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Scan Computers Reviews

4.4 Rating 968 Reviews
84 %
of reviewers recommend Scan Computers
4.4
Based on 968 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Courier
Average Delivery Time
Next Day
On-time Delivery
Greater than 93%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders
Greater than 94%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Email, Telephone, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In
Under An Hour
Customer Service
4.1 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process
Difficult
Returns Process
Could Be Better

About Scan Computers:

Specification + Service = Satisfaction
Scan Computers has been selling components, software and building custom PCs, workstations, laptops and servers from our state-of-the-art factory in the UK for more than 25 years earning us over 300 industry awards. The cornerstone of our business philosophy is 3XS: Specification, Service and Satisfaction. Specification means we only sell high-quality branded components in our PCs, no unbranded brown boxes here; Service means keeping our customers informed at every stage of their order, including a web portal and SMS messages; Satisfaction means we benchmark every system we build for 24 hours ensuring that they perform brilliantly and reliably, day in and day out. View our website, telephone or visit us in person to discuss your requirements and let us tailor make a system for you.

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Phone:

01204 474747

Email:

feedback@scan.co.uk

Location:

27-29 Enterprise Park
Horwich
BL6 6PE

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Scan Computers 1 star review on 30th October 2023
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Scan Computers 5 star review on 12th September 2022
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Scan Computers 5 star review on 9th September 2022
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Purchased three new Akasa Apache Black fans, received three dirty fans with scratched labels and one with a damaged connector. It was obvious they had been taken from an old system. When I rang to complain they admitted at least one had been a customer return placed back in stock. The fans were advertised as new retail models but of those sent one had a OEM label stating if removed warranty void. The other two had this label partly removed and as such came with no warranty. That a company would pass off used items as new is dishonest. To return the items they then asked me to take them to a drop off point which entailed a journey of ten miles.
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received parcel 2nd hand products refused to replace sent back and said ive damaged kicked off a massive fuss and now refuse to sell replacements to me so have half a pc from scan and half from elsewhere absolutely useless and arrogant avoid at all costs go to overclockers.co.uk
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Two faulty 1080ti's and I ask for a replacement for the second faulty one in two weeks. They accepted my RMA, but left out the part where they didn't actually have stock to replace my card. I am now being told it will likely take over a month to replace. Since the value of my card has risen by almost £100, I asked if I could pay the difference between my card and a similar card, and have the similar card as a replacement. The returns manager refused this and offered me the random gigabyte card they had in stock., which is far inferior and made by a far inferior company. I was offered no goodwill gestures and no proper resolution. The only options I was given was to wait 1-3 months, or to be refunded a portion of the card's value. Disgraceful. Just buy from overclockers, their customer service is far, far superior.
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Very poor RMA policies and overall bad customer service. Their site FAQ's say they aim to replace faulty items within 3 to 5 days. This is not the case. Returned a faulty card under warranty, was tested and found to be faulty by scan. They then informed me that it would take up to 28 days for the item to be processed by their supplier, before a replacement could be sent. Informed them that unfortunately this would be too long for me, (as it was needed for an application to finish a time sensitive job). I would be more than happy to have it replaced with an alternative or get a refund. I was informed by their very helpful customer service representative that the only choice I had was to wait. Very helpful! Buy if your happy to wait 28 days for a replacement with no other options, and don't trust any of the FAQ's
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I've had several issues, and never a good after sale care! Ever! To the extent that at the moment I've had like 6 months of faulty GPU on warranty that has been sent back and forth from scan, they keep telling me it has no fault I test in 2 different computers both crashing with the card. Finally after many complaints they agreed to replace the GPU, I've waited patiently many weeks, for Scan to return me the same faulty card! No replacement, no communication, no update on the order. Total shame.
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Horrendous shipping/delivery time are issues with store collection. Very unhelpful and insincere when I had to contact about sorting things out. Still, don't have my order which was meant to be here over 5 days ago, no tracking information provided so just waiting to see if it turns up...doubtful. Will never use again.
