Finally! A free laptop from O2
March 4, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Netbooks and laptops seem to be all the rage these days – a useful means of persuading cash-strapped customers to sign up to hefty mobile broadband contracts. So it is somewhat strange that O2 has only just managed to get its act together and offer a free laptop with its latest deal.
The actual deal offers a choice between two different contracts, each bundled with a different machine. The first is for customers signing up for a £30-per-month deal, who can take home a brand new Samsung NC10 netbook which has a 10.2-inch screen, 1GB of memory and is usually sold for £300.
However, if customers want to get a bigger and better laptop, they will have to sign up for the £40-a-month contract, which includes a Samsung R510. This has a dual core Intel processor and a bigger hard drive, but the catch is that it requires a one-off payment of £80 in order to get the laptop. Another downside is that customers will have to sign up to a massive two-year mobile broadband contract, which seems a bit much.
There is a 3GB data allowance on each contract included in the cost, which is pretty reasonable, but for an extra £10 per month this can go up to 10GB. However, both deals have unlimited wireless access, and for a further £5 a month for you can get the Home Broadband Service thrown in as well.
This is certainly not the cheapest deal on the market, but it is good to see that O2 has finally got involved with the free laptop brigade. The deal begins at the end of February, so check out the O2 website if you want to be one of the first to take advantage of it.
