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Purchasing a LAPTOP through RM?
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redhand
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Purchasing a LAPTOP through RM?
Anybody heard of this scheme where you can purcase a laptop and have the payments deducted from your pay? Is it through Royal Mail or a company in the Courier?
Any help much appreciated.
Any help much appreciated.
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Stormproof
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Re: Purchasing a LAPTOP through RM?
There used to be a scheme to purchase computers via your pay but think it was stopped a couple of years ago.
So keep on moving, moving, moving your feet
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Keep on shuf-shuf-shuffling to this ghost dance beat
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fishtank
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Re: Purchasing a LAPTOP through RM?
Stormproof wrote:There used to be a scheme to purchase computers via your pay but think it was stopped a couple of years ago.
There was,i got one about 6 years ago but TBH it was bloody expensive although you didn't really miss the money straight from pay.
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
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dblad
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Re: Purchasing a LAPTOP through RM?
Get down to PC World and do some haggling, it's cheaper than RM deals.
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redhand
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Re: Purchasing a LAPTOP through RM?
Just liked the idea of deduction from pay, would hardly notice it gone. Thanks for the replies chaps.
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clashcityrocker
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Re: Purchasing a LAPTOP through RM?
I bought one as well. It was very expensive and the day after I had finished paying, it stopped working.fishtank wrote: There was,i got one about 6 years ago but TBH it was bloody expensive although you didn't really miss the money straight from pay.
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brothermagrew
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Re: Purchasing a LAPTOP through RM?
Likewise brother but still got mine and using it to communicate via RMC amongst others, and if I recall it did tally up to well over a grand although it has had a few crashes in it's time but luckily for me got a mate who is into computer wizardry and has tweeked it more than once for me. The then deal was through FUJITSU SIEMENS.clashcityrocker wrote:I bought one as well. It was very expensive and the day after I had finished paying, it stopped working.fishtank wrote: There was,i got one about 6 years ago but TBH it was bloody expensive although you didn't really miss the money straight from pay.
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Stormproof
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Re: Purchasing a LAPTOP through RM?
Mine which I'm still using worked out about £1200 through my wages, bloody expensive. Its a Dell and a replacement to my original one (2 new hard drives, new motherboard, 2 new screens), came with 3 years full warranty. When they replaced my first one they gave me another 3 year warranty which only ran out in March.
If anyone is looking for a new laptop and you have an Outlet Centre near you have a look to see if they have a Toshiba shop. I saw laptops at my local one last week priced from £169 with 160GB hard drives, all up to date, nearly bought one myself.
If anyone is looking for a new laptop and you have an Outlet Centre near you have a look to see if they have a Toshiba shop. I saw laptops at my local one last week priced from £169 with 160GB hard drives, all up to date, nearly bought one myself.
So keep on moving, moving, moving your feet
Keep on shuf-shuf-shuffling to this ghost dance beat
Just keep on walking down never ending streets
Illegitimi non carborundum
Keep on shuf-shuf-shuffling to this ghost dance beat
Just keep on walking down never ending streets
Illegitimi non carborundum
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not me
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Re: Purchasing a LAPTOP through RM?
If you are wanting a PC,watch the deals here
http://www.hotukdeals.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Ive had many a bargain from here
also look for deals which include cashback via quidco,topcashback etc
http://www.hotukdeals.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Ive had many a bargain from here
also look for deals which include cashback via quidco,topcashback etc
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Dogs of War
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Re: Purchasing a LAPTOP through RM?
Buy an Apple Macbook best computer on the market and not that expensive.
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clashcityrocker
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Re: Purchasing a LAPTOP through RM?
Is that £400 still burning a hole in your pocket?Stormproof wrote: I saw laptops at my local one last week priced from £169 with 160GB hard drives, all up to date, nearly bought one myself.
The societies of consumption and squandering of material resources are incompatible with the idea of economic growth and a clean planet.
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Stormproof
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Re: Purchasing a LAPTOP through RM?
Not anymore, my kids saw to thatclashcityrocker wrote:Is that £400 still burning a hole in your pocket?Stormproof wrote: I saw laptops at my local one last week priced from £169 with 160GB hard drives, all up to date, nearly bought one myself.
So keep on moving, moving, moving your feet
Keep on shuf-shuf-shuffling to this ghost dance beat
Just keep on walking down never ending streets
Illegitimi non carborundum
Keep on shuf-shuf-shuffling to this ghost dance beat
Just keep on walking down never ending streets
Illegitimi non carborundum
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not me
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Re: Purchasing a LAPTOP through RM?
Dogs of War wrote:Buy an Apple Macbook best computer on the market and not that expensive.
well we could debate that..........
but if you must buy into the apple world
http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/specialdeals/mac" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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chunk
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Re: Purchasing a LAPTOP through RM?
Also try Aria. one of the best sites for pc stuff
some great daily specials.http://www.aria.co.uk/
some great daily specials.http://www.aria.co.uk/
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Caniel
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Re: Purchasing a LAPTOP through RM?
Build one yourself, it's even cheaper.