<div dir="ltr">Yes, so it depends what you want to do with your laptop. Myself and Alice discussed this when I was about to buy a laptop. He goes for a minimalist desktop (crunchbang) and that fulfils all his needs, so a high spec (and cost) laptop is not necessary. Therefore a refurbished laptop will do. I am on the other side of the fence. I like a nice desktop that I can customise to my own preferences. So it gives functionality as well as prettiness. I also may need to process images and video occasionally so I need speed for that. If I had bought a low spec laptop I would never have be satisfied. <div>
<br></div><div>Brian</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 10 April 2014 10:53, David Carpenter <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:david.carpenter@nornir.co.uk" target="_blank">david.carpenter@nornir.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Yeah, I've had 2 laptops via Novatech (via the net - I think they are<br>
base din portsmouth) and both have been good - they are not<br>
necessarily 100% free software compatible - so my latest has nvidia<br>
optimus and nvidia gforce in it - which have caused linux users<br>
problems in the past, but now have well established (non-free<br>
software).<br>
<br>
The other place I have used over the years for a refurbished or end of<br>
line deal has been <a href="http://www.europc.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.europc.co.uk/</a> - based in Scotland.<br>
Sometimes you can get a good bargain there.<br>
<br>
Cheers<br>
David<br>
<br>
On 9 April 2014 21:17, Darren Menachem Drapkin<br>
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> I will try them when my laptop bricks.<br>
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> On Wednesday 09 April 2014 20:08:44 John McLear wrote:<br>
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> I just grabbed a new laptop from PCSpecialist<br>
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> <a href="https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/</a><br>
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> Subject: Re: [Bradford] Laptops without MS Windows pre-installed.<br>
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> Have you tried shopping online for this ?<br>
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> On Wednesday 09 April 2014 20:01:42 Martyn Thompson wrote:<br>
><br>
> Good evening,<br>
><br>
> Canyone recommend a place near Wakefield that sells good new laptop<br>
> computers without a proprietary operating system pre-installed.<br>
><br>
> I don't want to pay for a licence for something that I will never use (such<br>
> as MS Windows for example).<br>
><br>
> Thanks in advance.<br>
><br>
> Martyn<br>
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