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| Thread ID: 43406 | 2004-03-13 22:31:00 | Would you buy a Dell | berniebee (5367) | Press F1 |
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| 222370 | 2004-12-26 11:40:00 | I go to www.dragonpc.co.nz they are in Chirstchurch and are very good I buy components from them and have had no worries. I will continue to buy from them because of their advice and honesty even when it ment me not spending so much there and saving some money.Thats what I call service,which is lacking from so many shops now.Thats how you win loyal customers. For $2500 CPU amd athlon 64 3000+ socket 939 $274.50 :D " " " 3200+ " " $346.15 MB ga-k8nsnsxp nforce 3 ultra $328.06 RAM a-data 512mb ddr 400 $121.43 ( I would get 2 of these = dual channel ) SC audigy 2zs $183.77 :D GPU albraton 6600 gt 128mb agp 8x $450 :D sparkle " " " " " $448.88 HD seagate 200gb 8mb cache 7200rpm pata $198.76 or " " " " " " sata $219.91 DVDRW double layer btc $178.88 (wow they sure are getting cheaper) CRT 19 " philips 109b65 real flat $424.88 or samsung syncmaster 957df 19 " crt $431.74 case antec sonata comes with good psu $325.34 =$2,488.50 if you go for the cheaper items I have done and only 1x512mb ddr Can buy the items below cheap at dickssmith and get better latter,or buy from dragonpc. keyboard you choose $_._ mouse " " $_._ floppy " " $_._ All include gst Get it as a package deal and should get it cheaper!! Talk to them their ph.no.,address are on their website. ps I do not work for them or have any interest in them. Just going the extra mile so you dont miss out on good deals,or get ripped off,waste money. Hope it helps if not disregard and I will Have just wasted time.Oh well so whats new. |
memphis (2869) | ||
| 222371 | 2004-12-27 11:06:00 | I bought a Dell Dimension 4600i in April and have had no problems with it. I added a second HD and 2 RAM cards myself. All is A OK. Vince | Vince (406) | ||
| 222372 | 2004-12-27 18:20:00 | rofl, look at my post on the first page :D I was so paranoid back then... hehehe... I still don't recommend buying a dell tho unless you are teh super-n00b.... |
hamstar (4) | ||
| 222373 | 2004-12-27 19:20:00 | There have been several very sensible replies to this poster , for a change. I'll just add my :2cents: worth. There is nothing wrong with any of the "name" brands. Dell or otherwise. After sales service is in the most part adequate and competant. But, if you are going to change parts and modify it etc. you would be better served by a local shop. Generaly the "name brands" lose interest in you if you do modifications etc. If you do decide to get a Dell than make absolutely sure you get exactly what you want. Things like fire wire, card readers, blue tooth , Lans ,etc may sound good on the spec. list, but if you are not going to use them don't buy them. One thing to remember. If you buy a "name brand" you are not going to get a retail version of windows. You will get the installed version, and probably a recovery version on a partition on your hard disk. Not very helpful if you want to fit a new disk at a later date. If you are a compulsive fiddler who likes to play around inside your box, then buy local. If you are content to leave things as they are then but Dell. From the voice of experience, Jack :badpc: |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 222374 | 2004-12-27 21:43:00 | As a Christchurch resident too ... here's my 5c worth. I've been looking at buying a new PC for a year. I will probably buy a Dell online and what I want will probably cost me $2100 if I wait until their special offers line up with my needs. A similar spec'd off the shelf machine will cost me about $2800 from a large (Moorehouse Ave) computer shop. If I want a customised PC from a smaller local place I'm still looking $2400 to $2800 depending on componants If I took the $2100 my Dell would cost me and tried to get an off the shelf system from a small local supplier for that money, the specs won't be as good as the Dell although it may still meet my needs. My decision swings on whether having local backup is worth the extra cost (or buying a lower spec'd machine for the same money as the Dell). If I was a tinkerer I'd probably go local. As I only ever take the cover off my PC to remove dust though, there's less chance of me screwing something up so I can just put it under my desk and forget it just as I have done with my 6 year old Gateway pc (bought online) My answer is "Yes, I would buy a Dell (but not a Warehouse model)". Other people will say "No" for their own particular reasons and they will be just as right. I saw a quote once which probably applies well here. It goes "There is no right or wrong decision ... there are only consequences". |
