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Old 05-02-2006, 23:22   #40
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Re: The "I bought a computer from PC World, Currys or Dixons" Thread

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Originally Posted by homealone
I think so

in general, if you buy a 'branded' PC from a 3rd party retailer, you should look to the brand owner for support.

- e.g. if you buy Hewlett Packard from Currys then you should seek support from Hewlett Packard

If you buy an 'own label' PC from a retailer, then you contact them for support.

- for example, 'Advent' is a Currys/PCWorld brand, so they should be the support contact.

My personal opinion is that the likes of Advent usually use the more compatible components, if you want to upgrade...........
Although that is correct the sales of goods act puts warrenty and problems firmly at the door of the retailer.
My first pc was bought from Dixons I didnt have a clue and was blagged into a extended warrenty what a noob I am.Ive been to pc worold often to look at the prices and im amazed at the lack of knowledge a lot of the staff have.Some are just totally clueless.Dilli for example this week ordered a laptop drive and was amazed when the staff tried to sell in a 3.5 inch drive.
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