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Old 15 March 2010, 08:11 PM
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Talking Mad March Bargain!!!!

I've just bought 2 Laptops from Sainsburys on special offer.

Medion AKOYA E5211 ... cracking Laptop for pennies!!

Price?

Get ready for amazement ..
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£199!!!!!!

Yep, £199!! I have two sat here beside me right this moment

Get down to your Sainsburys and Dip Yer Bread!!
Old 15 March 2010, 08:21 PM
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Cool but my local sainsbury is 15 mile away,it's all Tesco,2 Asda,and 1 Waitrose...besides it's not a spec i would go for in a laptop,1280x800 pixels,2gb ram,shared graphics...Nahhhh
Old 15 March 2010, 08:22 PM
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showing at £399 on the website, Pete :suspiciou

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Old 15 March 2010, 08:24 PM
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What Sainsburys was this so I can phone and get them to reserve me one?

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Old 15 March 2010, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Gleebits
showing at £399 on the website, Pete :suspicious
Same here, even I'd be interested at that price.
Old 15 March 2010, 08:42 PM
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50% OFF! Laptop - Medion Akoya E5211 15.4" 2GB 320GB with Windows vista *In store* £199 @ Sainsburys - HotUKDeals Forum
Old 15 March 2010, 08:48 PM
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Why does some one want two lap tops?






Oh and you did put your clocks back two weeks ago?
Old 15 March 2010, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by r32
Why does some one want two lap tops?






Oh and you did put your clocks back two weeks ago?


Probably incase he has a pixel problem he got a spare one.....
Old 15 March 2010, 08:57 PM
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No stores within 60 miles from me has any in stock.

SKU code is 7195962 if anyone wants to check local stores.
Old 15 March 2010, 09:08 PM
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£75 on ebay.....

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At £199 I wasn't going to buy just one ....... that's birthday present money
Old 15 March 2010, 10:02 PM
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What store was it?
Old 15 March 2010, 10:03 PM
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I'd have spent £400 on a half decent laptop
Old 15 March 2010, 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Dedrater
No stores within 60 miles from me has any in stock.

SKU code is 7195962 if anyone wants to check local stores.
No doubt they set a couple aside for Pete when he finished his shift collecting trollies
Old 15 March 2010, 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by dpb
No doubt they set a couple aside for Pete when he finished his shift collecting trollies
That's why he got two then! celebrating his promotion to trollie collector
Old 16 March 2010, 12:57 AM
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£199 for a reason, its a pile of sh1te
Old 16 March 2010, 10:13 AM
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Intel Celeron T3000 1.80GHz

Hmmmm, even at £199 I'd say it was expensive

Sorry Pete, not the bargain you thought it was. Very outdated.
Old 16 March 2010, 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by bioforger
£199 for a reason, its a pile of sh1te
+1 I could no more buy a desktop or laptop from a supermarket then cut my **** off.

The components will be crap. The loaded software will be crap and only work for 30 days. You won't get any discs (not even the OS disc). And if it breaks no one will give a monkeys.

A neighbour bought a Tesco PC. He was a bit of an imbecile and managed to complete screw it up in less than 24 hours. The way the OS had been loaded was terrible and in the most obscure way (things that you take for granted missing etc)

Horrible bit of kit.
Old 16 March 2010, 12:08 PM
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This is a bargain, and having just built one I can say it's a lovely little machine.

Acer Aspire Revo Desktop PC - Desktops at Ebuyer

Price has gone up £20 from last week but it's still a cracker.
Old 16 March 2010, 12:41 PM
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Is that one for each hand Pete?

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Old 16 March 2010, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Leslie
Is that one for each hand Pete?

Les
Old 16 March 2010, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Leslie
Is that one for each hand Pete?

Les
It is ... and I use my cocklink on the desktop PC

I'm very impressed with these ... they come with all discs, detailed manual, 12 months warranty .... excellent!!
Old 16 March 2010, 02:22 PM
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What store was it?
Old 16 March 2010, 02:35 PM
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i'm still not regretting ordering a macbook pro for x10 what you paid Pete


btw, you don't get discs with Vaios and my macbook pro will have 1280x800 res - but we'd all still prefer to buy those more expensive machines
Old 16 March 2010, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by JackClark
This is a bargain, and having just built one I can say it's a lovely little machine.

Acer Aspire Revo Desktop PC - Desktops at Ebuyer

Price has gone up £20 from last week but it's still a cracker.
I'm tempted by one of these. I work from home and use my PC that's got 3 HD's, uber spec gfx card etc etc and I don't need hardly any of the horsepower it has to use AutoCAD. I just think it's using far more electricity than I need to as it's on for at least 12 hours a day. Plus it's a noisy beast!
Mind you, during the cold snap it's kept the study toasty warm
Old 17 March 2010, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
It is ... and I use my cocklink on the desktop PC

I'm very impressed with these ... they come with all discs, detailed manual, 12 months warranty .... excellent!!
The fact that they come with all the discs is a good start alright.

Les
Old 17 March 2010, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Leslie
The fact that they come with all the discs is a good start alright.

Les
It's brilliant for us old folks, Les .... we don't want to play little silly goblin games on ours ... just internet and the odd look at an ankle or two from the 20's
Old 17 March 2010, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
It's brilliant for us old folks, Les .... we don't want to play little silly goblin games on ours ... just internet and the odd look at an ankle or two from the 20's
Which would look like this now...



Old 17 March 2010, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Neanderthal
I'm tempted by one of these. I work from home and use my PC that's got 3 HD's, uber spec gfx card etc etc and I don't need hardly any of the horsepower it has to use AutoCAD. I just think it's using far more electricity than I need to as it's on for at least 12 hours a day. Plus it's a noisy beast!
Mind you, during the cold snap it's kept the study toasty warm
It's worth it for the noise reduction on it's own. Even if you have to fire up the beast on occasion you're on a winner. I'll let you know how robust they are in a few weeks.

I picked up an Eeetop at the same time, another good machine for the cost and intended purpose.
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Cheers Jack
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