Ordered an external h/d from Tesco on Sunday evening.
£3 delivery charge. To be delivered 3-5 days.
A bloke in a white van delivered it this morning.
Not bad is that.

On Tuesday, 21 February 2017 18:20:17 UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
Ordered an external h/d from Tesco on Sunday evening.
£3 delivery charge. To be delivered 3-5 days.
A bloke in a white van delivered it this morning.
Not bad is that.

their hdd prices are a bit steep.


NT

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On Tuesday, 21 February 2017 18:20:17 UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
Ordered an external h/d from Tesco on Sunday evening.
£3 delivery charge. To be delivered 3-5 days.
A bloke in a white van delivered it this morning.
Not bad is that.

their hdd prices are a bit steep.


Dunno, but the external one came in the best.

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On Tuesday, 21 February 2017 18:20:17 UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
Ordered an external h/d from Tesco on Sunday evening.
£3 delivery charge. To be delivered 3-5 days.
A bloke in a white van delivered it this morning.
Not bad is that.

their hdd prices are a bit steep.

relative to neverhearofthem from China perhaps

but not relative to anyone I would trust to deliver something as critical as
a hard disk

tim

On Tuesday, 21 February 2017 19:00:47 UTC, tim... wrote:
tabbypurr wrote in message
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On Tuesday, 21 February 2017 18:20:17 UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:

Ordered an external h/d from Tesco on Sunday evening.
£3 delivery charge. To be delivered 3-5 days.
A bloke in a white van delivered it this morning.
Not bad is that.

their hdd prices are a bit steep.

relative to neverhearofthem from China perhaps

but not relative to anyone I would trust to deliver something as critical as
a hard disk

tim

I tend to get computer stuff from uk outlets on amazon nowadays. I've found reliability to be fine, but am not doing it on a commercial scale. Tesco are very uncompetitive on hdds.


NT

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On Tuesday, 21 February 2017 19:00:47 UTC, tim... wrote:
tabbypurr wrote in message
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On Tuesday, 21 February 2017 18:20:17 UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:

Ordered an external h/d from Tesco on Sunday evening.
£3 delivery charge. To be delivered 3-5 days.
A bloke in a white van delivered it this morning.
Not bad is that.

their hdd prices are a bit steep.

relative to neverhearofthem from China perhaps

but not relative to anyone I would trust to deliver something as critical
as
a hard disk

tim

I tend to get computer stuff from uk outlets on amazon nowadays. I've
found reliability to be fine, but am not doing it on a commercial scale.
Tesco are very uncompetitive on hdds.

Internals? - for some reason they are more expensive than externals, not
checked elsewhere so I have no idea if that's normal

Externals, best price at Tesco for 1TB 52.00, best other price I could
find - 48.00, both with shipping to be added - but for Tesco I always click
and collect at my local store



tim

On 22/02/17 08:22, tim... wrote:


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On Tuesday, 21 February 2017 19:00:47 UTC, tim... wrote:
tabbypurr wrote in message
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On Tuesday, 21 February 2017 18:20:17 UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:

Ordered an external h/d from Tesco on Sunday evening.
£3 delivery charge. To be delivered 3-5 days.
A bloke in a white van delivered it this morning.
Not bad is that.

their hdd prices are a bit steep.

relative to neverhearofthem from China perhaps

but not relative to anyone I would trust to deliver something as
critical as
a hard disk

tim

I tend to get computer stuff from uk outlets on amazon nowadays. I've
found reliability to be fine, but am not doing it on a commercial
scale. Tesco are very uncompetitive on hdds.

Internals? - for some reason they are more expensive than externals, not
checked elsewhere so I have no idea if that's normal

Externals, best price at Tesco for 1TB 52.00, best other price I could
find - 48.00, both with shipping to be added - but for Tesco I always
click and collect at my local store


Pretty much exactly my experience.

Currys and Tescos were only marginally worse than online, a difference
absorbed by shipping costs.

It looks like they are cost competitive with internals too.




tim





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On Wed, 22 Feb 2017 08:29:16 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 22/02/17 08:22, tim... wrote:


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On Tuesday, 21 February 2017 19:00:47 UTC, tim... wrote:
tabbypurr wrote in message
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On Tuesday, 21 February 2017 18:20:17 UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire
wrote:

Ordered an external h/d from Tesco on Sunday evening.
£3 delivery charge. To be delivered 3-5 days.
A bloke in a white van delivered it this morning. Not bad is that.

their hdd prices are a bit steep.

relative to neverhearofthem from China perhaps

but not relative to anyone I would trust to deliver something as
critical as a hard disk

tim

I tend to get computer stuff from uk outlets on amazon nowadays. I've
found reliability to be fine, but am not doing it on a commercial
scale. Tesco are very uncompetitive on hdds.

Internals? - for some reason they are more expensive than externals,
not checked elsewhere so I have no idea if that's normal

Externals, best price at Tesco for 1TB 52.00, best other price I could
find - 48.00, both with shipping to be added - but for Tesco I always
click and collect at my local store


Pretty much exactly my experience.

Currys and Tescos were only marginally worse than online, a difference
absorbed by shipping costs.

Argos is also worth a look. Currently at £52.99 for 1TB. Delivery (often
same day) for £3.95.


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On Wed, 22 Feb 2017 09:54:33 +0000, Bob Eager wrote:

On Wed, 22 Feb 2017 08:29:16 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 22/02/17 08:22, tim... wrote:


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On Tuesday, 21 February 2017 19:00:47 UTC, tim... wrote:
tabbypurr wrote in message
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On Tuesday, 21 February 2017 18:20:17 UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire
wrote:

Ordered an external h/d from Tesco on Sunday evening.
£3 delivery charge. To be delivered 3-5 days.
A bloke in a white van delivered it this morning. Not bad is
that.

their hdd prices are a bit steep.

relative to neverhearofthem from China perhaps

but not relative to anyone I would trust to deliver something as
critical as a hard disk

tim

I tend to get computer stuff from uk outlets on amazon nowadays. I've
found reliability to be fine, but am not doing it on a commercial
scale. Tesco are very uncompetitive on hdds.

Internals? - for some reason they are more expensive than externals,
not checked elsewhere so I have no idea if that's normal

Externals, best price at Tesco for 1TB 52.00, best other price I could
find - 48.00, both with shipping to be added - but for Tesco I always
click and collect at my local store


Pretty much exactly my experience.

Currys and Tescos were only marginally worse than online, a difference
absorbed by shipping costs.

Argos is also worth a look. Currently at £52.99 for 1TB. Delivery (often
same day) for £3.95.

I got a 3TB from Argos for £89.99. Click and collected within 30 minutes.

always assuming your closest Argos is less than 30 minutes away

tim

Is it any good though?
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"Mr Pounder Esquire" wrote in message
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Ordered an external h/d from Tesco on Sunday evening.
£3 delivery charge. To be delivered 3-5 days.
A bloke in a white van delivered it this morning.
Not bad is that.