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Laptops Direct Reviews

4.3 Rating 2,223 Reviews
84 %
of reviewers recommend Laptops Direct
4.3
Based on 2,223 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Courier
Average Delivery Time
Next Day
On-time Delivery
Greater than 87%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders
96%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Email, Telephone, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In
Under An Hour
Customer Service
4.1 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process
Difficult
Returns Process
Easy

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Laptops Direct 1 star review on 9th October 2023
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Laptops Direct 5 star review on 27th May 2023
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Laptops Direct 5 star review on 27th May 2023
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Laptops Direct 5 star review on 27th May 2023
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Laptops Direct 5 star review on 24th May 2022
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Laptops Direct 2 star review on 16th April 2022
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Laptops Direct 5 star review on 31st March 2022
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
had to order a 1600 pounds laptop to replace my old one on Friday, and paid 20 extra pounds to have it delivered on Saturday, because as a CG artist freelancer, I needed it for my work. The next day at 5pm, it hadn't arrived yet so I called laptops directs and they told me it should arrive soon. I waited a little bit more, then called the carrier who told me it wouldn't arrive this day, as the supplier had selected a delivery on Monday. Today is Monday, I called laptops direct and even though I explained them that it was their mistake, that there was a good reason why I paid those extra 20 pounds and that I lost three days of work and had to spend my whole Saturday and now all Monday at home waiting for the delivery, they only refunded the "delivery delay difference" of 15 pounds. No compensation whatsoever beside that. I don't like to write reviews and especially bad ones, but I don't want anybody to do the same mistake: if you're in a hurry, DO NOT BUY FROM THEM, go anywhere else, Amazon is cheaper, delivers in time and refund you when they are the ones that messed up.
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Posted 9 years ago
I would rather chop off my right nut than have to try and deal with these guys again!!!! BE WARNED DO NOT SHOP HERE
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Posted 9 years ago
Laptops direct are the worst company I have ever had the misfortune to deal with. They sold Me a faulty tv, it took Me months of hassle to get a refund. When I finally got it they reduced the amount by 10 % for a so called usage charge. Trading standards informed Me this is illegal, I told laptops direct but they don't care. Any company is only as good as its after sales service. The customer service team are rude and incompetent. If You buy from here and your purchase develops a fault forget about Your consumer rights. Avoid this company at all costs.
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Posted 9 years ago
never known a company like it,took me months to get my money back.Stay well clear,false advertising!!
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Posted 9 years ago
SORRY DOES NOT HELP ME I LOST MY MONEY AND MY TIME RUNING TO POST TWO TIMES MAKING PHONE CALL SOME ARE RUDE OVER THE PHONE FEW ARE GOOD NO MORE TO LAPTOP DIRECT ANYMORE BAD SERVICE
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Posted 9 years ago
Probably the worst company in existence. I ordered a refurbished laptop and apparently refurbished to them means the exact same thing as used. It obviously hadn't been touched as it was dirty but my main complaint is to do with the little matter of the £400 laptop not actually working at all. I have a feeling this has something to do with me skipping the ridiculous £30 service charge (which probably means they turn it on to check its working). Turning it on would have showed the OS didn't work and they sent it anyway for me to fix as I had not payed the charge for a 'full service'. Company is a joke and you can tell as they have no review system as they would all be 1 star.
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Posted 9 years ago
They Charge 13p per min to call them what a joke dont think i would buy anthing off them they charge you to call them disgrace
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Posted 9 years ago
With holding refund for over 3weeks. Item was riddled with faults and the customer service is non existent. NEVER SHOP WITH LAPTOPS DIRECT . I have been forced to take legal action against them for breaking distance selling rules.
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Posted 9 years ago
Having a fault on my laptop before 7 days sending it back has been a nightmare! Dpd sent it back to me and I as a customer loose money. They promise to call but never does not foes they take any responsibility! Stay away!
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Posted 9 years ago
The worst company ever I made the biggest mistake that I ever made to order a laptop from them I paid the set up and they sent me a broken computer and its gone away 1 month and I'm still without my laptop because they use the worst delivery I could say the chip one to delivery the laptop it's gone 1 month away and it's not my fold my only blame was order a laptop from them I ask them to redound me about the set up which is 30 paund extra and nobody it's been refound me I ask them to install windows 10 with this 30 paund extra and nobody it's been doing nothing you should be worry if u been order a laptop or something from them
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Posted 9 years ago
Avoid! Avoid! Avoid! Laptop broken down twice for less than three years, luckily I avail the extended warranty and usb back up. Now technical team said they dont need the usb, I realised that the usb back up amounting to £25 is of no use because the laptop has built-in back up and as for the warranty, I paid additional £20 for them to pick up my laptop, they took £28.82. I complained and told them that, they said they've refunded me 8.82 now I found out they didn't refund me the money to where I paid them instead to a different account they said I used to purchase the laptop 3yrs ago. Strange because it has been closed two years ago. Bank thought it is fradulent because there is no account anymore with my name exsisting on them. Dodgy company beware and don't give your bank details better if you really wish to purchase product with them pay them in cheque
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Posted 9 years ago
Rather a big mistake to ever make a purchase from Laptops Direct. I was sold a product with an upgrade. Now down the line when a fault occurred outside of warranty (which is ok) I am told by Acer that the product. I was sold should never have been sold with an upgrade as it is not comparable. Acer or laptop direct or even Microsoft do not want to no. Laptop direct just say put it in writing we will do nothing but reply in 14 days. Totally avoid any purchase from this company or Acer both are dreadful.
