Snowman99... so I will put a spoke in the wheels and disagree with all!!! Maybe these guys have had bad experiences but mine is good. Have bought a sony vaio 2 year ago from Virgin Stores... luckily not having to make use of the warranty... it was cheaper than buying it overseas.. also by the time you arrive there will be many sales for Eid. Pity you aren't here now as they are advertising a lot of specials for Ramadan... Also it is better to buy here for the warranty ... Qatar is not the most customer service driven country!! So if you have a problem with a computer bought overseas they will probably charge you as you did not buy it here.....If you do buy it in the UK make sure the warranty is valid worldwide - I know it is available on Samsung products.. Now we have the fibre optic and we have had noooo problem with internet...( we did when we had adsl) it is not much faster than the adsl but at least we can have 3 or 4 comps linked at the same time.... and they put in a booster upstairs.... most villas are double storey... - QTEL even did the upgrade for FREE.... where else in the world would you get that!!!! We have the Mosaic package... which includes basic tv channel package... you can upgrade to a lot of other channels - PLUS in includes unlimited internet usage for QR250 per month... so go and have a look at the QTEL webpage for more info.. and also OSN which is the extra satellite service. So that is my experience..... hope this helps and hope your move goes well... :)
Snowman99... so I will put a spoke in the wheels and disagree with all!!! Maybe these guys have had bad experiences but mine is good. Have bought a sony vaio 2 year ago from Virgin Stores... luckily not having to make use of the warranty... it was cheaper than buying it overseas.. also by the time you arrive there will be many sales for Eid. Pity you aren't here now as they are advertising a lot of specials for Ramadan... Also it is better to buy here for the warranty ... Qatar is not the most customer service driven country!! So if you have a problem with a computer bought overseas they will probably charge you as you did not buy it here.....If you do buy it in the UK make sure the warranty is valid worldwide - I know it is available on Samsung products.. Now we have the fibre optic and we have had noooo problem with internet...( we did when we had adsl) it is not much faster than the adsl but at least we can have 3 or 4 comps linked at the same time.... and they put in a booster upstairs.... most villas are double storey... - QTEL even did the upgrade for FREE.... where else in the world would you get that!!!! We have the Mosaic package... which includes basic tv channel package... you can upgrade to a lot of other channels - PLUS in includes unlimited internet usage for QR250 per month... so go and have a look at the QTEL webpage for more info.. and also OSN which is the extra satellite service. So that is my experience..... hope this helps and hope your move goes well... :)