After my unsuccessful experience of trying to buy a Sony Vaio laptop from DABS, I’ve had to start from square one.
Sony have also contributed to the nasty taste in my mouth. To have released a laptop six months ago which one is unable to buy now seems like a dumb move to me so I’ve decided to blow them out. I’ve decided that I don’t like Sony any more and won’t be buying any of their products in the future. They used to make good colour televisions but seem to be more concerned with promoting a brand logo now rather than producing good electronic goods.
I reassessed the laptop question and opted for a Lenovo 3000 series PC. The N200 is a robust choice and seems to be well supported. It has a very nice deeply recessed keyboard unlike many laptops which seem to offer an ice rink upon which to type. The laptop specs could have been a little bit better but in the end I’ve opted for the peace of mind that comes with good build quality.
Determined not to buy one from DABS and after a little searching around for company reviews, I’ve opted to buy one from Laptops Direct.
On Friday morning I went to the laptopsdirect.co.uk site and the first thing I saw was a huge telephone number at the top of the front page. I picked up the phone, got straight through to a pleasant sounding chap called Simon and within five minutes had ordered a laptop. Simon answered all my questions and even gave me an unsolicited ten pound discount.
I don’t like the idea of a “pixel tolerance” at all. That a laptop manufacturer can legitimately put a laptop with 7 permanently lit or dead pixels on the market without it being classed as being in any way faulty is terrible. I had one blue lit pixel on a screen at work and it was extremely irritating. Laptops Direct offer a “Pre Delivery Inspection” for £25.00 which guarantees no bad pixels and I was happy to choose this option, especially when I was offered a £10 discount that I hadn’t asked for.
The Pre-Delivery inspection takes a couple of days and so the laptop should be with me on Wednesday.
Watch this space.
