08-16-2006, 12:11 PM
ViPER1313 Wrote:seen first hand how they cut corners left and right
This is not any different from Compaq, HP, or the dozens of other "OEM"s out there. Retail prices are market driven, but manufacturing costs are not....
Are you encountering lots of Dell failures because they suck, or because most students are buying Dell machines? The failure rate could very well be less than any other brand yet you just see more of them due to their ubuquity.