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Posted 9 years ago
If I could give negative stars I would, I ordered a laptop from them waited a week for delivery, the got a phone call explaining that they no longer had in stock and was not made anymore. Fair enough so they offer me a reconditioned model with a slightly higher spec. Fine however when the laptop shows up within the week it starts not working properly. Won't turn on, audio I messed up and the video is rubbish. I contact them several time and go through every step of advice they give. Which was extremely thard to get by the way. It takes 2 months to admit that bit needs fixed. I send the laptop back in the best packaging I have but gets damaged In transit. The are refusing to even look.at the problem so I'm stuck with a laptop that one doesn't turn on and I'm still paying for. Staff were unhelpful and every request to correspond via email was ignored meaning the process was needlessly long and stressful. Will never use them again
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Posted 9 years ago
I have ordered a £269 laptop which when it arrived it was open with half it's accessories missing and faulty so I had to send it back and they did not bothered sending me another ( blamed post ) or gave my money back . I would avoid at all costs !!!
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Posted 9 years ago
We ordered a all in one PC from Laptops Direct and they delivered wrong item. When asked them to return the item and refund they said my return request was not accepted as this is a business order and they do not accept unwanted returns. Firstly whatever the reason this is an unacceptable customer service and more importantly when it is totally their mistake delivering wrong item they blame us ordering wrong item. How can any business carry on with this kind of service from a supplier? This is totally unacceptable. What a waste of time dealing with them, what a waste of money spend with them if you are a business. If this is how they treat to a potential business customer which can spend over £250k per annum I do not even want to imagine how they would treat individual customers. Doing business with any of the group companies again? Never again. Not through work and not personally. And whatever the result maybe, I will make sure everyone I know through work and personally know what kind of a company buyitdirect is. Ohh well if they wont accept return then I will contact my bank and if necessary visa company. Not because of value of item but principle. They need to learn how they should provide "Customer Service"
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Posted 9 years ago
Bought a laptop from these people in April, paid full. Laptop delivered faulty, had it returned and another delivered seven days later. Also faulty, confirmed by manufacturer. Laptop direct suggested that the manufacturer was wrong, sent back second laptop only to be told that the tech process takes fourteen days. Three weeks and no laptop. False advertising as they are selling faulty units at premium price. Request refund and now awaiting their excuses on why they will refuse to pay. DO NOT TRUST THIS COMPANY!!!
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Posted 9 years ago
Ordered a camera from laptopsdirect on the 2nd of April, should have been delivered on the 25th of April (quite a long time, huh?). On the 22nd of April I received an email from them telling me they no longer have that particular camera in stock and they would call me to arrange a refund or choose an alternative product. I waited 3 days, they never called me, I called them to request a refund (13p/min), the lady over the phone was extremely bored, not too helpful. I got the refund in 7 days, on their website it says 3-5 days. I wouldn't recommend this company to anyone.
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Posted 9 years ago
I ordered a Laptop from laptopsdirect.co.uk and it was fine, now 2 months later I have ordered another one, over the phone. There was some issues with their web page as it was not displaying correct information. Such as the HDD showing as 1GB rather than 1TB. In all the conversation and order process took 9 minutes, going through all the information and finally getting my card details over. I received my Laptop the next day, however the following day I find another laptop, the same as the one ordered 2 months previous. When asked, the order went through 3-4 minutes before the phone order was made. This is obviously a mistake on their behalf, I would not order whilst in the midst of giving my card details over to them or even asking about a specific product staring at the webpage asking why is there informational mistakes on the page which he informed me was purely clerical and put me straight with its specifications. Laptops Direct have refused to help me at all and have now stopped contacting me regarding this issue. I feel this company has let me down dramatically and I can not trust them anymore. I will never use this company or its partners again.
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Posted 9 years ago
The laptop was delivered with numerous faults-the charger was faulty, the @ key typed " and vice versa, the headphone connection didn't work amongst other things. The customer services have refused to do anything, saying they can't check the other faults due to the charger being faulty-and that I broke it! I would not recommend anyone buys anything from this company. Bunch of crooks. The laptop is clearly a very poor refurbished one, not the brand new one I paid for. I will be taking further action against them.
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Posted 9 years ago
This is the first time ive used Acerdirect, not only did they sell me a faulty laptop they tried to charge me after i opened it and it did not operate correctly from the box!! When i asked for a refund which was within the 30 days they said i could not return it! I had to then go to the citizens advice who told me they were legally breaking the law and under the consumer legislation act 2015 they had to provide me with a full refund! Agents were unhelpful and defensive from the start! DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!!!
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Posted 9 years ago
Laptops Direct is rated 4.3 based on 2,223 reviews