new laptop?

[iron man]

hi guys my dads pc crashed and now he's looking to replace it. i convinced him for what he needs, a laptop would do the trick. where would be the cheapest place to buy a laptop from in your experience? will i find one cheaper online?

his budget it about R4000.00 including software and such. including microsoft office.
they live in kzn area.
thanks guys.

 

[b00n]

have a look on jump.co.za, online will almost always be cheaper than instore.

 

[Other Pineapple Smurf]

Incredible Connection

One thing most stores will not tell you is the warranty procedure is painful. From experience Incredible has the best service (thats how bad the laptop industry is).

I also do not recommend buying online as you cannot test them out - something rather important as things like tactile feedback, keyboard layout and touchpad are very important.

EDIT: On M$ Office, most laptops come bundle with a Office 2010 Starter - this includes Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Most of the functionality is reduced but its good enough for a lot of mom & pop users. Else you need to get Office Home & Student edition (3 licences) and the price is R700 if you shop around.

 

[blue-eye-boy]

What I did when I bought mymom a laptop, is I searched online for what she can afford. Then I went to any pc shop that sells laptops, incredible is a good place, and test it there.

The best prices when I bought hers were at laptopdirect.

 

[ponder]

his budget it about R4000.00 including software and such. including microsoft office.

Which version of office? You can knock R1000-R2000 off you budget straight away which leaves you with nothing for a notebook....

Why not use the existing version he has?