PC Word and Orange haven't given up trying to tempt customers with laptop deals, even though their last effort made the headlines for the wrong reasons.

As from the end of August all new Orange broadband customers can get £280 of a range of selected computers, but will still mean that they will have to shell out £409 for the cheapest laptop model, and £479 for the cheapest desktop.

While the deal isn't half as good as the previous deal of a free laptop or a saving £350 on any PC World laptop the minimum contract length have been reduced from two years to 18 months and Norton 360 security software is also included.

A PC World spokesman insisted that the free laptop offer wasn't an expensive mistake and there was a possibility the promotion will be repeated at a later date....yeah right!