zag Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Yay got my Asus RT-AC87u cheap from Amazon, they sold out rapidly too A lot of reviews say it crashes a lot, would be interested in your experiences.
gady Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Yay got my Asus RT-AC87u cheap from Amazon, they sold out rapidly too that's what they want you to think. They have more on for sale now
fiza Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 that's what they want you to think. They have more on for sale now Can you send me the link? I can't see it on sale again.
gady Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-RT-AC87U-Dual-Band-Gigabit-Wireless/dp/B00NQY3WO8
fiza Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-RT-AC87U-Dual-Band-Gigabit-Wireless/dp/B00NQY3WO8 Yeh I saw that one. It's was the lightning deal for £116 that I missed.
caffrey Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 I've been running a RT-N66U for a while now with merlin firmware and its been rock solid, I'll be putting merlin on the ac87u
localzuk Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Has anyone got a lead on a PS Vita for £170 or less? A colleague is searching for such a thing! Also, I'm thinking of buying my housemates a PS4 - so if anyone has a great deal anywhere for that, I'd much appreciate a link!!
LosOjos Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Also, I'm thinking of buying my housemates a PS4 - so if anyone has a great deal anywhere for that, I'd much appreciate a link!! I picked up a 500GB PS4 with Uncharted Collection, LBP3 and a 2 month NowTV voucher for £250 which I was happy with (from Game, it was in store but I think online deal was similar). Amazon have some refurbs for £199 (console only). TechRadar seem to catch most console deals IME: The best Cyber Monday deals: PS4, Xbox One, TVs and laptops | TechRadar
Garacesh Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Anyone spied a sub-£200 laptop with a decent sized screen? Member of staff here wants something for his Mrs who's doing some course or other, but he reckons she'll only use it for about 6 months do doesn't want to pay out for anything expensive. I suggested a HP Stream 13 since MS Office was a big factor, but apparently needs to be something bigger.
LosOjos Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Anyone spied a sub-£200 laptop with a decent sized screen? Member of staff here wants something for his Mrs who's doing some course or other, but he reckons she'll only use it for about 6 months do doesn't want to pay out for anything expensive. I suggested a HP Stream 13 since MS Office was a big factor, but apparently needs to be something bigger. How about a 10" Linx tablet? I know that's smaller, but she might be swayed by the fact it doubles as a tablet... it's very cheap! Linx 1010 32GB with Keyboard and Antivirus - Ebuyer
LeMarchand Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Anyone spied a sub-£200 laptop with a decent sized screen? Member of staff here wants something for his Mrs who's doing some course or other, but he reckons she'll only use it for about 6 months do doesn't want to pay out for anything expensive. I suggested a HP Stream 13 since MS Office was a big factor, but apparently needs to be something bigger. Sainsbury's were knocking out some cheap HPs on Friday. Didn't pay attention to the specs
Garacesh Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 How about a 10" Linx tablet? I know that's smaller, but she might be swayed by the fact it doubles as a tablet... it's very cheap! Linx 1010 32GB with Keyboard and Antivirus - Ebuyer Yeah, I actually ordered myself one of those earlier in the thread (Though, for a tenner less).. I've suggested it to him as I don't reckon he's gonna get a fully fledged laptop. Everything in the bigger-screen category tends to be around £300-350
halbaradkenafin Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Microsoft have the Surface Pro 3 on sale, £850 for a mid range model (don't need an i7) with 6% cash back or something. Very tempting as I want to upgrade from the pro 2 but I'm not sure I'd use it enough.
Garacesh Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Ooh that isn't bad at all, but I couldn't justify that price. That's about 70% of my monthly salary!
