Evesham Computers

Advantages: Very speedy delivery, good service/support so far
Disadvantages: No manuals with computer.

...I ordered an Evesham Axis 1333SK computer in May this year, having conducted the usual market research, poring over computer mags, etc. My old machine was a Gateway - state of the art 5 years ago, but now heading towards obsolescence at breakneck speed - and I was generally happy with its performance. The biggest drawback with Gateway was the soul-destroying business of contacting their helpline. Also, it took me a year to convince them that my modem was not working, and obtain a replacement. So, I was won over by Evesham's excellent reputation for customer support. Also, the deal on offer was, along with Mesh, the best available. My computer arrived within a week - very slick service! I've now had it for 5 months, and it's in pretty constant use by all the family. So far I am delighted with it. The only minor blip came when I tried...

tongriff 21.10.2001 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Evesham Technology

Evesham : A Bit Of A Sham...

Advantages: Shopping Facilities, Attractions, Education...
Disadvantages: Chavs, Pollution...

...from primary school and the to middle school and then into high school so you social skills isn't going to be the strongest in some cases, but it's one of those things in England i'm afraid... Finally on the subject of education, Evesham has it's college Evesham and Malvern Hills College for it's further education after high school, where students can study practical vocational courses and many other types of courses such as Computing , Bussiness and Technology, Media, or childcare, but with lots more courses part time or full time on campus to choose from... ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- So there you have it, some wonderful places and attractions, and some not so good places to go, but you'll be bound to find something you like from all ages...

Jordan2493 21.09.2008 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful
Review of Evesham (England)

Evesham Computers

Advantages: Good specification - if it worked
Disadvantages: But if it doesn't work the customer service is hell on earth!

...Bought an Axis model from them- looked terrific on paper; BUT..... after 3 months the monitor had to be replaced 3 times. Frequent blue screens, seizures, crashes, distorted programmes. Restore disc didn't restore the system so Evesham TWICE came and replaced the hard drive; that made no difference so they called it back to base (on-site agreement means nothing!), and said that they had to replace the optical drives, that had been the cause of all the original problems. Within 3 days of getting the computer back it crashed again - they said "use the restore disc". That didn't work. They sent engineer again who re-formatted the HDD, installed a new differential file, and inserted the restore disc. So he has now seen for himself that it doesn't work. Spent more than 15 hours in total on the 'phone with them (mostly just hanging on...

jerrylatham 29.10.2002 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Evesham Technology

My Evesham Experiences

Advantages: Pricing, range/specs, helpful staff/tech support.
Disadvantages: Not a store in every town, RAM upgrade unavailable when I visited.

...In late September of last year (2002) I purchased an Evesham Voyager 5614 laptop from Evesham.com in Swansea (now relocated to the Evesham Microstore shop opposite the Grand Theatre). When considering which PC I was going to buy for university, there were a number of considerations. Chief amongst these were speed, size and price. I visited all the major PC retailers in my area, and online, and eventually decided that a laptop was my best bet, as it allowed portability (if I need to take it to lectures, the library etc) and the gap between desktop and laptop speed and spec is now so small as to be negligible where everyday use is concerned. PC World and the other Dixons group stores offered a good selection of brands, and a wide variety of specs. Dell seemed to have high powered, yet high priced machines, whilst Evesham, from who I...

Decoy 05.05.2003 (06.05.2003) · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Evesham Technology

Evesham

Advantages: Great scenery and peaceful
Disadvantages: Too Quiet for me

...The rural Market town, Evesham is situated in the picturesque Vale of Evesham about 30 miles from Birmingham and only 6 miles from the beautiful Cotswolds. Although the Cattle Market has long gone to be replaced by yet more flats there are still other markets. There is the daily covered market and the Saturday Market in the town's Market Square selling all sorts. Occasionally there are Farmers and Street Markets selling more specialised product. Evesham is famous for several things :PLUMS, APPLES, PEARS and most famously ASPARAGUS. SIMON DE MONTFORT known as the father of the English Parliament died here in the bloody Battle of Evesham in 1265. Evesham's name is derived from a swineherd called Eoves who claimed to see a vision of the Virgin Mary, which also inspired the creation of Evesham Abbey which was mostly destroyed after...