Oggy (5399) | ||
| 222375 | 2004-12-27 23:58:00 | [QUOTE=hamstar]*hamstar shudders at the thought of department store pcs* Are you joking. Don't you know that big company PC's like this suck!? That link metla posted fully supports that statement. They're ****! Why are they, have you owned one or just repeating some nonsence someone else heard and told you? I don't own one, but know people who do and they are very happy with them. Dell didn't get where they are by selling "sh*t" as you put it Hamstar. |
Baldy (26) | ||
| 222376 | 2004-12-28 05:07:00 | I'm with Baldy on this one. No purchasing officer ever got fired for buying IBM, Dell, Compaq, HP, Gateway or any other mainstream commercial supplier. Their computers perform well and reliably for normal business users. They do not claim to build computers suitable for use by geeks, gamers, tweakers, clockers and random fiddlers. All the "anti" talk is just so much hot air, and unless those comments come from techs providing support on a daily basis to commercial machines, operating in a commercial environment, they have no real foundation. That is regardless of whether or not said commenters have encountered customers unhappy with the performance of their "commercial" machine or wanted to repair/upgrade it and were unable to accept the limitations inherent in machines not really intended for a consumer environment. And before anybody screams the obvious, yes the mass manufacturers do build for, and market to, "ordinary" consumers, but they do not target the "PC savvy" market serious gamers or any other serious user. A few stray souls get caught in their marketing net, but that is not a reason to condemn all of their production out of hand. There are bucketloads of satisfied users out there, the silent majority who keep going back to buy more of the same. Even BMC & Skoda found a ready market, and produced the occasional winner. It's horses for courses you see, but dedicated PC-heads seem to have extreme difficulty accepting that concept. Nevertheless, they are all personal computers and remain worthy of consideration when matching budget and needs to the offerings of the marketplace. Cheers Billy 8-{) :) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 222377 | 2004-12-28 05:59:00 | I think this is quite a good thread, thanks people! They do not claim to build computers suitable for use by geeks, gamers, tweakers, clockers and random fiddlers. Reading all so far, that seems to sum it all up. |
mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 222378 | 2004-12-28 09:25:00 | Therefor, A VW is as good as a BMW. pffftttt. Quality can be measured my simplistic buddies,and knowing no better does not make all products equal. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 222379 | 2004-12-28 10:42:00 | I go to www.dragonpc.co.nz they are in Chirstchurch and are very good I buy components from them and have had no worries. I will continue to buy from them because of their advice and honesty even when it ment me not spending so much there and saving some money.Thats what I call service,which is lacking from so many shops now.Thats how you win loyal customers. For $2500 CPU amd athlon 64 3000+ socket 939 $274.50 :D " " " 3200+ " " $346.15 MB ga-k8nsnsxp nforce 3 ultra $328.06 RAM a-data 512mb ddr 400 $121.43 ( I would get 2 of these = dual channel ) SC audigy 2zs $183.77 :D GPU albraton 6600 gt 128mb agp 8x $450 :D sparkle " " " " " $448.88 HD seagate 200gb 8mb cache 7200rpm pata $198.76 or " " " " " " sata $219.91 DVDRW double layer btc $178.88 (wow they sure are getting cheaper) CRT 19 " philips 109b65 real flat $424.88 or samsung syncmaster 957df 19 " crt $431.74 case antec sonata comes with good psu $325.34 =$2,488.50 if you go for the cheaper items I have done and only 1x512mb ddr Can buy the items below cheap at dickssmith and get better latter,or buy from dragonpc. keyboard you choose $_._ mouse " " $_._ floppy " " $_._ All include gst Get it as a package deal and should get it cheaper!! Talk to them their ph.no.,address are on their website. ps I do not work for them or have any interest in them. Just going the extra mile so you dont miss out on good deals,or get ripped off,waste money. Hope it helps if not disregard and I will Have just wasted time.Oh well so whats new. Seriously dude, they'd better have AMAZING service to warrent those exorbitant prices! That computer can easily be found for ~$1900, and that's with all the larger options and swapping the screen for a 17 " LCD... But the service does sound impressive if it makes you go back there because of it. At the end of the day, shop at the place that makes you happy. |
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