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Hmm, the pound has recovered since the election was called; $280 looks like the low end now:
https://www.johnlewis.com/brow...|0

Most people would pay $4-500 though. Still doesn't justify $250 on a new circuit board - an out of warranty repair would cost less than that including call-out charges and 'all parts'.

You might look into double-walled presses, such as this one. I've not yet tried them out, but am tempted, for the same reason - even after only a minute or so in the press, the coffee's at immediate drinking temperature. Cue any kind of distraction.. true, it's no huge matter to pop it into the microwave for twenty seconds, but it would certainly be nice to have it somewhat hotter initially.

What you need is a sewing box

Ya, I've got Stanley rolling case where I store all my computer parts, only cost $20, and has plenty of room for all my accessories, tools, and parts. Easily mobile for house calls, plus it has a swivel-out drawer for screws where I can organize all the different little shit that comes with most components these days. I haven't lost a screw since. Highly recommend something similar; plus it sure beats using old parts boxes for storage like most people do...

I don't know about the rest of you but I have to buy a new tube every time I have a new CPU, the old tube always disappears.

I used Arctic Silver 5 on my Q6600 rig five years ago. I used the same Arctic Silver 5 when I upgraded the cooler to a Corsair H70 two years ago, and when I upgraded to Sandy Bridge earlier this year.

What you need is a sewing box

Completely agree. I'd suggest using Square Trade's published reliability by manufacturer report to narrow the possibilities. Asus, Toshiba, Sony, maybe Dell.

If there is a particularly good retailer in your area, buy from them. (In the UK, John Lewis offer a two year warranty with all laptops.)

Completely agree. I'd suggest using Square Trade's published reliability by manufacturer report to narrow the possibilities. Asus, Toshiba, Sony, maybe Dell.

If there is a particularly good retailer in your area, buy from them. (In the UK, John Lewis offer a two year warranty with all laptops.)

Why so keen for a new building society? There's already ample choice.

There are also other types of organisations you may wish to consider, for example the Co-operative bank. Whilst this is a bank and not owned by it's customers, it is owned by the Co-op, a supermarket (etc) which *is* owned by it's customers. Just pop into a store and pick up a membership card.

Actually, depending on what's available where you live you can pretty much avoid the, uh, corporate corporations. If you're looking for a department store there's John Lewis (owned by all of it's staff), for your daily there's the Guardian which is owned by a trust (kind of, but not quite a charity), BBC for telly... Often the mutuals etc are at least amongst the better options, though your choices would be pretty limited especially for entertainment.

Hi David,

I'm pretty sure you're in the UK. Here are some of Amazon.co.uk's rivals, who also do delivery:

• Play.com
• HMV
• Waterstones
• John Lewis
• Tesco
• ASDA

It's as simple as ordering from Amazon's rivals instead of Amazon. You don't even need to move from your seat!

Isn't internet capitalism grand?

In all of the EU all the Apple products have a two-year national warranty

Ohhhhh, no they don't

...a limited hardware warranty covers your Mac and all included accessories against defects for one year from the original purchase date.

If you're in the UK, you might be confusing John Lewis' two year warranty, with Apple.

At least you still have grapefruit spoons. They are no longer sold in the UK

http://www.johnlewis.com/230483123/Product.aspx?source=14798

At least you still have grapefruit spoons. They are no longer sold in the UK, due to health and safety concerns over people cutting their mouths (I honestly wish I was making this one up - you can still find them in second-hand shops, but good luck finding new ones).

You are.

For most people, the decision is more likely to be based on the portability (battery life is getting pretty good for full laptops these days and places to plug them in more commonplace, so less of a concern). Netbooks are more portable, but they're still not exactly mobile phones. And at the same time, laptops are getting lighter.

Bulk, rather than weight, is also a factor.

I recently bought an Acer Aspire One. I get around by bike, and I found that my Laptop, a 13" MacBook + Brenthaven sleeve, was taking up most of the space in my pannier. A netbook, with no padded case, leaves a lot more room.

I think you're right about the UK price, but Linux netbooks are GBP 200-220 and I'm sure that competition, catalysed by AMD's entry, will drive the prices down over the next 12 months.

I avoided getting a new Apple keyboard, partly because I had no money and partly because I really didn't think the aluminium would fit my white iMac well (yes, I've turned into a Mac ponce, so sue me.) After the first problem got rectified, I snapped up the new KB, finding that having no volume key on OS X rendered me angry and bitter.

And goddammit, I love the fucking thing. Having a Dashboard and Expose key marked makes my life a million times easier, it looks amazing, built like a rock, the USB ports are intelligently placed (especially with the Mighty Mouse, which I avoid, having a cord about 2 feet long) and, of course, it's great to type on.

My only beef is that Apple makes it far too hard to tell which version Brits should order from their online store. There's English and English (International), and you are left with no idea of what to choose. (Protip for people with bad teeth: buy Apple stuff from John Lewis for the same amount of money, shorter shipping times and better service.)

You can get better guarantees, it just depends on the store. I don't know about in the US, but in the UK John Lewis, for example, will give you a one year guarantee on Creative players.

At least in Germany you have to pay at least 350 Euros if you want Apple to repair your 'book that is older then one year.

Depends where you get it from - not Germany, but I bought my iBook from John Lewis here in the UK. Two year repair-or-replacement warranty for free.

It really pays to shop around. :-)

The real problem seems to be that the name is common and there is a John Lewis (with whatever middle initial) who is on the no-fly list.

yeah, the panasonic one I had was death to wlan.

Having moved back to the UK, I now own a set of DECT phones which are the dogs bollocks.

Interference: zero. Range: Excellent. Scalability: superb. The DECT standard includes an open spec for adding new phones (from any vendor) to the same base station. So we have 3 phones off one one station, one per floor.

I dont know what frequency it runs on, and frankly dont care. It works. the WLAN works. that is all I need to know.

I'm in the UK, and I bought my iBook from John Lewis.

They're a big Apple reseller, but definitely not Apple-only, and their 'never knowingly undersold' motto really works. If you can find it cheaper elsewhere, they'll sell it at that price.

The staff seemed knowledgeable and were very helpful, and while my local store had sold out of the particular model iBook I wanted, they delivered it for no extra cost from another.

Plus, I seem to have a two year warranty on this machine...