mrlovepantsuk 07.02.2005 (04.02.2007) · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Evesham (England)

When things go wrong - Evesham delivers

Advantages: Good systems, knowledgeable staff, warranty
Disadvantages: Few stores in UK, but good website

...About 20 months ago, I decided my old Packard-Bell PC was struggling to cope with the software I had installed on it, particularly with the demands of digital photo and video editing, and resigned myself to the need to part with more hard-earned on a new PC. My first thoughts were to go for a Dell PC as we used them at work, and they seemed to be aggressively targeting the home user. However, at this time, Dell had just reduced their inclusive warranty from three years to one year, and their pricing was not so competitive if you didn?t want one of their promotional packages. So I began researching alternatives, and Evesham consistently rated highly in the PC magazines and seemed to offer good spec for money options. I trundled off to my local Evesham shop (fortunately there is one local to me ? although they only have about 15...

averagepunter 12.03.2003 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Evesham Technology

EVESHAM CLOSING DOWN

Advantages: NONE
Disadvantages: THEY ARE GOING

...EVESHAM has made most of their staff redundant. On Friday 3rd August 2007 they marched most of the staff off site and shut down their retail stores. DO NOT BUY FROM THEM. The only staff left will probably be gone when existing orders have been completed and delivered to the unsuspecting customers. I was in the Evesham showroom today and no one there mentioned anything was wrong. I had to search the Internet to find out exactly was was going on. I am not sure what is happening about support but you absolutely MUST NOT purchase anything from them. The original owner , Richard Austin, sold most of the stock to another outfit called TIMEUK about 3 months ago. Nothing was mentioned about this in the press....

ChewBakker 04.08.2007 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Evesham Technology

Evesham - Loyal customer lost

Advantages: Good Machines if you can get one!
Disadvantages: Shock Sales service

...I have to agree with a few of the other reviews. The computers Evesham produce are excellent, and having owned one for 9 trouble free years (except keyboard/mouse and speaker problems which were all rectified by Evesham immediately) I was going straight to them for my next machines. I bought a basic laptop, no problems with that. However when it came to the desktop it was a different matter. 8 attempts to get my order right, then 3 weeks without hearing anything, then a lot of telephone calls, one with a rude sales supervisor (who incidently was 100% wrong), to then have my computer turn up with no monitor and a scratch down the coolermaster case! I tried to call the sales agent to find out what was going on only yo be transfered directly to customer services because I now had my computer and it was after sales service. However...

CAD01 21.05.2007 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Evesham Technology

Beware Evesham it's not what it used to be!

Advantages: Brilliant systems if they work
Disadvantages: Terrible third party repairs or rather lack of repairs!

...Over the years I had bought two desk top PC's from Evesham plus inherited a very old second hand one. All of them were faultless; one was even repaired just a month off the 3 year warranty and upgraded too, at no extra cost. So last year, when I wanted a notebook, I did not even look at other companies but went straight to Evesham and had a £999 notebook delivered, with the added security of 3 year onsite warranty! From day one the notebook did not work properly, often failing to shut down, freezing, and crashing. I contacted Evesham and was told it was user error. I assured them I did know what I was doing, and had 2 other home systems that did not behave like this. I kept a log and photographs off all the errors. Eventually Evesham said they would pick up the notebook, apparently it is in the small print that onsite doesn't mean...

fayperry 22.09.2007 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Evesham Technology

Evesham are a victim of their own success

Advantages: Mostly reliable PCs, good value for money
Disadvantages: poor technical support, slow service and poorly rushed installation

...I bought a complete Evesham system from the internet a few months ago after several recommendations were made to me regarding their tempting prices, reliability and excellent technical support. I reckoned I didn't need the support as I work in this field anyway. How wrong I was! I was so excited when my brand new, super duper, hi-spec PC arrived. All I had to do was hook it up and it was ready to go. Much to my disappointment, after using the PC only for a couple of minutes it began to crash or reboot itself. All I was attempting to do was click some windows, play mp3s or mpeg videos just to test the performance of the PC. I immediately called up the technical support and got held on the usual queuing system. Thankfully I have experienced worse queues and it didn't take too long. I carefully explained the situation to the helpdesk...

flurey 16.12.2002 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Evesham Technology