http://www.portabletech.co.uk/

**Joefireline** · 04-02-2006, 09:18 AM

Hi, I am going to be buying a laptop very soon, I was searching the internet for a good deal with a laptop, I am wanting one which has a fairly good graphics chip (128mb dedicated), a fairly fast processor but not 5 meters thick! I found a site, http://www.portabletech.co.uk/, and there prices seem unbelievably low. (An Acer laptop, sold at £1400 at one place, but only £639.99 here!).
Does anyone know anything about http://www.portabletech.co.uk/? Are they trustworthy and have they got good customer services? Can anyone here tell me about them?

Spektyr · 04-02-2006, 09:49 AM

Looks a bit flight-by-nightish to me. Something about it makes my "401 Sense" tingle, too. (Nigerian scam artists)

There doesn't seem to be any buzz on the net about it being a scam, though... doesn't mean they're clean (check the copyright date on the webpage - the paint isn't even dry).

All in all it looks like a gamble to me. Any online shop that doesn't even have the ability to take orders online is a bit scary.

**Joefireline** · 04-02-2006, 09:52 AM

Yeah, that's what I was thinking, but if there is someone who has brought off here, and has had good service, and the item has arrived undamaged, then it might be worth a try, I might just phone them.

**Joefireline** · 04-03-2006, 05:13 AM

I have read through the terms and conditions, and it all seems fine and reasonable, so I just don't know how the get the laptops in so cheap.
I have e-mailed them; don't know if I will get a reply, if I don't, then I won't buy from them.

**Joefireline** · 04-07-2006, 02:25 AM

Update: The site has been suspended, so it must have been dodgy...
"Site suspended at the instruction of

Principal Consumer Services Officer
Trading Standards Service
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Southern Grove
London E3 4PN

Tel: 020 7364 6687"

Take a look! http://www.portabletech.co.uk/

04-02-2006, 09:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
Joefireline Enthusiastic TSFer~Joseph Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portishead (Bristol) England Posts: 5,313 OS: XP Pro SP2(Desktop) / XP Home SP2(laptop) My System	http://www.portabletech.co.uk/ Hi, I am going to be buying a laptop very soon, I was searching the internet for a good deal with a laptop, I am wanting one which has a fairly good graphics chip (128mb dedicated), a fairly fast processor but not 5 meters thick! I found a site, http://www.portabletech.co.uk/, and there prices seem unbelievably low. (An Acer laptop, sold at £1400 at one place, but only £639.99 here!). Does anyone know anything about http://www.portabletech.co.uk/? Are they trustworthy and have they got good customer services? Can anyone here tell me about them? __________________ - Joseph LAPTOP: Acer Aspire 5512WMLi (Specification) OPTIMIZE XP BEFORE POSTING HJT LOG - POST HJT LOG >>HERE<< If TSF has helped you, please help TSF: Please DONATE

04-02-2006, 09:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
Joefireline Enthusiastic TSFer~Joseph Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portishead (Bristol) England Posts: 5,313 OS: XP Pro SP2(Desktop) / XP Home SP2(laptop) My System	Yeah, that's what I was thinking, but if there is someone who has brought off here, and has had good service, and the item has arrived undamaged, then it might be worth a try, I might just phone them. __________________ - Joseph LAPTOP: Acer Aspire 5512WMLi (Specification) OPTIMIZE XP BEFORE POSTING HJT LOG - POST HJT LOG >>HERE<< If TSF has helped you, please help TSF: Please DONATE

04-07-2006, 02:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
Joefireline Enthusiastic TSFer~Joseph Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portishead (Bristol) England Posts: 5,313 OS: XP Pro SP2(Desktop) / XP Home SP2(laptop) My System	Update: The site has been suspended, so it must have been dodgy... "Site suspended at the instruction of Principal Consumer Services Officer Trading Standards Service London Borough of Tower Hamlets Southern Grove London E3 4PN Tel: 020 7364 6687" Take a look! http://www.portabletech.co.uk/ __________________ - Joseph LAPTOP: Acer Aspire 5512WMLi (Specification) OPTIMIZE XP BEFORE POSTING HJT LOG - POST HJT LOG >>HERE<< If TSF has helped you, please help TSF: Please DONATE

04-02-2006, 09:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
Spektyr Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 102 OS: XP, Vista Home & Ultimate / Ubuntu "Hardy Heron"	Looks a bit flight-by-nightish to me. Something about it makes my "401 Sense" tingle, too. (Nigerian scam artists) There doesn't seem to be any buzz on the net about it being a scam, though... doesn't mean they're clean (check the copyright date on the webpage - the paint isn't even dry). All in all it looks like a gamble to me. Any online shop that doesn't even have the ability to take orders online is a bit scary.

04-03-2006, 05:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
Joefireline Enthusiastic TSFer~Joseph Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portishead (Bristol) England Posts: 5,313 OS: XP Pro SP2(Desktop) / XP Home SP2(laptop) My System	I have read through the terms and conditions, and it all seems fine and reasonable, so I just don't know how the get the laptops in so cheap. I have e-mailed them; don't know if I will get a reply, if I don't, then I won't buy from them.