Dell as a company

[shoRunner]

Originally posted by: darkswordsman17
Also, most of the problems that arise that I've seen from out PC Repair service has nothing to do with what brand it is. Well over half of them are PEBKAC.

try 90%+

 

[randumb]

cheap laptops? good

 

[lobadobadingdong]

Originally posted by: igowerf

Originally posted by: lobadobadingdong

Originally posted by: tfinch2
What's the point of upgrading your mobo without upgrading processor?

last time I upgraded my mobo, I got a 15-20% speed boost in video encoding, after I resold my old mobo, it ended up costing me all of $15. If I upgraded my proc and not my mobo, I'd have had to spend nearly $150 more for the same kind of performance increase.

Which mobos?

went from an msi kt4vl to a shuttle an41

 

[dug777]

i like em

my folks p4 2ghz seems great even now, tho held back by 256mb RDRAM

 

[shilala]

Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt
Extremely competitive prices and machines that work. If you're looking for tons of upgradability then build your own, otherwise nothing wrong with dell.

QFP

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: shilala

Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt
Extremely competitive prices and machines that work. If you're looking for tons of upgradability then build your own, otherwise nothing wrong with dell.

QFP

QFP

 

[LeadMagnet]

As far as their service - it depends on what level you are talking.
Home and SOHO users - fall into the generic globale queue and get ok phone service but good replacement support.
Small Bussiness - get good phone service and good replacement support.
Medium , large ,& goverment - get awesome phone support and awesome replacement

 

[heedoyiu]

so i must say i am very sorry then and that yes as much as i would hate to say and cringe at the thought dell does make a good product, it would seem my biggest issue is with the people who have not a clue when they buy, as it is with anything, in the sense of computing ignorance is not bliss, maybe you guys who work at dell could try to teach some of your customers, on what they have bought. for that would set dell apart from the rest.

 

[Tommy2000GT]

I like dell. Every time I complain to them about something, I get free stuff.

 

[Kelemvor]

Never had a problem with them at all. I recommend Dell to everyone I know and have never had anyone that has had any out of ordinary problems.

 

[DrEldarion]

From a company standpoint, they're great. They've managed to make themselves the standard name that every Joe Schmoe thinks of when he decides he wants a new computer.

I'm a big fan of the products I've used of theirs, too. I own a Dell DJ that works great and (IMO) is far sexier than an iPod due to the metal/black scheme, and the 2001FP that I'm looking at right now is a sexy, sexy monitor.

 

[heedoyiu]

dell is a great company, i will shoot myself in the foot later so many apol although i will still make fun of their products with no agp forever

 

[heedoyiu]

but wait should post a question, why have we not seen a amd processor? prob contract with p4 yet, any really now why?

 

[cain]

hate them

 

[spaceman]

thier build quality isn't what it used to be.

 

[tami]

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: shilala

Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt
Extremely competitive prices and machines that work. If you're looking for tons of upgradability then build your own, otherwise nothing wrong with dell.

QFP

QFP

quoted for proof!

 

[homercles337]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Computers = :thumbsdown:
Customer Service = :thumbsdown:

Fixed quote...

My last Dell had the following replaced over the course of two years:

3 Mobos
3 CPUs
2 PSUs
2 HDs
2 Rambus modules

Thats all i can remeber for now, but have a feeling that im forgetting something. However, if my mother/sister/friend wanted a new computer would i build one or tell them to buy a Dell--the latter.

 

[Pocatello]

I would reccomend a Dell to my friends and family members whenever they want me to build them a cheap computer.

 

[RbSX]

Originally posted by: heedoyiu
true for the average user i find nothing wrong with them, yet the upgrading one is non exsistant, but on the flip side i must give great applause due to they have some of the best laptops i have seen.

Yeah I'm lying on my bed right now with my new 8600.. I haven't really had any problems with it at all.

 

[spaceman]

Originally posted by: Pocatello
I would reccomend a Dell to my friends and family members whenever they want me to build them a cheap computer.

definitely.

 

[RbSX]

Originally posted by: heedoyiu
yah try hooking up something a little more then a mobo hard drive and a cd-rom then see how long it lasts

You're getting really annoying newb. Everything for me has lasted for a long time on my dell, so your point is moot.

 

[desteffy]

if you want to sell computers but people want to buy dells, then become a dell reseller. One of my friends builds/fixes computers and he is a dell reseller and makes good money of reselling them.

 

[heedoyiu]

i was talking about the psu not dell as a whole

 

[RbSX]

Originally posted by: heedoyiu
so i must say i am very sorry then and that yes as much as i would hate to say and cringe at the thought dell does make a good product, it would seem my biggest issue is with the people who have not a clue when they buy, as it is with anything, in the sense of computing ignorance is not bliss, maybe you guys who work at dell could try to teach some of your customers, on what they have bought. for that would set dell apart from the rest.

I think you're stupid. Isn't that the entire point of buying a dell? The users aren't educated enough to build themselves, or diagnose the computers themselves.