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Bought a reconditioned keyboard from Scan. It was faulty. Rang up to complain, asked to speak to a manager. Keyboard was exchanged. Second keyboard faulty too. Eventually got a working keyboard but had to waste two mornings to collect keyboard(pretty hard to use my computer without one so couldn't wait for the post. Oh well not good but not bad but wait...I get my phone bill and realise their customer service number is premium rate and They've charged me £20 for speaking to me. This frim has gone down the pan. Very sad because they used to be the best.
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I bought a 3XS system from scan Computers in Jan 2016, It has been the worst computer I have ever owned and at 72 I have owned many computers. It is currently back with them for the 3rd time, it has been with them this time since 25th October2017, today is the 20th of November 2017 and I still have no idea of when I will get it back.!! For a company that advertises that it is by Royal Appointment this is unbelievable. The only reason they get ONE star is that there is no box for NONE They also had the cheek to charge me £48 carriage which I paid for (more fool me) 2 weeks ago - Still no idea when I will get it back. This computer was built by SCAN 3XS systems and is clearly Not fit for purpose, as they are struggling to fix it again! My advice is DO NOT USE SCAN Computers A G Beardmore
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Trash. Sick of returning products. Ordered an EVGA CLC 280 which started making absurdly loud noises a week after usage. Ordered a be quiet dark base 700 which the fan hub died 20 minutes after turning the PC on. Scan refuse to make it right and refuse to acknowledge how much of my time they have wasted, building my build, taking it apart, packaging the 15kg case and taking it to the DPD - only so I can do the same tomorrow when the new case arrives. They haven't made it right at all, not even a coupon for free shipping on the replacement case, I still pay £15 for shipping. Ridiculous. Hours wasted, nothing to compensate. Manager of returns is also useless and doesn't understand the concept of goodwill gestures from a repeating customer. Just to spite Scan, I am tempted to return the 1080Ti I bought that coil whines very loudly. I was advised to return it but didn't feel the need, now I do.
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Paid £2000 for a very high end laptop which had a fault. Tried to return it within 14 days but Scan requested additional testing. When I did return it after a further 14 days Scan refused to provide a refund because of the number of "power-ons" being too many. Dubious tactic on the part of Scan - ask the customer to do tests and then refuse a refund because of excessive use. I am now in legal dispute with Scan in order to get refund. Great customer service (not).
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Terrible staff
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Several times now in my experience alone, they have advertised items on their website as being in stock and taken the money/personal details from numerous customers, when no stock exists. The following day they then issue refunds to all the unhappy customers who have been let down. In 2017 this is unacceptable. They should either invest in an efficient, real time stock control system or stop pretending they are a reputable on line business. Caveat emptor.
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Ordered a GPU, it didnt arrive when they said it would even though i paid £8 for delievery, I canceled the order, got the email confirmation of the cancellation... 3 days later i got the GPU and phoned them up, the guy didnt cancel my order and just sent me the email saying he has. I then had to print off some return forms they emailed me, take it to the nearest DPD pickup place, from there it took 7 days for it to get back to scan where I am now waiting for my refund, this whole process has been going on for over 3 weeks. SOLUTION! DO NOT BUY FROM THE WEBSITE, ITS RUBBISH,
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ordered a motherboard realised didn't need it told the company before receiving was going back returns. Sent back in returns time. Refused a refund reason given faulty. unused motherboard still in box conformation it was the right board and it's my fault it's faulty when never opened or touched. Rude customer service. Rude email team. Spent over 2 grand with company and they treated me like liar.
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Website wrongly advertised 3 x free games if you bought a certain graphics card for £269 inc. delivery. Was informed after purchasing, receiving and installing the card that there was an error in the listing, and that I could not redeem one of the games. Approached customer services to see if they can offer a discount or freebie to make up for the game lost from my order, as I could have bought the card elsewhere. Only offer I got was to faff around uninstalling the graphics card from my PC and returning it for a refund. I only asked for a cheap £15 freebie (cables or coolerfan) but they were unwilling to offer anything. I understand it was a simple error by whoever manages the website, but I've been left out of pocket. Fast delivery but poor customer care. Won't be buying from them again.
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Bought a motherboard in August 2016. It stopped working in March 2017, so raised an RMA with Scan for a repaire/refund under the 1 year warranty. When Scan received the board they told me the warranty was invalid as there was physical damage to the board. There was no damage when I sent it, and I packaged it very securely - there's no way that the damage could have occured in transit. So I'm left with no working motherboard and c.£90 out of pocket. I wish I had read all the reviews of Scan before buying - seems like they are always doing this: damaging returned components and then claiming the warranty is invalid. I've raised the case with the Online Dispute Resolution, and will be contacting Trading Standards too. It's disgusting that Scan have been getting away with this, for years it seems.
