08-16-2006, 12:07 PM
I dislike Dell's because I work on them all year for my job with CampusNet and have seen first hand how they cut corners left and right. The 30 and 40gb hard drives they use for their 610 and 810 laptops have a tendency to die (I think they are Hitachi or Samsung drives, 5400rpm), the power supplies used in their desktops are grossly underpowered and tend to fail, the backlights in their laptop monitors crap out on the reg and their laptop cases / keyboards are flimsy and cheaply constructed compared to an IBM laptops. Their laptops also get rather hot while running due to their poor ventilation designs and cheap fans compared to other brands I have worked with.
On a more personal note, 2 of the 3 Dell computers my dad bought for his store have suffered motherboard failures in their 2 years of service (at least according to the Dell guy who repaired them.)
The one thing I will give Dell is that they have good warranties available for their systems :roll:
On a more personal note, 2 of the 3 Dell computers my dad bought for his store have suffered motherboard failures in their 2 years of service (at least according to the Dell guy who repaired them.)
The one thing I will give Dell is that they have good warranties available for their systems :roll:
Why do people just post what they are thinking? Without thinking.
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2012 Ford Mustang
1995 BMW 540i/A
1990 Eagle Talon TSI AWD