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    asuslaptop.co.uk any good?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by mjames_84, Dec 23, 2008.

  1. mjames_84

    mjames_84 Notebook Guru

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    Has anyone had experience buying from asuslaptop.co.uk?

    I'm looking at getting an Asus but don't know how reputable this company is.

    Thanks :)
     
    mjames_84, Dec 23, 2008
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  2. LaptopNut

    LaptopNut Notebook Virtuoso

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    I got mine from them but buying an Asus in the UK is not really the problem. Getting a warranty repair or a new replacement unit if something goes wrong is likely to be a problem by the sounds of it.

    When I ordered from Asuslaptop.co.uk, my unit arrived (G1SN) in about 2 days.
     
    LaptopNut, Dec 23, 2008
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  3. mjames_84

    mjames_84 Notebook Guru

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    It's not Asus I want specifically, but I want a G50V since I can't find anything else for that spec in the UK for that price - not with a 15" screen anyway - 17" would be too big
     
    mjames_84, Dec 23, 2008
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    well asus support in the uk is not too good i heard

    you have to be demanding and threatening when they try to lie to you
    from one story I heard they told the guy that "sorry you cant get a new laptop becuase we dont ship to the uk"
     
    darthvader1432, Dec 23, 2008
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  5. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    afaik, two of the US resellers here (ExcaliberPC.com, BTOTech.com) will ship to Europe. There are details regarding payment requirements that are on their websites.

    Global warranty will be covered by UK or NL units, however, and there are issues with those reported here, as noted above.
     
    ClearSkies, Dec 23, 2008
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    :confused: :confused: the g50 is an Asus it's the asus g50vt
     
    jonhapimp, Dec 23, 2008
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  7. mjames_84

    mjames_84 Notebook Guru

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    Sorry I badly worded that. I want a powerful gaming 15" laptop for under £1000 the only one I've found is the Asus G50V however I'm not specifically after an Asus. It was the best suggestion in the What Laptop Should I Buy forum so I wanted to find out more about asuslaptop.co.uk in the Asus forum :)
     
    mjames_84, Dec 24, 2008
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    davidab Notebook Enthusiast

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    I tried to buy an Asus laptop from someone else (Nexus13). They said it was in stock, charged my credit card. However despite entering the delivery address on their website, the confirmation said delivery was to my home address. It took nearly a week to sort this out. I then asked about delivery times, and was told it wasn't in stock, and they were waiting for a delivery that day. The next day I was told that it would be another two weeks. I cancelled my order.

    I then phoned AsusLaptop.co.uk. They had it in stock, and delivered it to my work address the next day. I would definitley use them again.
     
    davidab, Dec 24, 2008
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    The Asus G50VT will be finally available in Europe from early january. So far only the G50V has been available (9700M) but the G50VT with 9800M will be available in around 2 weeks.
     
    v_c, Dec 24, 2008
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