Dude, I'm getting a dell

[vindication]

Well the title says it all. I was just wondering if Dell has any flaws that I should be looking for. I know that they're pretty good and pretty cheap for the computer that I bought. Any knowledge, known(factual), not heard it through the grape vine knowledge would be appreciated

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[hawkwind101]

In the last couple of years we rolled out over 600 Dell computers to our users and we haven't had a problem with any of them. Good choice, you'll be happy with it.

 

[JonKlsn]

Customer service sucks with them, but they build a pretty solid PC. Just hope nothing goes wrong or you'll be on hold for hours while being transfered to 7 different departments.

 

[roni]

cool... what are the specs and how much did you pay?

my dell laptop kicks ass. but i would never buy a desktop system from them, because i think it's always better to build them from scratch....

but that's my opinion and i'm awfully picky...

Well the title says it all. I was just wondering if Dell has any flaws that I should be looking for. I know that they're pretty good and pretty cheap for the computer that I bought. Any knowledge, known(factual), not heard it through the grape vine knowledge would be appreciated .

 

[Micah]

Same here, only bad thing I can say about Dell is that they had a string of bad lite-on optical drives. And they issued a recall and called the users personally who were known to have the machines.

Dell is a great company for machines on the desktop. I even helped my mother buy one, and I build machines (roughly 1 or 2 machines a month).

Oh, and at the end of this month, my RAID 5 array will be finished. This will bring my apartment up to 1372GB (1.3TB and yes, I did that using the 1024 method) of HD space. I'm moving my 470GB FTP to a 600GB effective (720GB actual) Raid 5 array, and then using 2 external 250GB drives for detachable storage on my main machine.

Sorry, had to brag.

 

[JonKlsn]

(lol2) how many stickers you got covering that machine?

 

[vindication]

It's a 4600 series
here's the specs:

-Intel Pentium 4 Processor 2.8GHz w/533MHz FSB<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o>

-Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition<o></o>

-FREE TurboTax Basic for Tax Year 2003<o></o>

-FREE UPGRADE! 512MB Dual Channel DDR SDRAM at 333MHz<o></o>

-40GB Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive (7200 RPM)<o></o>

-3.5 in Floppy Drive<o></o>

-Dual Drives: 16x DVD-ROM Drive + FREE UPGRADE! 48x CD-RW Drive<o></o>

-Dell Quietkey Keyboard<o></o>

-Dell 2-button scroll mouse<o></o>

-Microsoft Works Suite including Money<o></o>

-McAfee Security Center w/VirusScan, Firewall and Privacy, 90-day trial<o></o>

-SAVE $100! 15 in (15.0 in viewable) E152FPb Flat Panel Display<o></o>

-128MB DDR ATI RADEON 9800 PRO Graphics Card with TV-Out and DVI<o></o>

-Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio<o></o>

-Dell Media Experience<o></o>

-Dell Jukebox powered by MUSICMATCH<o></o>

-Dell Picture Studio, Paint Shop Pro Trial, Photo Album Starter Edition<o></o>

-RealOne Player, with 14 day SuperPass trial<o></o>

-Integrated Intel PRO 10/100 Ethernet<o></o>

-56K PCI Data Fax Modem<o></o>

-6 Months America Online Internet Access Included


I decided not to go to crazy cause I had a budget. All together it was a little over $1000 including shipping. Some things I didn't get, like speakers because I have really good set with sub that is way better than theirs. Other things also.

 

[Micah]

I'm hoping that came with an LCD???

www.fatwallet.com - check the forums whenever you are buying a dell. Lots of coupon codes and small biz discounts. (dell allows anyone to purchase as a small biz)

 

[ChuEy826]

Dells are cool, but RONI said, its usually better (definately cheaper) to go and build one yourself.. takes some time and patience though. Oh, and yeah, their customer service sucks.

 

[clownphish]

Steve! Ha ha, too bad dude got busted for drugs.

Anyway, we used to have Dell's at CitiFinancial and since I was in the IT dept I got to hear a bit about them. As far as my experiences there we didn't have any manufacturer defects... just users...

 

[Micah]

(lol2) how many stickers you got covering that machine?

Uhm.... - what are you talking about?

 

[roni]

user defects. lol

i understand that

As far as my experiences there we didn't have any manufacturer defects... just users...

 

[JonKlsn]

Sorry, that was a response to the 1.3TB machine that was bragged about. Just messin, like how people put stick on horsepower on their cars?

Uhm.... - what are you talking about?

 

[vindication]

the one i have now is a custom built one but it's like 4 years old. but the thing is that i'm not too computer literate so if there is a major problem i need to get someone to help me. With dell, even though their service is bad, i can get some supprt.

 

[clownphish]

user defects. lol

i understand that

Shore nuff! Gawd, the calls we would get, people are idiots when it comes to computers, I swear.

 

[Micah]

Sorry, that was a response to the 1.3TB machine that was bragged about. Just messin, like how people put stick on horsepower on their cars?

Thanks!

I'm a geek, and I've got the hookup on hardware. Such being the case, I have alot of hardware.

 

[JonKlsn]

I totally understand! I'm a geek as well. I work in the field so I'm one of the few who gets what you are talking about. Thumbs up on your setup btw. That is very impressive.

Thanks!

I'm a geek, and I've got the hookup on hardware. Such being the case, I have alot of hardware.

 

[unwrittenLaw]

Same here, only bad thing I can say about Dell is that they had a string of bad lite-on optical drives. And they issued a recall and called the users personally who were known to have the machines.

Dell is a great company for machines on the desktop. I even helped my mother buy one, and I build machines (roughly 1 or 2 machines a month).

Oh, and at the end of this month, my RAID 5 array will be finished. This will bring my apartment up to 1372GB (1.3TB and yes, I did that using the 1024 method) of HD space. I'm moving my 470GB FTP to a 600GB effective (720GB actual) Raid 5 array, and then using 2 external 250GB drives for detachable storage on my main machine.

Sorry, had to brag.

Damn, what the hell are you FTP'in...the Library of Congress...

 

[Micah]

I don't delete - ever. The simplest way for me to put it is that I have everything that I could ever imagine wanting. Movies, Music, Games, Music Videos, TV Shows, Applications, Operating Systems, Emulators & Roms, Pr0n, Digital Media Conversion Tools, IT related study aids, etc.

 

[unwrittenLaw]

Thats cool...i was going to set up an ftp on one of my boxes, but i'm not sure if i should do it on linux box, or an xp box using iis...