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Title: Has anyone else noticed this?
Post by: Niall on Sep 24, 2009, 19:05:59
I get emails from PC PRO as any good nerd should :P

The ones I've received today, to two separate email accounts on different machines (this doesn't matter but people are obsessed with details :D) and when you click on the mail it wants to log in to a secure server at cms.pcpro.denint.co.uk at DI Preview server.

I think they did something wrong :P
Title: Re: Has anyone else noticed this?
Post by: Rik on Sep 24, 2009, 19:06:50
I didn't notice, Niall. I tend to scan them and bin them in the main.
Title: Re: Has anyone else noticed this?
Post by: Niall on Sep 24, 2009, 19:10:09
But you have to have them so you can see the latest A list, and wonder who paid them for some of the bad reviews :D
Title: Re: Has anyone else noticed this?
Post by: Rik on Sep 24, 2009, 19:13:09
I gave up on PC-Pro when it was still busy championing Evesham. :)
Title: Re: Has anyone else noticed this?
Post by: Sebby on Sep 24, 2009, 20:41:02
Eve-who? ;D :whistle:
Title: Re: Has anyone else noticed this?
Post by: Niall on Sep 24, 2009, 21:59:14
Quote from: Rik on Sep 24, 2009, 19:13:09
I gave up on PC-Pro when it was still busy championing Evesham. :)

To be fair, they had some decent PCs. I think my last laptop was from them.
Title: Re: Has anyone else noticed this?
Post by: Rik on Sep 25, 2009, 09:03:09
Quote from: Sebby on Sep 24, 2009, 20:41:02
Eve-who? ;D :whistle:

Can't remember from Adam, Seb. :)
Title: Re: Has anyone else noticed this?
Post by: Rik on Sep 25, 2009, 09:03:48
Quote from: Niall on Sep 24, 2009, 21:59:14
To be fair, they had some decent PCs. I think my last laptop was from them.

They did, and I had several machines from them, but towards then end their service was rubbish.
Title: Re: Has anyone else noticed this?
Post by: Sebby on Sep 25, 2009, 17:26:38
Quote from: Rik on Sep 25, 2009, 09:03:09
Can't remember from Adam, Seb. :)

;D
Title: Re: Has anyone else noticed this?
Post by: Niall on Sep 25, 2009, 19:34:24
Quote from: Rik on Sep 25, 2009, 09:03:48
They did, and I had several machines from them, but towards then end their service was rubbish.

Ah yes, I remember them being torn to bits in the online world regarding that. Didn't Time buy them out, then welch on the contracts?
Title: Re: Has anyone else noticed this?
Post by: Rik on Sep 26, 2009, 10:42:38
Yup.  :mad:
Title: Re: Has anyone else noticed this?
Post by: Niall on Sep 26, 2009, 10:47:45
It's all coming flooding back now :D

I remember that the laptop I had, did have such a warranty but it expired 3 months before all that happened. Ironically I gave the laptop to my dad when I upgraded. Somehow the PSU on it popped after he had it for about 3 months and fried it. I never had a single issue with it, so I can't help wondering what the hell he did :D
Title: Re: Has anyone else noticed this?
Post by: Rik on Sep 26, 2009, 10:51:00
The laptop I had from them went through three motherboards and two batteries within the warranty period, though they considered the batteries a consumable so didn't cover them. I've never had a battery problem with a machine since and remain convinced that the failures were related to the mobo issues.
Title: Re: Has anyone else noticed this?
Post by: David on Sep 28, 2009, 20:45:34
Evesham ? I think I nearly bought one from Woolies but decided against it  :no:
Title: Re: Has anyone else noticed this?
Post by: bobleslie on Sep 28, 2009, 20:50:37
I never realised that PC Pro was a nerd's magazine.  ;D
Title: Re: Has anyone else noticed this?
Post by: Niall on Sep 28, 2009, 20:51:40
Well it isn't really, but it is when you use it to compare against other information :D