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Title: New laptop needed
Post by: mondatoo on July 17, 2009, 09:59:59 AM
Still haven't got my laptop fixed guys taking ages to sort it so think i'm just guna get a new one

Just looking for bit of advice,I was going to get a dongle for internet as having to have a phone line is pointless and just wondered is it worth me taking up the option of paying a bit extra and getting a free laptop.All i want it for is playing poker with HEM and going online.I seem to remember people saying vodafone are the best to go with is this still the case

Thanks


Title: Re: New laptop needed
Post by: StuartHopkin on July 17, 2009, 10:15:39 AM
Those free laptops are a complete rip bud

Normally works out something like an extra £20 a month on your line rental for a minimum of 36 months and then they give you a £400 laptop.



Title: Re: New laptop needed
Post by: Sack it off on July 17, 2009, 01:36:00 PM
Get one of them laptops with fold out multi screens


Title: Re: New laptop needed
Post by: StuartHopkin on July 17, 2009, 03:01:32 PM
Get one of them laptops with fold out multi screens

Link!!!


Title: Re: New laptop needed
Post by: mondatoo on July 17, 2009, 03:46:27 PM
Those free laptops are a complete rip bud

Normally works out something like an extra £20 a month on your line rental for a minimum of 36 months and then they give you a £400 laptop.



Vodafone only seem to add on £5 on top of the normal price for the dongle on 18 month contract


Title: Re: New laptop needed
Post by: StuartHopkin on July 17, 2009, 03:57:55 PM
Those free laptops are a complete rip bud

Normally works out something like an extra £20 a month on your line rental for a minimum of 36 months and then they give you a £400 laptop.



Vodafone only seem to add on £5 on top of the normal price for the dongle on 18 month contract

You got a link Ray?
The standard rate might be a rip then? One of the girls at work wanted one and I went through all the offers she had and they all worked out that you could get a better deal if you bought the laptop seperately.

I might be wrong though. Its happened once before. But I was arguing with myself.


Title: Re: New laptop needed
Post by: mondatoo on July 17, 2009, 04:28:05 PM
This was were i looked

http://www.top10-broadband.co.uk/providers/vodafone/?bb=1#content

Not sure how much gb i need, i presume more than 1gb as i say want it for poker and going online



Title: Re: New laptop needed
Post by: gatso on July 17, 2009, 05:08:42 PM
Those free laptops are a complete rip bud

Normally works out something like an extra £20 a month on your line rental for a minimum of 36 months and then they give you a £400 laptop.



you probs need to slap the girl that gave you the info

about a billion deals here, none longer than 24 month

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/broadband/mobile-broadband/deal-finder

don't know what the specs are like on the lappys though


Title: Re: New laptop needed
Post by: trafficjam on July 17, 2009, 05:21:13 PM
BT are doing offers at moment


Title: Re: New laptop needed
Post by: Nakor on July 17, 2009, 06:17:30 PM
Get one of them laptops with fold out multi screens

Link!!!

Had a consultant at work this week packing one of these.

Very smart.
http://www.techlivez.com/2007/10/acme-lpg370ts-head-turner-multi-screen-laptop/




Title: Re: New laptop needed
Post by: StuartHopkin on July 17, 2009, 06:57:42 PM
Those free laptops are a complete rip bud

Normally works out something like an extra £20 a month on your line rental for a minimum of 36 months and then they give you a £400 laptop.



you probs need to slap the girl that gave you the info

about a billion deals here, none longer than 24 month

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/broadband/mobile-broadband/deal-finder

don't know what the specs are like on the lappys though

Possible my bad here. I have a dongle thats about 15 gig 8mbps for £12 a month.
I was using that as my starting point to work out how much they were actually charging for the 'free'
I didnt realise how much normal people have to pay for a dongle.
Ill be quiet
Gatso, I hate u!


Title: Re: New laptop needed
Post by: Longines on July 17, 2009, 08:57:47 PM

Had a consultant at work this week packing one of these.

Very smart.
http://www.techlivez.com/2007/10/acme-lpg370ts-head-turner-multi-screen-laptop/

LOL at weighing over 4 stone.


Title: Re: New laptop needed
Post by: Longines on July 17, 2009, 08:59:54 PM
Get one of them laptops with fold out multi screens

Link!!!

http://www.dabs.com/products/lenovo-thinkpad-w700ds-c2q-q9100-4gb-400gb-bluray-vb-5FKH.html?refs=21-51330000


Title: Re: New laptop needed
Post by: Sack it off on July 18, 2009, 03:37:29 AM
Lmao I was joking.. Those certainly shut me up:(


Title: Re: New laptop needed
Post by: StuartHopkin on July 18, 2009, 01:32:34 PM
Get one of them laptops with fold out multi screens

Link!!!

http://www.dabs.com/products/lenovo-thinkpad-w700ds-c2q-q9100-4gb-400gb-bluray-vb-5FKH.html?refs=21-51330000

Why would I want my hard drives configured in RAID 0 though


Title: Re: New laptop needed
Post by: Longines on July 18, 2009, 04:31:00 PM
RAID 0 stripes your data across more than one disk. The upside is you can access your data twice as fast. The downside is you will lose data due to a failed disk twice as quickly too.