laptopsdirect.ie - what are they like?

Jarren

Not much knowledge,check YouTube vids.

Occono

Oh, there's also this one:

http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_5750G_1086985.html

Which seems great except for the CPU....I know the CPU isn't too important, but is that enough?

Also trying to decide between paying via my debit card directly or through paypal....costs a bit more, but seems....safer? I'm just used to it

Occono

And it turns out I can't use Paypal because I can't get a "confirmed address", and I now have to wait until the refund shows up in my account before I can order it again >_>

Jarren

Which lappy did you pick?

Occono

The 5750G. Cheaper and better specs apart from the processor.

Occono

So I got the money back, annnd it's rejecting my Debit Card: It's telling me to select "Credit card" instead. It's definitely a Debit Card.

Jarren

did you get sorted it?

Occono

I don't think I'll get a response until Monday or Tuesday.

There's a surcharge if I pick Credit Card, so not doing it. Considering I've never bought anything this expensive online before, not a great first experience >_> Though at least the money came back, could take a month apparently.....

The only laptops in Argos or PC World with a 540m are at least €850 >_> So.....I'm still sticking with this...

DominicKid

Occono wrote: »

I don't think I'll get a response until Monday or Tuesday.

There's a surcharge if I pick Credit Card, so not doing it. Considering I've never bought anything this expensive online before, not a great first experience >_> Though at least the money came back, could take a month apparently.....

The only laptops in Argos or PC World with a 540m are at least €850 >_> So.....I'm still sticking with this...

I'm thinking of getting that laptop bag with mouse, a year free of mcafee.
It's got i5,6GB of Ram.
Hp.

pixieprinny

Has anyone bought stuff of them recently??

I bought a tablet there yesterday morning and it said it was in stock and I checked my order status today and it says that they are waiting for stock to arrive to complete me order. But in the online shop it says they have them in stock now and earliest date for delivery would be tomorrow (obviously that would be to mainland uk). Have e-messaged them and haven't heard back

Pixmania.ie have the same one and with 1-3 day delivery for a few euro more

nice_guy80

are laptopsdirect really that bad?

I bought a laptop off them in 2008 and never had a problem with it
returned it under warranty in 2010 and they fixed it and had it back to me within 20 days

Was thinking of buying a new core i5 laptop off them again
But after reading all the bad reports here i'm reconsidering

Jarren

Have a look at recent reviews


http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews61649.html


What i5 laptop are you after ?

nice_guy80

http://www.laptopsdirect.ie/Acer_Aspire_V3-5710G_Core_i5_Windows_7_Laptop__NX.RZLEK.002/version.asp

Jarren

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-NX-RZJEK-003-Timeline-Processor-V3-5710G/dp/B0084CAT3O/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1341745764&sr=1-3

With Amazon you can't go wrong, if something goes wrong they usually offer refund/replacement without any problems.

nice_guy80

Jarren wrote: »

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-NX-RZJEK-003-Timeline-Processor-V3-5710G/dp/B0084CAT3O/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1341745764&sr=1-3

With Amazon you can't go wrong, if something goes wrong they usually offer refund/replacement without any problems.

not the same machine

Jarren

Acer NX.RZJEK.003 15.6 inch Timeline Ultra M3 New Laptop (Intel Core i5-3210 2.5GHz Processor, 8GB RAM, 750GB HDD, Aspire V3-5710G )

nice_guy80

Jarren wrote: »

Acer NX.RZJEK.003 15.6 inch Timeline Ultra M3 New Laptop (Intel Core i5-3210 2.5GHz Processor, 8GB RAM, 750GB HDD, Aspire V3-5710G )

graphics card not the same, smaller hard drive

Jarren

Agreed about the hard drive however 2GB is pretty much useless on the card and mostly there as a marketing check box.

If gaming is name of the game why not to go for this model

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-550P5C-15-6-inch-Laptop/dp/B007VBEQ56/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1341747981&sr=1-1

GPU benchmark

GT 630M pos 131 vs GT 650M pos 55

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html

nice_guy80

Jarren wrote: »

Agreed about the hard drive however 2GB is pretty much useless on the card and mostly there as a marketing check box.

If gaming is name of the game why not to go for this model

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-550P5C-15-6-inch-Laptop/dp/B007VBEQ56/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1341747981&sr=1-1

GPU benchmark

GT 630M pos 131 vs GT 650M pos 55

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html

explain why the 2GB graphics is useless?
genuinely interested.

Jarren

Having 2gb is only useful when running multiple monitors or at super-high resolutions like 2560x1600. That much RAM is utterly worthless on laptops with a 1600x900 or lower resolution screen. Even at 1920x1080 resolution, a 1gb card is fine. It's the graphics card model that matters, not the amount of video RAM.
You not planning to run multiple monitors by any chance?

nice_guy80

Jarren wrote: »

Having 2gb is only useful when running multiple monitors or at super-high resolutions like 2560x1600. That much RAM is utterly worthless on laptops with a 1600x900 or lower resolution screen. Even at 1920x1080 resolution, a 1gb card is fine. It's the graphics card model that matters, not the amount of video RAM.
You not planning to run multiple monitors by any chance?

not currently...

I just want to get a nicely speced laptop. Bit of gaming, and running general applications.
Bought a very decent one 4 years ago and it never let me down.

