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Business PC with W7 Professional €211 shipped

  • 22-08-2012 08:45PM
    #1
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,764 ✭✭✭✭


    Based on my request here, I found a decent basic spec PC on Amazon

    Business PC with Windows 7 Professional for €211 shipped

    Calculation: GBP199.99 minus 20% UK VAT is GBP167.67 times euro rate of 1.267 means a shipped price of about €211

    Note, you do have to pay Irish VAT of 23% on top of this to Amazon, but you can deduct it here in Ireland, so net you only really pay €211 for this PC

    This would have been cheap enough with Windows 7 Home but inho is a true bargain with Windows 7 Professional

    "Make no mistake. The days of the internal combustion engine are definitely numbered" - Quentin Willson, 1997



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  • #2
    cookie1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,794 ✭✭✭cookie1977


    Dont fully understand your VAT deduction but either way you can the get windows 8 for 14.99euro:
    https://windowsupgradeoffer.com/en-IE


  • #3
    discombobulate
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,845 ✭✭✭discombobulate


    unkel wrote: »
    Based on my request here, I found a decent basic spec PC on Amazon

    Business PC with Windows 7 Professional for €211 shipped

    Calculation: GBP199.99 minus 20% UK VAT is GBP167.67 times euro rate of 1.267 means a shipped price of about €211

    Note, you do have to pay Irish VAT of 23% on top of this to Amazon, but you can deduct it here in Ireland, so net you only really pay €211 for this PC

    This would have been cheap enough with Windows 7 Home but inho is a true bargain with Windows 7 Professional
    Nice price but misleading title as most people can't claim VAT back.


  • #4
    cookie1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,794 ✭✭✭cookie1977


    discombobulate wrote: »
    Nice price but misleading title as most people can't claim VAT back.

    I suppose by including "Business PC" in the title it eventually makes sense :)


  • #5
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,764 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    discombobulate wrote: »
    Nice price but misleading title as most people can't claim VAT back.

    Title has the word business in it for a reason ;)

    Anyway, only one left now (more on the way)

    Some people have bought one since I started the thread :D

    "Make no mistake. The days of the internal combustion engine are definitely numbered" - Quentin Willson, 1997



  • #6
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,764 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    cookie1977 wrote: »
    Dont fully understand your VAT deduction

    When you buy something from Amazon.co.uk, they charge you Irish VAT at 23%. Have a look at a recent invoice from them if you have one

    (Amazon hand this money back to the Irish government)

    This Irish VAT is fully deductible from your VAT bill here

    "Make no mistake. The days of the internal combustion engine are definitely numbered" - Quentin Willson, 1997



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  • #7
    cookie1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,794 ✭✭✭cookie1977


    unkel wrote: »
    When you buy something from Amazon.co.uk, they charge you Irish VAT at 23%. Have a look at a recent invoice from them if you have one

    This Irish VAT is fully deductible from your VAT bill here

    I got there eventually ;)


  • #8
    cookie1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,794 ✭✭✭cookie1977


    zom wrote: »
    And then if you add 15 bucks you can have Windows 8 extra:
    https://windowsupgradeoffer.com/en-US

    Now where have I seen that before?
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=80380729&postcount=2


  • #9
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,764 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Price back up from £199.99 to £322.68

    Bargain over folks, mods can mark as expired...

    "Make no mistake. The days of the internal combustion engine are definitely numbered" - Quentin Willson, 1997



  • #10
    duckysauce
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,930 ✭✭✭duckysauce


    unkel wrote: »
    Price back up from £199.99 to £322.68

    Bargain over folks, mods can mark as expired...

    Celeron G530 no wonder it's a baragain have fun.


  • #11
    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    It's hardly even worth £199.99 let alone £300+ to be honest. Celeron + 2GB Ram + presumably a 5400RPM HDD make for a hellishly slow computer.


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  • #12
    Tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,372 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    Ordered one thanks OP

    Owner: satellite.ie



  • #13
    imitation
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,815 ✭✭✭imitation


    Its still there, amazon must have swapped the link or something. I think its a good buy if somebody needs a PC for a basic tasks, I would definitely urge somebody to spend an extra 100-200 euro on a better processor if its there main PC.

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zoostorm-7877-0091-Pentium-Windows-Premium/dp/B006ZINMME/ref=sr_1_13?m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1345794911&sr=1-13


  • #14
    Erper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 550 ✭✭✭Erper


    i think that all agree that we need something like US newegg website...
    they have lots of offers every day


  • #15
    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    I'd sooner spend money on some more RAM. Another 2 or preferably 4GB would have it running smoothly. The CPU isn't actually *too* bad. Performance wise, it'd be like a mobile i3 which is plenty powerful for office work and browsing.

    I'd worry about the quality of the PSU though. It's the only part (Other than the case) that the manufacturer can really skimp out on and a bad PSU can cause a hell of a lot of problems.


  • #16
    Jarren
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,689 ✭✭✭Jarren


    Another option without OS

    http://www.amazon.de/shinobee-Aufr%C3%BCst-MEMSeven-alternativ-Festplatte/dp/B0045YGOCK/ref=sr_1_4?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1345806663&sr=1-4


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