SimpleSi Posted January 6, 2008 Posted January 6, 2008 Has anyone purchased a laptop that comes with XP instead of Vista recently and could you let me know where from please? And can you still get hold of Office 2003 Student/teacher/home edition (the 3 user licence one)? (At a non-rip off price that is!) regards Simon
Sylv3r Posted January 6, 2008 Posted January 6, 2008 I've just been on the dell website and you can choose XP Professional when customising the machines instead of VISTA.
SimpleSi Posted January 6, 2008 Author Posted January 6, 2008 Ta- I'll give that a go. Anyone bought one from PC World etc? regards Simon
SimpleSi Posted January 6, 2008 Author Posted January 6, 2008 From Dell Website "due to unprecedented demand there is a delay for these laptops" (I don't think its a Vista/XP issue - the've just got a backlog on the cheap laptops ) regards Simon
DevilsAdvocate Posted January 6, 2008 Posted January 6, 2008 We got 6 from PC world not too long ago. They were Samsung laptops, not sure on the exact model of the top off my head, cost us £330 each. Rob
beeswax Posted January 6, 2008 Posted January 6, 2008 Has anyone purchased a laptop that comes with XP instead of Vista recently and could you let me know where from please? And can you still get hold of Office 2003 Student/teacher/home edition (the 3 user licence one)? (At a non-rip off price that is!) regards Simon Lenovo
john Posted January 6, 2008 Posted January 6, 2008 Just get them with Vista Business on them, you are legally allowed to downgrade that back to XP Pro then.
laserblazer Posted January 6, 2008 Posted January 6, 2008 Try Misco, their prices are good. As for Office, we buy Office 2007 licences at around £38 each but currently install 2003 for compatibility and learning curve reasons.
contink Posted January 6, 2008 Posted January 6, 2008 Because I've got a load of laptops to get for a primary I looked around and found that Novatech are a pretty good deal.. My neighbour has one now (on my suggestion) and he's very happy with it. They do whatever license you want on it so you could do worse..
crc-ict Posted January 6, 2008 Posted January 6, 2008 I'll second Novatech - they're still quite happy to do XP for you. Make sure you speak to them though - they always seem to offer us better prices than you see online.
mac_shinobi Posted January 6, 2008 Posted January 6, 2008 I'll second Novatech - they're still quite happy to do XP for you. Make sure you speak to them though - they always seem to offer us better prices than you see online. not gotten a laptop from novatech but I have gotten a few items from novatech and can third that.
SimpleSi Posted January 6, 2008 Author Posted January 6, 2008 I thought PC World had stopped XP now but I'll give them a go. This is for a real person not one of us so I can't just downgrade it to XP/ Office 2003. And thanks for the other info but I'd never recommend a friend to buy online from a UK computer maker direct as IME they all go under one day and you only find this out after you've paid money out but before you've received the goods. This is my personal experience No manufacturer from my youth is still trading today regards Simon
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