Arthur Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Very tempting as I want to upgrade from the pro 2 but I'm not sure I'd use it enough. You can get £200 cashback if you trade in your SP2. https://storetradeup.com/gb/en/pages/surfacepro4/home If you buy the Surface Pro 4 through the student store you'll save even more. e.g. Core i5 / 4GB RAM / 128GB SSD model = £564.10 after trade in. www.microsoftstore.com/store/msuk/en_GB/pdp/Surface-Pro-4/productID.328194200 www.microsoftstore.com/store/msuk/en_GB/pdp/Microsoft-Surface-Pro-4-Type-Cover/productID.328195400
LeMarchand Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Sainsbury's were knocking out some cheap HPs on Friday. Didn't pay attention to the specs [h=3]HP 14" Jack Black notebook Celeron 2GB 32GB[/h] http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/wcassets/key_events/black_friday_2015/black_friday_logo_65x30.png 32GB eMMC, Dropbox; HP Connected Drive1 http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/wcassets/key_events/black_friday_2015/black_friday_logo_65x30.png Windows 10 Home 64 operating system http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/wcassets/key_events/black_friday_2015/black_friday_logo_65x30.png McAfee LiveSafe™ [h=3]http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/wcassets/long_term/homepage/carousel_pound_icon.pngWas £280, now £150[/h]
halbaradkenafin Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 You can get £200 cashback if you trade in your SP2. https://storetradeup.com/gb/en/pages/surfacepro4/home If you buy the Surface Pro 4 through the student store you'll save even more. e.g. Core i5 / 4GB RAM / 128GB SSD model = £564.10 after trade in. www.microsoftstore.com/store/msuk/en_GB/pdp/Surface-Pro-4/productID.328194200 www.microsoftstore.com/store/msuk/en_GB/pdp/Microsoft-Surface-Pro-4-Type-Cover/productID.328195400 I'll have to look into that, I don't currently get education discount as I'm not working in education but I'm sure there are ways round that (mentioned earlier in the thread I believe). Also need to check how much my bank balance will cry if I do this as I bought an xbone recently.
Arthur Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 I haven't seen a Samsung 850 EVO 240GB for less than about £55 though, need to buy one for my father-in-laws computer for christmas, no one seems to have done any decent deals on those...as far as I'm aware? There's a 240GB SanDisk Ultra II SSD for £47.99 (with vouchercode 9SR917) @ Dabs.com if that's of any use?
3s-gtech Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 (edited) Argos had some bargain refurb Toshibas and Lenovos on Ebay, Celeron Bay Trail CPUs with 4GB of RAM and 15" screens for £200 Bought one to replace a broken budget machine, very impressed. http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/331706805205 Edited November 30, 2015 by 3s-gtech
LosOjos Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Argos had some bargain refurb Toshibas and Lenovos on Ebay, Celeron Bay Trail CPUs with 4GB of RAM and 15" screens for £200 Bought one to replace a broken budget machine, very impressed. Toshiba Satellite 15.6 Inch 2.16 GHz Dual Core 4GB 1TB Laptop - Black. | eBay @Garacesh - be tough to beat that for your friend looking for a laptop
Garacesh Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 "Friend" is such a strong word.. He ended up buying one from DABS last night before I could show him this one, though he did complain that when my boss/the IT Manager showed him their selection, by the time he got home the price had jumped up by £40! Then I pointed out we don't pay VAT.
abillybob Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Asus RT-N56U Black Diamond Router on eBuyer for £36.99 ASUS RT-N56U Black Diamond Dual-Band Wireless-N600 Gigabit Router - Ebuyer Ordered one for the girlfriends parents as their BT Home Hub constantly drops wifi connection. I notice this doesn't have a modem built in though so will have to buy one separate. How do you go about setting up a modem and a router separately as I've never done it before!? Thank you
sonofsanta Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Asus RT-N56U Black Diamond Router on eBuyer for £36.99 ASUS RT-N56U Black Diamond Dual-Band Wireless-N600 Gigabit Router - Ebuyer Ordered one for the girlfriends parents as their BT Home Hub constantly drops wifi connection. I notice this doesn't have a modem built in though so will have to buy one separate. How do you go about setting up a modem and a router separately as I've never done it before!? Thank you Just use the HomeHub. Disable the Wifi on that, connect the Asus via LAN cable, job's a good 'un.
Garacesh Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 How do you go about setting up a modem and a router separately as I've never done it before!? My router has 4 ports. Ports 2, 3 and 4 are wired around the house. Port 1 connects to the modem, which connects to the splitter, which connects to the phone line. Easy enough. Though as @sonofsanta suggests, if the homehub already works as a modem, too, just disable the Wi-Fi and use that.
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