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I paid for a dead pixel screen check and upon powering up having unboxed, I noticed one red/dead pixel. I have since been told this can happen in transit, which begs the question - why are you offering a service that does not benefit the customer? I opted for a finance scheme - deposit payment and then pay in full after 9 months. Scan took the full payment in one transaction without my sanction. Totally unacceptable and illegal, no...? One of the reasons I went with Scan was due to the 48 hour guarantee upon order. It took 5 days to deliver and I now need to arrange time off of work just to wait for a driver to collect the faulty laptop. It is going to be over 2 weeks that have passed since I first made the order and Scan has my money... in the meantime, I have clients that I am unable to complete projects for but Scan don't care because they've been paid. Terrible service, terrible company. Was due to be ordering much more from you but will be heading to one of your rivals instead.
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Purchased multiple terms from Scan on 08/03, totalling nearly £1,000. I received the items on 10/03 and noticed the a CPU fan pin was missing on the motherboard (there were only 3, not 4). Called scan on 11/03 to make them aware so I could get a replacement, I made them fully aware that I had tried to install it as well and was not made aware this would be an issue. Once they had received it, I got an email from them stating that they had "declined my warrenty" as there was apparently more damage to the motherboard than I had stated and also evidence of installation was there. I made them aware that I attempted to install it and they could not provide me of any proof of the other broken components so this was clearly just their way of getting out replacing/refunding the item. Spent a few days back and forth with Scan demanding my money back and all they offered is a possible repair at the cost of £25. If I accepted this, they wanted me to sign a waver to say I am happy that they may not be able to repair it and there is no timescale given even though I was in my legal right to get a refund. I therefore escalated the complaint to the retail ombudsman, but unfortunately they advised they were unable to help due to the lack of co-operation they have given in previous cases. I therefore escalated this to trading standards and citizens advice who did confirm I was legally entitled to a refund, so again went around in circles with Scan who kept saying I was in "breach of my warrenty". Luckily Scan are google certified, so I took my complaint up with Google.  They refunded me the £150 I had spent on this item after a few days of correspondence with them and advised they would chase Scan for the money. This has only been fully resolved on It seems Scan are happy to take your money but as soon as your receive a faulty item, they will do everything in their power to refuse a refund or help in anyway. I will never use Scan again!!
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Purchased multiple terms from Scan on 08/03, totalling nearly £1,000. I received the items on 10/03 and noticed the a CPU fan pin was missing on the motherboard (there were only 3, not 4). Called scan on 11/03 to make them aware so I could get a replacement, I made them fully aware that I had tried to install it as well and was not made aware this would be an issue. Once they had received it, I got an email from them stating that they had "declined my warrenty" as there was apparently more damage to the motherboard than I had stated and also evidence of installation was there. I made them aware that I attempted to install it and they could not provide me of any proof of the other broken components so this was clearly just their way of getting out replacing/refunding the item. Spent a few days back and forth with Scan demanding my money back and all they offered is a possible repair at the cost of £25. If I accepted this, they wanted me to sign a waver to say I am happy that they may not be able to repair it and there is no timescale given even though I was in my legal right to get a refund. I therefore escalated the complaint to the retail ombudsman, but unfortunately they advised they were unable to help due to the lack of co-operation they have given in previous cases. I therefore escalated this to trading standards and citizens advice who did confirm I was legally entitled to a refund, so again went around in circles with Scan who kept saying I was in "breach of my warrenty". Luckily Scan are google certified, so I took my complaint up with Google.  They refunded me the £150 I had spent on this item after a few days of correspondence with them and advised they would chase Scan for the money. This has only been fully resolved on It seems Scan are happy to take your money but as soon as your receive a faulty item, they will do everything in their power to refuse a refund or help in anyway. I will never use Scan again!!
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Sent me dead motherboard so I Rma the product for refund or replacement, the they said I had broken it even tho it was dead on arrival., stay clear of this company they are con merchants
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Scan Computers is rated 4.4 based on 968 reviews