Babe Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Sprog's buying a laptop... is she better off waiting til after xmas for the sales, or are the pre-xmas offers as good as it's going to get? Just wondering if anyone bought one last year before xmas then found it cheaper afterwards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Depends on the laptop required. Sales will get rid of all the unwanted stuff. This year that will mean anything with Vista on it. A canny buyer will get a cheap laptop with Vista Pro or Ultimate, (whatever the top one is called.) and get a free upgrade to W7 without paying the price hike for a W7 outfitted computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Laptops are hugely overpriced this time of year. I wont calm down until mid Jan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky49 Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 I would wait till after xmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Amazon have just put £100 ish onto the laptop the kids were after. Remains same price at Play however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pot Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Babe, I'd recommend waiting until after the new year, and drop me a PM with your budget and 'requirements' (And I'll let you off for not asking me first! Shocked!! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesC Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 If your after a cheapish one, this one looks like a decent make - Lenovo (IBM) and spec: Intel Pentium® Dual-Core T4200, 3GB, 250GB, 15.6" Screen. http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.206-8737.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelfill Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Laptops are hugely overpriced this time of year. I wont calm down until mid Jan. I would wait till after xmas. Babe, I'd recommend waiting until after the new year, and drop me a PM with your budget and 'requirements' (And I'll let you off for not asking me first! Shocked!! ) Word of Warning ! V.A.T. goes back up to at least 17.5% from January so factor that in when considering whether they are overpriced. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 17.5% for Computer kit. Overpriced = 20%ish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 PC world will refund any diff if a laptop appears in a sale and you buy it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 V.A.T. goes back up to at least 17.5% from January so factor that in when considering whether they are overpriced. Worth being aware of, but any reductions that might be offered in the sales would more than compensate for any VAT increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babe Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 Got Pot on the case! Thanks all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Got Pot on the case! Thanks all! cool it always feels better after a joint;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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