VeryPC Posted January 27, 2014 Author Posted January 27, 2014 I'm still in two minds about getting a small laptop for the front room to learn coding and play indie games (which also means more time with the Mrs!). I was comparing the 14" and 15" Thinbooks (both customised with i5's and 120GB SSD's) and am confused as the 15" build is cheaper then the 14"? I've been through the spec and the only difference is the screen size. Am I missing something? [ATTACH=CONFIG]22471[/ATTACH] Nope - it just works out that way with the pricing from our parts suppliers at the moment. It surprised me at first too, but that's the way it is right now. We'll be recalculating the webshop prices soon so we'll see if it continues like this. Remember that EduGeeks in education IT get the edu discount for personal purchases too, so contact us for a quote to see how much you can save (!!! I sound like Barry from Barry's Discount Carpet Warehouse here: "deals Deals DEALS! Come on down this Saturday and see how much you can save! Must end Saturday! My hat just exploded!") Al 1
Rawns Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Hi @Rawns, I can help you here. The 14" is out of stock until early March (I've asked if we can show this on the web store to avoid any unnecessary disappointment), and price wise, the cost of 14" screens is more expensive than 15" screens at the moment explaining the price difference. The 15" Thinbook has an additional USB 2.0 port, a numeric keypad, and a fantastic screen resolution upgrade making the difference in specification though, so in my mind the 15" represents pretty awesome value for money. If you want to play games, I'd recommend the 15" with IPS screen matey. Nope - it just works out that way with the pricing from our parts suppliers at the moment. It surprised me at first too, but that's the way it is right now. We'll be recalculating the webshop prices soon so we'll see if it continues like this. Remember that EduGeeks in education IT get the edu discount for personal purchases too, so contact us for a quote to see how much you can save (!!! I sound like Barry from Barry's Discount Carpet Warehouse here: "deals Deals DEALS! Come on down this Saturday and see how much you can save! Must end Saturday! My hat just exploded!") Al Cheers chaps. Thought it could be something like that. The 15" would be the preferred choice anyway. Out of curiosity then,would you be able to send me a quote on the 15" Thinbook base build, upgraded with an i5, 120GB SSD and no O/S please?
VeryPC_Colin_M Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 emailing you pricing now prawns. Ta, Col 1
Rawns Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 emailing you pricing now prawns. Ta, Col Cheers chap. 1
VeryPC Posted February 3, 2014 Author Posted February 3, 2014 Hi folks, we've started an announcements thread so that you never need to miss another VeryPC competition or event or news or anything on EduGeek again (and we can avoid spamming multiple threads like this again!). All the info here: http://www.edugeek.net/forums/our-advertisers/131256-verypc-competitions-events-announcements-never-miss-another-chance-win.html Al
StevieM Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Hey, Frenchy! Head is looking for a new laptop. Do you reckon you could get him a Thinbook to have a play with for a couple of weeks?
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