Re: Dithering over


"Tim.." <the.farm.no@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:d8-dnafi-9N_zSHbRVnyuwA@xxxxxxxxx

"Doki" <mrdoki@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:46bc2369$0$24762$da0feed9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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"Steve Firth" <%steve%@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1i2lsqc.1l3ign68zqd74N%%steve%@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Doki <mrdoki@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Dell, load of ***.

Why?

They substitute cheap components for the ones ordered, and then offer
small "refunds" when the customers complain. However said refund means
the package still costs more than similar kit from other makers and the
kit shipped remains not what was ordered.

Reliability sucks.

Tech support from India and if you have a problems they string you along
for months then tell you that your PC is now out of warranty.

Computers from Dell always feel slow, I don't know why. But suspect it
is related to the "swap components for cheap substitutes" and "ship
lower spec than advertised" problems.

Oh well. It's considerably cheaper than I could have built it for, and if it's not to spec (which I have, in writing), it's going back. They gave me a freeby 3 year hardware warranty for some bizarre reason, so it's all alright in that respect. I'm aware of the Indian tech support, but if I need it, it'll most likely be for a diagnosed hardware problem.

And now it's cancelled. Because dell are selling a considerably better PC for £40 less. WTF? If you look on the Dell Ubuntu site, you'll also see that the Ubuntu PCs are more expensive than the equivalent Windows box (I paid slightly less than the same model with windows). Anyway, now I'll have a Windows licence and a higher spec PC for less. And I can still shove Ubuntu onto it.

BTW, who would you recommend as an alternative to Dell given a fair few think they're ***?

Acer- the T180's on Ebuyer (with no choice but fcuking Fista) are top notch PC's esp if equipped with another gig of ram and a PCI-E card...

Nowhere near the spec of the machine I'm looking at. E4400 processor (Core 2 Duo, 2GHz), Gigabyte of ram, 320 gig har drive etc. For £270.

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