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Buying Laptop in Ireland?

  • 22-11-2005 10:33am
    #1
    The_Goose
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    Hey guys gonna be getting a laptop soon and was just looking at dell and pc world and was just wondering is it cheaper to get them in the uk and that. Mind it would have to be delivered and that. i have my eye on a Sony Vaio any advice?:confused:


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  • #2
    garthv
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭garthv


    Dont go near Pc World,
    Dodgy as you can get! Dell do pretty decent laptops and at damn good prices too


  • #3
    The_Goose
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,441 ✭✭✭The_Goose


    GaRtH_V wrote:
    Dont go near Pc World,
    Dodgy as you can get! Dell do pretty decent laptops and at damn good prices too
    Why are they dodgy?:confused:


  • #4
    commited
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,280 ✭✭✭commited


    Is that the VGN-FS315M?

    www.microaid.ie are excellent. They're based in swords. They dont have it on their website yet, but they should be able to give you a price, ring them.

    www.elara.ie are good too.

    Is your heard set on the vaio? what do you need the laptop for?

    For €1500 (from microaid) you could get the Fujitsu Siemens Amilo M 1437G
    - PM 750 (1.87), 1GB RAM, 80GB SATA, WXGA Crystal View 15.4in TFT, ATI Radeon Mob X700 128MB, spkrs + woofer, DVDRW DL, 4in1 card reader, remote control, modem, lan, WLAN, firewire, XP Home SP2, Works 8.0 DVD

    A much better laptop all around imho.


    edit: PC World arent "dodgy", they are just generally very uncompetitive when it comes to prices and fairly gormless in the shop itself. Also, you can generally do better than dell for the money imho :)


  • #5
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    Elara is currently being run by liquidators AFAIK. Only do cash for goods exchanges.

    Moving this to the laptop forum.


  • #6
    commited
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,280 ✭✭✭commited


    I thought they were still taking online orders? :S


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  • #7
    The_Goose
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,441 ✭✭✭The_Goose


    Didnt know these sites existed, may have a look around thanks. Kinda was set on a vaio yeah
    how about this site
    Seems to be a pretty goog deal would cost about €1200 to buy and get it here.:)


  • #8
    homerjay540
    Closed Accounts Posts: 85 ✭✭homerjay540


    the goose, i would actually agree with anybody reccomending dell. they do some very good offers on laptops and you can choose the specs you want, important seen as tho laptops are more difficult than pc's to upgrade.
    if you are buying in the next 2 days dell have great offers for the inspirion 9300 including free double memory (to one gig) and €150 off. check it out:
    http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?b=&c=ie&cs=iedhs1&l=en&oc=N11936&rbc=N11936&s=dhs&sbc=iedhsrsinspn_9300_2

    you can save €315 if you dicide to go for a shorter warranty


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