How can the general public (Dianne here on this thread) know that the components are in fact high quality? Example:this $1000 laptop . ( . pricecutter . co . nz/products/viewProduct . aspx?productid=85658" target="_blank">www . pricecutter . co . nz) Are the components cheap and nasty to the point of causing problems? Would spending $250 more on this ( . pricecutter . co . nz/products/viewProduct . aspx?productid=108504" target="_blank">www . pricecutter . co . nz) be better quality? Or this ASUS laptop ( . co . nz/index . php?item=NBKASN2000081" target="_blank">pbtech . co . nz) costing $1,300 ?? If Dianne's daughter spent double, $2,000 on this ( . co . nz/index . php?item=NBKTOS6029" target="_blank">pbtech . co . nz) , would she be getting double the quality (assuming it is only for basic computing)? I think not . Laptops are too expensive to fix, so buying cheap is a fools game . So just get an extended warranty that covers parts and labour, from a reliable established business . Right? :confused: |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 361229 | 2005-06-04 23:17:00 | heathen, mentioning those laptops in the same post is way out of line.....Muhahhahahha. The Asus is obviouslythe most feature packed,most powerful,, best value and made by a company whom has made its name on quality. Its miles ahead of the others. The more expensive Toshiba is based on smaller laptop specific parts, you have to pay extra for these items, That said it is a bit overpriced. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 361230 | 2005-06-05 00:06:00 | Yep, I would go for the ASUS as well. BTW, a low price may reflect older (maybe only 6 months) models, not necessarily poor quality. Esepcially true with digital cameras - some great buys on old stock that really are not all that old. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 361231 | 2005-06-05 00:16:00 | Yup, go Asus -most have 2 years global warranty. Dell has been well-known for dodgy aftersale service, e.g. talking to computer illiterate person in Indo or Malay. I wouldn't bother with buying in England. It's not 'that' cheap. Laptop prices in NZ are dropping so rapidly sometimes I feel like buying a 'few'. For e.g. a shop was selling ASUS A3500N with 15" LCD, wireless 802.11g, 40gb, 256ram, C-mobile 1.4Ghz, inbuilt webcam and mic, 2 yrs global warranty... and all the usual, for just $999+GST! Chances are, you're going to get better support from people you buy from. |
techie (7177) | ||
| 361232 | 2005-06-05 00:37:00 | Thank you all so much for taking the time to supply such a lot of detail. I will be advising her not to bother buying one from over there and go with your idea of the ASUS when she gets home. | dianne (1940) | ||
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