Tiny Computers (Shop)

...I bought a PC from Tiny Computers. They are now bankrupt but bought out by Time computers. Time have a similar reputation to that of the one Tiny was known by, but I have no personal experience of them, so cannot draw a conclusion fairly. This op is more about knowing your rights and what to do when you buy a PC. Tiny are just my case in point. The point of the op is two-fold; to warn potential computer buyers about unethical practices in the industry, ...
...of times. Phoned Tiny a couple of days later. Got told I need to ring BT and ask them to increase the gain on my line. When I stopped laughing, I agreed to do it, to humour him (on account of the fact I'd been using the line for 5 years to connect to the net, with 2 computers and 3 modems but 0 problems). BT guy laughed too. Rang back. "We're not sure it's a hardware issue, it may be third party software". How I managed to stop myself hitting the ...

Andybhoy 23.06.2002 · Read full review
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Yes I've got a Tiny one, PC that is. About two years ago I purchased what was then the state of the art Pentium II MMX 450Mhz ultra system for a very princely price of £2000+. Oh how times have changed since then, now I can buy a computer that supercedes mine three times as fast and for half the price I paid! How annoying and frustrating it is, but I guess you will have to feel cheated otherwise if you put it off with the thought of I'll get the ...
...they call Tiny. The Tiny I purchased my PC from was the store in Bold Street, Liverpool. I still remember all the eager beavers of the salesman, pouncing on everyone that stepped foot into their terrority, even little kids couldn't escape their wrath. Forcing parents to purchase systems as the children were addicted to clicking away in store demostration machines. Onto my experience. At first I was allowed to just wonder around the store viewing ...

ceminem 26.09.2001 · Read full review
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Tiny computers, just as the name suggests, are a very “tiny” success in the PC world. My advice just simply before I start, is to avoid Tiny. About 2 years ago I went to buy a Tiny computer, looking for something in the budget range and being able to access the internet, and at the time, have a large hard drive. Now the salespersons were not very helpful. After simply telling them what I required, they only pointed towards the models in the high ...
...next catalogue is released. Thanks Tiny what a lot of help. Now being completely thrown off of the idea from buying from Tiny, we went back a few weeks later. This time they shew us through the latest catalogue, once again to find not much of a good range of products. They were all either the top of the range models, or just very cheap low budget computers that would not do as required. It looked like Tiny had nothing in-between for consumers who ...

fairypancakes 04.02.2001 · Read full review
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...of buying a computer from TINY then I urge you to think again. My own experience at their hands is not unique. I purchased a PC from them 18 months ago, it went wrong within 2 weeks. Over the next 4 months the PC was replaced 4 times, one was delivered without the processor fitted (so much for their claim to test all machines before shipping!). I also had 5 on-site visits from engineers who seemed to have very little knowledge of computers. Customer ...
...attention of the managing director. After 5 months I finally got TINY to collect my PC and refund my money. If you do buy from them and things go wrong heed my advice, record everything on paper, keep a copy of all letters and demand your money back. ...

jonwhite 08.09.2000 · Read full review
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lying_happy_eyes 08.11.2001 (16.02.2006) · Read full review
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...PC would arrive via the Tiny delivery system within 10 working days. I was expecting it to be delivered but I had no idea how long it would be. Sure enough 7 or 8 days later the man from Tiny had arrived. I had paid more for the options of it being set up and installed for me, as, at the time, I felt I could set it up myself to a satisfactory level that I required. He was quick and efficient and had my system set up for me inside hour and a half. ...
...to look after my PC. He told me everything that I would require to use and maintain my brand spanking new PC. This was one of the reason I choose Tiny, as it had been recommend by a friend that they would set up and explain to me my new PC. I was also pleased to know that if it did break then there was a phone line I could call. Also my system was under warrant, which I had to pay more for but I felt it was worth it! Since then I have contact the ...

Genki_dama 28.07.2001 · Read full review
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...'lightening down the phone line'. Tiny refused to repair it or anything, claiming it was not covered under the warranty. Fortunately for me, they obviously hadn't even read the warranty they were sending out to people, and I argued it. Eventually they agreed to fix it. It took them over three months to do this....no joke!.....they had to return and pick it up twice! To this day i am still having problems with it... I have written to them twice to ...
...the devices they have put in the pc, names and models, so i can download the drivers off the net. Also I asked if they could verify that the parts replaced were brand new (the hard-drive is scratched and appears used in my opinion). Well they haven't replied to either letter....and sent me a voucher booklet for 50 quid to 'apologise' for all the inconvenience....um, more like to shut me up and to stop me sending them more letters. If you choose ...

Deenie 10.11.2000 · Read full review
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...November, 3.5 weeks later, and Tiny have'nt even bothered contacting me. In fact I contacted them Monday, to be told the systems were being built as we spoke, so I thought ok, should be here by Wednesday then. *********************************************** Ok it's Wednesday............So has it arrived? *********************************************** Don't be silly, of course not. So I phoned them again today, to be told the desktop has been ...
...right). Also told me that there is a backlog of 400+ of these laptops. Bear in mind that the website is now stating 7 working days for delivery of this laptop, I think there are going to be some very disapointed customers don't you. Considering they took the money out of my credit card on the 20th October, I feel they should have at least contacted me to tell me there had been a delay. ************************** So what's next?? ************************** ...

