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    Best deal on W230SS in EU

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by HeavenCry, May 13, 2014.

  1. HeavenCry

    HeavenCry Notebook Virtuoso

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    Hey guys,

    Since the GS60 seams to be too loud for me it seams im sticking with Clevo again ;).

    Im just wondering if anyone dug up a better deal than mysn.de or pcspecialist.co.uk are offering on a W230SS right now? And anyone got stock of them ATM?

    And anyone got experience with pcspecialist? How are they? I know mysn.de is solid as i bought a couple notebooks from them already...

    P.S.: Im looking at a config with i5-4210M (intend to undervolt too to run as cool as possible), FHD screen, 2x4GB 1600MHz DDR3 (or none if its expensive - i can buy it myself), AC 7260, 250GB EVO (can also buy myself if cheaper) and no OS (got tons of licences left).
     
  2. MrDJ

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    check pcs misleading warranty as it will help you make up your mind :D
     
  3. HeavenCry

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    I know their warranty and im not too fussed over that... but the difference is a bit over 100€ for the same hardware vs mysn...
    Are you saying they do business the same way they advertise their warranty though?
    So still saying mysn is my best bet again :)?
     
  4. bigspin

    bigspin My Kind Of Place

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    Try Scan UK 3XS Systems.
     
  5. MrDJ

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    i have no idea as ive never bought from them.
    only going by what has been reported on here but a couple of member in the past had upgraded to silver for £5 but that still only covered parts for 1 year even though the basic included for mysn is 2 years.
     
  6. HeavenCry

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    They dont even have the W230ST...

    Ive read mixed reviews for them... the warranty really isnt a big issue with me though...
     
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  8. HeavenCry

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    He linked Scan UK, which does not have the W230SS, PCSPECIALIST does as i said in my OP, but what you linked is certainly not it. W230SS is a 13,3" laptop to begin with :).

    THIS is it... And yes, i havent found a better price, im just looking round if anyone else has. The service i cant speak of as i dont have personal experience with them as i do with most other EU (and some US) resellers...
     
  9. Prema

    Prema Your Freedom, Your Choice

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    PWNPCS :thumbsup:
     
  10. bigspin

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    Scan used to have 13.3 screen model. Don't know why they removed it from their site.
     
  11. cwl999

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    Maybe I'm mistaken but it looks like PCS has just dropped the price of the w230ss and there's also the option of the QHD+ screen
     
  12. XMG

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    With a direct comparison of full 2 year warranty and 2-3 business day build (which is our average time for the build, testing and quality control stages) we are actually very competative. If one or both of these services are not important then it's of course more difficult to compare like for like, but feel free to contact us to see the best deal that we can offer you!
     
  13. HeavenCry

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    I ordered a barebone from them a while back when noone else would sell me one (everyone else would only sell a full system) since i had a lot of components laying around... but their prices arent really competitive now. Lowest i can find is Hawkforce.de and PCSPECIALIST and the best service ive had was definetely at mySN so far :).

    PM sent ;).
     
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    Prema Your Freedom, Your Choice

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    If you now also consider to order from Germany then those guys @ Hawkforce.de also ship with a custom version of my BIOS Mod covered by their warranty. ;)
     
  15. HeavenCry

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    I know both your mods and am also aware of the option at hawkforce.de :thumbsup:.

    Will wait for mySN to reply first :).
     
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    Danish mm-vision sells it quite cheap. 1000eur for
    i7-4702mq
    gtx860m
    8gb ram
    240gb crucial m500
    intel AC wifi

    I am choosing between this W230SS, 15'6" Sager and Y50. If I am going to purchase w230 then I gonna need a separate screen for gaming. 13'3 is too small. :( But on the other side the design is cool and it's very portable compared to 15'6" models from Sager. It' a really tough choice!
     
  17. HeavenCry

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    Hmm still no answer from mySN, got a PM the next day here, telling me to write directly on their email and still no reply from there after a day and a half...
    Guess service isnt as good as it used to be now that theyve grown so much :confused:?

    I cant read danish and it doesnt look much cheaper from what i gathered :p...
     
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    Please excuse us, we received your e-mail merely 5 working hours ago (rather than a day and a half) - sales / support may have been particularly busy yesterday afternoon but we'll make sure that you receive a reply ASAP! If you call them you'll generally always get straight through, plus the guys in the German office all speak pretty good English, so of mysn.de is your prefered site to order from you won't have any language barrier issues if you're ordering from outside Germany/Austria!

    I think there's a little bit of a myth surrounding the growth of the company, it's not like we came out of nowhere and are suddenly a huge muti-national conglomerate! In opening other language websites what we've been able to do is to service our customers better, because they have dedicated sales and tech support in their country :)"
     
  20. HeavenCry

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    Thats rather strange seeing as it was sent on 2014-05-15 13:03 and an automatic response confirming the receipt of the email was also sent back to me the same minute - i misscalculated a little - it was strictly speaking just a bit over a day at the time of posting, but certainly not 5 hours prior to your posting :).

    I guess the reply is still lost in limbo like my mail was...

    Regardless ill wait till monday since im really curious about that offer ;).

    I didnt know you had a live chat now, missed that, thanks for pointing it out mrDJ! Ill make sure to use that in the future (id call but intl rates are a rip off here, i dont have a problem with either german or english though, ive chatted with your folks at the .de office a few times already and the reason i prefer dealing with them is simple - im just used to them from my past dealings).

    I didnt mean any offense, but you have to admit, the company has grown a great deal over the last two decades and that changes things at least a little, i didnt mean to imply the service got bad, its was still the best ive experienced last year when i bought my last Clevo from you, just not as instant and personal when i dealt with your copany almost... a decade ago now that i think about it :). I might have phrased it a bit indelicately in my previous post :eek:...
     
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    Still no reply... thanks for the offer (to give me a better offer :p) anyway but i think im done waiting now :).
     
  22. XMG

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    No worries! The company has certainly grown an awful lot in the last 10+ years :)

    I asked the Sales guys in the German office and they said that the email was received at 2pm their time, so not far off the 5 working hours that I mentioned - they told me this as they were replying to your email so I don't know what happened to the reply. Will have them re-send it to you.

    Live Chat is available on mysn.co.uk and mysn.de through the links on the front page respectively!
     
  23. HeavenCry

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    Im starting to feel real dumb still waiting for that email...