Jarren

Ok

Look at those

Specifications
Product Description Lenovo Z580-M81DFMH
Screen 15.6" HD LED screen / 1366 x 768
Processor 3rd Generation Intel i7 3612QM - 2.1GHz / 3.1GHz
Chipset Intel HM76
Memory 8GB DDR3 SODIMM
Hard Drive 750GB -5400rpm
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GT630M - 2GB
Optical Drive Dual Layer DVD±ReWriter
Card Reader 5 -in -1
Network Gigabit LAN
Wireless Network Wireless-N, Bluetooth V4.0
Webcam 0.3 Megapixel
Connections HDMI, VGA, 2 x USB3.0, 2 x USB2.0
Battery 6 cells
Batery Life Up to 5 hours
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Other Software Office Starter 2010
Colour Brown
Dimensions (wxdxh) 37.6 x 25 x 3.2 cm
Weight 2.6Kg

€819.00 delivered

http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/15_16_inch/80006637/lenovo_15_6_z580_m81dfmh_i7_3612qm_8gb_750gb/details.aspx

Decent specs for the price advertised.

nice_guy80

I appreciate the feedback

don't know much about lenovo
what is the build quality on Lenovos?

Jarren

Depending purely on a model

I've seen T series in action

Something like this :

http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/lenovo-thinkpad-t420.aspx


http://www.digitaltrends.com/laptop-reviews/lenovo-thinkpad-t420s-review/

currently available from Lenovo Outlet

http://outlet.ie.lenovo.com/store/lenovooe/en_IE/list/parentCategoryID.56794200/categoryID.56797800

It's really solid built,spill-resistant keyboard,very long battery life .

Grab aditiional ram from http://www.crucial.com/uk/
SSD from http://www.ebuyer.com/340142-ocz-256gb-petrol-ssd-ptl1-25sat3-256g

and you are ready to roll

I couldn't comment on the Lenovo from komplett, never saw those models before,
have a look at Amazon buyers reviews

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00829IDLY/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=computers

blacks

Never ever make the mistake of buying from them or recommending them.Once they get your money,you are on your own if you have any issues..Their prices are not competitive as they TRY to advertise..

Jarren

So you got stung

What happened ?

blacks

Jarren wrote: »

So you got stung

What happened ?

Mate,they have a lot of hidden agendas in their terms and conditions,such as shipping n delivery time...to ship from uk to ireland is ****ing 2 wks and they advertise ship n del in 7 days...not to forget about so many negative reviews on the net and their rificulous prices.

Alanstrainor

blacks wrote: »

Mate,they have a lot of hidden agendas in their terms and conditions,such as shipping n delivery time...to ship from uk to ireland is ****ing 2 wks and they advertise ship n del in 7 days...not to forget about so many negative reviews on the net and their rificulous prices.

So...what actually happened with you?

stroduces

I bought from Laptopsdirect recently and I got the my purchase after 8 days. I think this is pretty good considering it was coming from the UK and the price was exceptional, similar spec laptops were all €100-€300 more expensive (even the online shops)

I know people who bought from them and got their goods after a couple of days. It even say on their website that delivery to Ireland can take 2 weeks.

Anyway a few days before the laptop was delivered I got a little worried and came across this thread which made me more worried so I emailed the laptopsdirect support team who got back to me a few hours later which isn't bad I think for a support team and they told me they were awaiting stock for my order and it would be dispatched as soon as they got the goods.

I would definitely recommend these guys, their prices are better than everywhere else and the same level of service really.

stivystivstiv

Hi all,

I am looking to buy a laptop with an dedicated graphics card (the minimum/important specs I'm looking for are, an i3 generation 3 and a 1gb dedicated graphics card). I could spend up to €600 but would prefer to spend under €500. I have not had any luck in any physical stores around the place. Anyway, bam! laptopsdirect popped up with some good prices, and I was all set to order from them until I discovered this thread and a few others (others in reference to laptopsdirect.co.uk), and now I am obviously having second thoughts. I was also looking at a refurbished model they are selling and was wondering if anyone here has anything positive to say about their refurbished machines. Any help/advice/dire warnings/encouragement would be greatly appreciated...

Here's the refurb machine: It's an i5 with 8gigs of ram and the dedicated graphics card I'm after http://www.laptopsdirect.ie/Refurbished_GRADE_A2_-_Minor_Cosmetic_Damage_-_Acer_Aspire_V5-571G_Windows__77084044-2-NX.M3NEK.003/version.asp

Here's a new machine from laptops direct for a similar price as the refurb: It's an i3, 6 gb ram and same graphics card http://www.laptopsdirect.ie/Acer_Aspire_V3-571G_Windows_8_Core_i3_Laptop_-_Black_NX.RZJEK.012/version.asp

The next best price I can find for what I'm looking for is on the Dell website: A 17" i3 4gb ram with nvidia dedicated graphics card http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=n0017r45&model_id=inspiron-17r-5720&c=ie&l=en&s=dhs&cs=iedhs1

I have checked everywhere I can think to look, komplett, dabs, amazon, ebay, laptopsdirect, harveynorman, pcworld, pixmania -- and I cannot seem to find a better deal. I have found it difficult to trawl through sites if the laptops that are stocked are not searchable by graphics card type.

At the moment I am leaning away from laptopsdirect I must admit... Any help/advice/recommendations much much much appreciated. This laptop will have to last me 3 years at least, and I can't afford to be messed about by a vendor if any technical issues arise with it after purchase.

Cheers!