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    #21
    Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
    "titernet"
    tinternet

    HTH

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      #22
      Originally posted by LJames75 View Post
      Very good suggestion. A mate of mine shopped with them with no probs.

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        #23
        Originally posted by Tensai View Post
        tinternet

        HTH
        Titernet

        I insist
        Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyone

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          #24
          Originally posted by miffy View Post
          Try one of these...
          http://www.ebuyer.com/product/133523
          £289 with the cashback from HP.

          Or if you want the same with Home Premium Vista instead of Business...
          http://www.ebuyer.com/product/136220
          £299
          Got the second one in the end, the first one was high £300s when I followed the link. I'll blame you if it's tulip !

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            #25
            I just got an OLPC laptop which has more hardware innovations than you can shake a stick at and is completely open source. It has wireless built in and you can put Opera on it instead of the installed browser.

            Possibly for geeks and children only, but it's the future IMHO.

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              #26
              That looks like it's made by vtech.
              Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.

              I preferred version 1!

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                #27
                Originally posted by TonyEnglish View Post
                That looks like it's made by vtech.
                True. Fisher-Price others have said. Not likely to be nicked is the way I look at it. Amazing piece of hardware anyway, however daft it looks.

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                  #28
                  Originally posted by rootsnall View Post
                  Got the second one in the end, the first one was high £300s when I followed the link. I'll blame you if it's tulip !

                  I'd have gone for the HP 530 T2400 with core2duo, 1gb ram, 120gb HD for another 70 quid at other etailers such as Dabs.

                  Talking of buying laptops, what happened to that geezer on here who set up his own internet shop (Ram something or other) a few years ago. Did it go tits up?
                  Feist - 1234. One camera, one take, no editing. Superb. How they did it
                  Feist - I Feel It All
                  Feist - The Bad In Each Other (Later With Jools Holland)

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                    #29
                    Originally posted by PAH View Post
                    Talking of buying laptops, what happened to that geezer on here who set up his own internet shop (Ram something or other) a few years ago. Did it go tits up?
                    The ones with tits up are the only kind of sites that make money. From what I've heard.

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                      #30
                      Originally posted by s2budd View Post
                      Dell laptops might be very high spec for the price but the call centre is a complete nightmare. stear well clear. You might be lucky and have no problems but beware if anything goes wrong.
                      personally i didn't have a problem buying mine. I used the webforms and they then called me. Then just emailed and always a quick response.
                      Got the 3 year international support thrown in for free
                      Had to phone the support line once and got through to an Irish call center who then called me straight back when i told them I was abroad and the call was costing a fair bit.

                      I've used dell a lot over the past 5 years and I really can't see where they get the bad reputation from. Always had first class service from them.
                      Coffee's for closers

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