JackBurton
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- Jul 18, 2000
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Seriously, is that all you are left with to defend your "The most overpriced proprietary POS crap ever manufactured" statement? Dell's support? Well that is just sad. Dell's support is so fvcking worthless it's not even funny. What, are they going to fly a guy in from India to look at your machine? Because apparently that where most of Dell's support comes from. But let me give you that. The price I quote above includes Dell's "3 Year On-site Economy Plan." WTF "Economy Plan" means I have NO idea. I also have no idea what Sony's basic warranty is, so let me add Sony's "3 Year Onsite Service Plan plus Accidental Damage Protection for Notebooks" for $315. So that brings the totals to:Originally posted by: Pabster
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And why don't you check out what you are missing. Look at the prices Sony charges for their "extended" warranty plans. Dell gives you a 4 year plan for the same price Sony charges you for 2! The warranty alone is worth several hundred $. Dell also sends someone right to your door to repair your laptop. Sony? Oops, no, you've got to send it back -- and if you didn't purchase "express replacement" service...
Dell = $2047
Sony = $2255
So for an extra ~$200 let's what you get from Sony. With that service plan, you get ON SITE repair (that means at your home or office for people that have problems understanding what that is) and it includes accidental damage. You drop it, they fix it. With Dell, you drop it, YOU fix it, and YOU pay for it. Hopefully you don't crack your LCD. That will cost you a tad bit over $200. But let's see what else you get for $200. You get a bigger wide screen LCD with very little weight added, firewire, and a MUCH better looking laptop (if you find that Dell laptops look better than Sony's, you're in the minority). But what I find even better with that model is that you have the option to choose a MUCH better LCD (XBrite) which Dell doesn't even offer anything comparable. You also have the option for built in bluetooth, which is a must for me. So if you add everything up, the price really isn't an issue as the two laptop are VERY similarly priced. The only difference is, the Sony is the better overall laptop.
The point you are trying to make is that you have no idea what you're talking about. Don't give me this "cherry-picked" crap. That Sony laptop dominates anything Dell has in that category. And it looks like something the OP may be in the market for. If he wanted a big plasticy, heavy and ugly laptop, I'd definitely point him toward a Dell, as Sony has nothing in that category.My point is that you can cherry-pick your "apples to apples" on a specific machine. But when you look at the whole product lines -- both Dell and Sony -- we both know who has the better selection, the better prices, and the better service. So quit talking out of your arse.