henry d Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Does anyone know anything about this model and if it`s OK? I did try googling it but a lot of links are foreign and those that aren`t tend to be blogs with links to "adult friend finder" :blink: so it`s down to you guys,do you know anything about them??Good Bad etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicko Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 is this any help http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=e...6lr%3D%26sa%3DG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted September 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Sounds OK,but I will have to check that it`s the same spec. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Despite what anyone will tell you there are only a handfull of notebook manufacturers in the world, and yes you have guessed it they are all in China. Companies you have never heard of like Invetec, Compal, etc make them. The big boys buy from them make a few mods and then get their badge stuck on the front, so when you tear them apart you may find a lot of parts are actually interchangable between different manfacturers. Having said all that, I wouldn't go too far from away from a household names in a notebook, just for the aftersales support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted September 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Apparently it has 3yr guarantee,yes that doesn`t mean aftersales but still begs the question,why give it if it`s poop as it wouldn`t be worth the bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Send me the money H and I'll give you a 25 year guarantee. Of course, you have got to find me when you want to claim. Unfortunately, its that fact that negates the value of most (never heard of them) companies guarantees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 I could reveal far more than I want to here but I will say that companies do give aftersales support on really **** products - do you think they will still be trading in 3 years time? (assuming you still have the notebook then) The warranty will be return to bench, so if you get any hardware problems you will have to send it away for repair, almost certainly abroad. But f you like the look/feel of it go for it, I am assuming they are dirt cheap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted September 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 £349.......AMD athlon64-1.8GHz,512 MB,blah card,bundle XP,woteva.......I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 For comparison: http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products...dhs1&l=en&s=dhs I am sure there are even better deals out there if you have the time to search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Thought you were talking about a diary, was rather confused when you were checking the spec and the 3 year guarentee and aftersales support... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theskyfox Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Id just like to point something out...I work for the John Lewis Department stores on the Electrical department. All the notebook manufacturers we deal with have their aftersales/repairs based abroad. Its a sad fact, but its true....All the big name brands including Sony, HP, Toshiba etc. Hp make you send goods to Germany for repair, and Sony make you send them to Paris. I think Dell send all their goods to Ireland for repair...Its not up to us as a retailer....its what the manufacturers say. And they usually like to take their time about repairing stuff too :-/ it can take anything from 2 days to 2 months! -Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Sad but very true. If it is an important notebook most decent manufacturers will let you upgrade the warranty to onsite repair i.e. you get a bloke + some parts come out to you (for corporate models at least) for a price of course It may be worth adding that almost all repair centres, by default, wipe the hard drive as part of their troubleshooting as well - nice eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniel Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 If it was me looking for a New Notebook/Laptop, I would be very tempted to go with Dell. They are reliable and their prices seem very good. Yes they are built in Ireland and they are a very organised company. They also use various companies to carry out their Warranty work for them, so you should be well looked after. Toshiba and Compaq (HP) are also good manufacturers, and they all do some very nice wide screen models at present, which do look nice...take a look at PC World for the difference in these... Regards Spaniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theskyfox Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Yeah Dell, Sony, Toshiba, HP are all good makes. Like u said, its probably a good idea to get the onsite agreement......btw with HP they officially try not to format your hard drive unless they absolutely have to. Ive seen customers computers go out and have a motherboard/CPU replaced but the documents still intact....but I would always keep data etc backed up because you never know.... -Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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