sandemp 10.11.2004 · Read full review
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...my house mate has a Tiny PC and has had almost no problems with it I went in for a quick look, I already knew the spec I wanted. AFter using a very slow, 233 processor, scraping by with a 3gb hard drive, I felt I needed more speed, more power and more storage space :) I suppose I could have got the same deal cheaper if I had found someone to build me it, buying the parts cheap, but I didn't know anyone, and I am impatient and wanted it now! The ...
...I tried everything, went to tiny online which was quite informative, but I followed all the things and that still didn't work. I called them next day from work (saving phone bill!) I explained I didn't have my PC in front of me, but explained what was wrong, the guy at the other end to be honest I think he knew less about PC's than me! I guess he was reading from a manual. Anyway, he gave me something to try, and call back later if that didnt work ...

alleykatz 27.01.2001 · Read full review
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...I went into our local Tiny shop and discussed the options, also the methods of repayments. I then went back to work. later on in the day, I phoned my husband to make sure we were going ahead, he gave me the specifications and I went back after work. The store was open until 8pm which was handy, I could take my time and look around. The manager approached me, he recognised me from dinner time and I asked for some help. I said I wanted a Pentium ...
...for the pc , then Tiny would replace the monitor and any old parts for free for this extra price. I refused it, they can't argue with a sales person, I know their tricks. Iam a sales person myself, so they can't always talk me into extended warranties. My hubbie is getting quite good on pc's, so I rely on him to sort them out, who needs an engineer. I must admit though, they didn't pressurise me, they accepted what I said. The date for my new ...

belinda9 20.07.2001 (16.09.2001) · Read full review
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I bought a Tiny computer because, at my school everyone was getting laptops and all the teachers thought they were great things that helped your school work, so me and my dad started hunting through all sorts of PC books, until we found an advert displaying Tiny Computers, this all seemed great but oh how we were wrong………. Customer Service ============= At the time when Tiny actually owned shops, my family were on an outing and we went into Tiny ...
...charger kept stopping. We called Tiny up about the charger, got a machine, ARGH! Anyway so after that my dad wrote a letter to them, never actually got a reply to that letter. And then after about three months Tiny called us and talked about the charger, and just said that they’d tested it and it was fine! (Ridiculous!) Then in about a week after that my dad was reading the business section of the Times, and it said all about Tiny being taken over ...

Chazzer3 16.03.2004 · Read full review
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...1998 I walked into a Tiny showroom in Huddersfield and bought a Tiny PC on HP.What a mistake!!! I hadn't bought a computer before so I didn't know that much about them. The staff in the showroom were very pleasant and described the different options available to me. When I had chosen the computer I wanted,the saleswoman persuaded me to take out an onsite warranty. The cost to me, nearly £250,but worth every penny because,in her words,"If anything ...
...That is my experience of Tiny computers.I should have taken more notice of the showroom address in Huddersfield. It is located in a street called The Shambles. An apt description of Tiny computers. PS. Apparently,their tech support line now has a time limit of 15 mins. per call,problem solved or not.They must get a hell of a lot of calls then!! ...

gabriella2k 05.09.2001 (21.09.2001) · Read full review
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I have had two experiences with Tiny, the first when I purchased my computer 12 months ago and the second when I recommended them to my friend last month. I purchased my system the specifications of which are: Celeron 600 processor 20 GB Hard Drive 128MB SDRAM (recently upgraded to 256MB) 17" Monitor (upgraded at time of purchase from 15" for £60) 300DPI USB Flatbed Scanner Lexmark Z11 printer Various bundled software Premium Package, cost ...
...Headphone/microphone IBM via voice Coral Draw 8 MGI photoshop 3 Gamepad Total cost including upgrades £1128.00 I purchased mine on the 9 months interest free option, the other options were to pay then or pay in 39 installments at £58.30 per month. Total cost £2273.70! Sorry I can't find the details regarding APR but it will probably be on the web-site. Now to the point, I decided to use the telesales option. I had ordered the brochure that ...

SparkyDeighton 12.08.2001 · Read full review
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I bought my Tiny computer about a year ago and to date I have only had one major problem which was my fault. When I rang they were very helpful and sent an engineer within two days he told me a new part was needed unfortunately this took about 3 weeks to arrive. When ever I needed to contact them to chase the part I did so from work as call charges are quite steep and they always kept you hanging on or the phone would ring for ages before someone ...
...way through a conversation. Tiny Online (the internet) at the beginning had caused me a lot of problems for some reason I kept losing the connection and being kept thrown out while surfing so I switched to another provider. Last month I received an email from Tiny Online thanking me for being a loyal customer and offering me free software (paying for postage and packing only) for continuing to use them. So now I use them at work that way my phone ...

Lorriee 26.06.2001 · Read full review
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...was also ready to use. Tiny colour code every cable to make life easier, it really does make it easier and I have built more than one of my previous P.C's myself. The Final Opinion:- The graphics are phenominal. The speed of operation is unbelievable. If you have a monitor smaller than 19", upgrade now, you will never look back. I had a 17" monitor before and can not believe the difference. The sound is perfect, it sounds as if you are sitting ...
...class cinema with really expensive speakers). I couldn't find a cheaper and better system anywhere. The only down side (if you can call it one) is the integrated sound system, you can not upgrade the sound card, although unless you want to create number 1 hit tunes, you should not need to upgrade. I have not needed the help line yet (touch wood) so can't comment on after sales care, although upto the point you get your computer everything was ...

tommartin 08.03.2001 · Read full review
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