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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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222380 2004-12-28 10:52:00 I am considering purchasing a DimensionTM 8300 Desktop, it can be seen on the dell.co.nz home page.
It looks quite well specked for approximate 2.5k

Would I be better to use a local shop (I am in Christchurch) to build me one or just go to Dell.

I have purchased for a local shop in the past and was not impressed when i had a couple of minor problems and there lack of after sales service.
simple question and simple answer: NO :badpc: :badpc: :badpc: :badpc: 		Codex (3761)
222381 2004-12-28 16:23:00 [QUOTE=Metla]Therefor, A VW is as good as a BMW.

pffftttt.


Well they both do the same thing.Transport you from A to B. So you pay a lot more to travel in comfort and impress the neighbours.
That's why I drive a Mercedes and not a VW.
Jack 		JJJJJ (528)
222382 2004-12-28 17:11:00 [QUOTE=Metla]Therefor, A VW is as good as a BMW.

pffftttt.


Well they both do the same thing.Transport you from A to B. So you pay a lot more to travel in comfort and impress the neighbours.
That's why I drive a Mercedes and not a VW.
Jack

People forget that VW and Audi come out of the same box.

Bit like Pentium and Zenon.

Definately not Pentium and Celery.

D. 		drb1 (4492)
222383 2004-12-28 20:12:00 what are the dell laptops like guys? are they any good? Prescott (11)
222384 2004-12-28 22:51:00 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 .


Eloquent as-ever my one-eyed friend . :illogical

Quality is inextricably entwined with budget and suitability for purpose, so assuming you are referring to an old aircooled VW and not the "apples for apples" comparison of a topline VW ( . newspress . com/nash04/04VWPhaeton . html" target="_blank">www . newspress . com) with an equivalent model from the BMW range, to those who cannot even afford to insure a BMW, much less buy one, the Volkswagon that suits their pocket and needs is indeed better than a BMW .

It will offer reliable low-cost motoring and match their budget and their transportation needs .

In the same way that a Warehouse Dell might match their computing budget and needs . :thumbs:

Cheers

Billy 8-{)

P . S . Note the range of quality car manufacturers owned by Volkswagon . 		Billy T (70)
222385 2004-12-28 23:07:00 what are the dell laptops like guys? are they any good?
no 		Codex (3761)
222386 2004-12-28 23:14:00 In a quick answer, yes I would buy a Dell. But definitely not at that price. ~sy~ (95)
222387 2004-12-28 23:18:00 Truth be told I am comparing comps in the same budget range,and for the same intended use.

From time to time I get people bringing in brand new "brand" name comps to be setup before they take them home, After seeing what they purchased and for how much I almost feel sorry they wasted their money.

Truley a shame, But i bite my tounge and set up their comp at their cost as it should have been supplied in the first place.

Then i sit back and marvel as it takes 3 minutes to boot into Windows,and struggles to run with its bottom of the scale hardware,and its OS bloated and chocking with parasite programs installed at the factory..... 		Metla (12)
222388 2004-12-29 00:04:00 I know what you mean metla, I really do.

From time to time I get PC Company computers in, by god it brings back ... bad memories.

They are literally held together with hot glue. Not a myth. One screw holding hard drive in. Blob of glue holding modem in. Proprietry 115W PSU. Two screws holding CD drive in, about half as many as should be for the mobo.

Hell, screws aren't that expensive! 		george12 (7)
222389 2004-12-29 00:18:00 Hmmmm . . . . The build quality on Supermarket brands are pretty good, All the ones i have opened up that were made in the last couple of years were beyond reproch as far as the build was concerned . . . . . The tricks HP played attempting to build non-standard systems a couple years back were shocking though .


Power supplies on all these comps are always an issue,but tend to serve there time without too much fuss as long as no extra components are added .

PC company comps are in a class of there own though, But then again the build quality with them can vary wildely .





Truth be told some of the worst builds i have seen have been on other non-brand comps built by other various smallish outfits around NZ . 		Metla (12)
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