Free laptops: a buyers guide

Laptops have never been more affordable and, now that they are being sold as part of mobile broadband deals, they’re better value than ever before.

As we rely on the internet increasingly in our day-to-day lives, it makes sense to bundle your mobile broadband and laptop charges into one and save money.

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Laptops are increasingly being bundled into broadband deals, such deals help people save money by bundling two services into one.

On Top 10 Broadband, we try to give you a snap-shot of the best free laptop with mobile broadband deals on the market at any one time. We state the RRP of the laptops and tell you how much you can download from the internet a month to help you make your decision.

Who are free laptops for?

• Students
• Business people
• Entrepreneurs

Types of free laptop deals:

There are two main types of broadband and free laptop deals, ones where the mobile broadband is built-in to the laptop and others that the mobile broadband is distinct from the laptop and supplied via a USB modem stick/dongle. Below we explore the two types in more detail.

Free laptops with in-built broadband

These deals offer laptops with mobile broadband built in, meaning you don’t have to plug in your USB modem – as the people at Vodafone say - no wires, no hassle.

The pro point of these deals is convenience, with mobile broadband built in to the laptop you don’t have to worry about remembering your dongle and you’re ready to connect to the internet wherever you are.

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USB stick and laptop combo

These deals are the most common at present and people who purchase these deals are sent a free laptop and a USB dongle/ modem stick when they order online. Though these may seem more bulky, the added bonus of these deals is that you can use your USB dongle on a range of laptops and home computers as opposed to just one.

Another bonus is that you can use your laptop with a series of different mobile broadband connections – if needs be.

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How to find the best value free laptops:

• Divide the RRP of the laptop by the length of the contract and see how much the laptop would cost if you bought on its own and paid for it over that period of time
• Take this figure from the amount that you are paying per month for the deal and you will see how much you are paying on top of the RRP for your mobile broadband connection

What can you do on a free laptop?

• Send and receive emails
• Surf the internet
• Download films, TV programs and songs
• Store and play music and video clips
• Create documents
• Game online