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Michael said:So, based on the fact that one dell PC has never given trouble in 6 years the entire world should buy dell?
I would recommend an eMachine. With so many people having problems,
they're "ripe" to produce a good one.
Michael said:So, based on the fact that one dell PC has never given trouble in 6 years the entire world should buy dell?
I would recommend an eMachine. With so many people having problems,
they're "ripe" to produce a good one.
If you are going to buy instead of building your own.Than dell is the
one to buy.I have a dell that is 6 years old and has never give any trouble.
I make plenty of money repairing Dells.
Gary
kony said:... and yet, of all the problems we see in this NG, very few are
Dell systems. I'm not implying anything, it's just a simple
fact.
... and yet, of all the problems we see in this NG, very few are
Dell systems. I'm not implying anything, it's just a simple
fact.
Could that indicate that people who buy Dells just get them fixed under
warranty? Or could it mean that if you're, ummmm, the sort of person who
buys a Dell then you aren't the sort of person who would know about usenet
or be interested in fixing it yourself anyway?
There are a myriad of possible reasons for your observation.
Most of the folks who ate pickles 125 years ago...are now dead.
I'm not implying anything, it's just a simple fact.
lol
No more pickles for me!
kony wrote:
Making some nice beet pickles today, they'll be be good for a couple
years then start turning weaker color, and mushy taste. Kinda like old
computers, they too only last so long; and BTW yep me too will be dead
in another 75 years or so.
kony said:You could be right, it may be how a large percentage of problems
are handled, yet there are so many Dells out there that even a
minor percentage would be signficant. I've always considered
Compaqs to the the "pc from hell" but even they have improved
them and increased standardization over past years. If there is
one thing I'd beware of in modern OEM systems is whether they're
using power hungry CPU and/or video card and an ample power
supply to promote long life and upgradability... one of the major
failings of some Compaqs but especially eMachines.
You'll get no argument from me on Compaqs,they're the most proprietary PC
I've ever encountered,they use substandard,underpowered power supplies that
can't be upgraded,and their support is so bad that I've never gotten a
correct answer from them,twice I've had to return replacement parts because
they don't even know what's in their own systems.If people with Dells aren't
complaining because the problems are getting fixed under warranty,then their
support must be infinitely better than Compaq's!
kony said:Isn't the average Dell warranty now 1 year? If so it's not very
long to get warranty work done, especially considering that a
PC's worst flaw is the nut behind the mouse, one who may start
fiddling with system more after that "new" feel wears off.
$50.Grinder said:It's even worse with Gateway. My nephew recently purchased a machine
from them. 90 days warranty and support, or one year for an additional
Who said:$50.
I believe that most big dealers offer a year at most,they figure they can
make extra money by offering warranty extensions.But 90 days is ridiculously
short,and people I've known who bought Gateways seemed to have a lot of
problems with them.
kony said:IMHO, there is nothing wrong with a Dell system for someone
wanting a complete, ready to use system that isn't expected to
accomdate as many upgrades as a clone box.
A Dell desktop might seem to be low cost if someone must have an
Intel based system with a brand name on the box. There are more
attractive alternatives, such as AMD based systems with carefully
chosen components. I am fairly sure that at each price point I can
find higher performing alternatives using an AMD cpu.
JK said:I am fairly sure that at each price point I can
find higher performing alternatives using an AMD cpu.
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