Telkom Laptop Deal

[Uli]

I have recently had a look at this laptop deal from telkom. It advertisers that you receive Toshiba Notebook with intel T2330 in it. but when you go to the shop the laptop has a celeron sticker on it. can anybody confirm that this is one of telkoms sneaky deals again?
I found the link to intel for the processor
http://processorfinder.intel.com/Details.aspx?sSpec=SLA4K
As intel shows it as a Pentium possessor.

 

[hj2k_x]

What is the deal? Coming from them, I doubt it is very good anyway.

 

[ld13]

http://www.telkom.co.za/common/pcbundle/toshibanotebook.html

Intel T2330, 1GB RAM, 160GB Hdd, DVD Writer, 15.4" WXGA LCD Screen, Toshiba Carry Bag, 802.11 b/g Wireless Card, MS Works 8. 5 , Vista Home Premium

Ok, but did you see this?...

Should conditions render unavailable any materials or Equipment specified herein or otherwise required in order to fulfill the PC bundle Agreement, a substitution deemed by Telkom to be suitable for the performance of its obligations will be supplied.

 

[hj2k_x]

http://www.telkom.co.za/common/pcbundle/toshibanotebook.html


Ok, but did you see this?...

36 month contract

 

[[OUPA]MrNutz]

36 month contract

contracts from vodacom also 36 months..

 

[hj2k_x]

contracts from vodacom also 36 months..

Only the data ones with the free lappies. Easier to get a 24-month one and get some vouchers from IC or somewhere and buy the lappie that way. 3 years is a long long time.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Don't tie yourself up in a contract, especially with telkom.

The market might change suddenly....

 

[Uli]

Who know when anything in this market will actually happen... We will all wait for ever for anything to happen. Somebody is making a hell of allot of money out of this...
Its not a bad deal if its a pentium processor. but not celeron.
I also saw somebody's laptop with a celeron possessor in it with the telkom deal.

 

[pjjdp]

Looks like an excellent deal.

1. 1000 Free minutes during standard time - R650 value
2. Unlimited calls during callmore up to 1 hour per call, ADSL line rental, Phone line rental - Telkom Closer 4 @ R429/month
5. 1Gb ADSL access - About R80
6. 1 x Notebook - R8000(Guestimate)


Above x 36 + notebook = About R49724


Rental = R641.40 x 36 = R23090.40

You do the rest of the maths.

 

[hj2k_x]

Looks like an excellent deal.

1. 1000 Free minutes during standard time - R650 value
2. Unlimited calls during callmore up to 1 hour per call, ADSL line rental, Phone line rental - Telkom Closer 4 @ R429/month
5. 1Gb ADSL access - About R80
6. 1 x Notebook - R8000(Guestimate)


Above x 36 + notebook = About R49724


Rental = R641.40 x 36 = R23090.40

You do the rest of the maths.

Looks a lot like Telkom Chinese maths there. But ya, if you don't mind being tied to the devil for another 3 years, then fine