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| 213750 | 2004-02-08 08:46:00 | Ok, well I hope I'm not jumping the gun here. But two weeks ago I decided to order a Dell online, but ended up ringing the 0800 number cos I'm a bit thick and need reasurrance. As far as I know I got through to Malaysia, very effficient young woman who talked me through everything, and I even found out that the 256 MB memory was upgraded to 512 which I was very pleased about. So ordered it on Tuesday, and you can check online to see where it is, the next day it was in the factory, the day after it had been freighted! The following week on Thursday it was here!! Considering it had to come a few miles via plane I think that was bloody good! Love the flat screen, think I've died and gone to heaven, and of course it's so quick compared to my HP which I gave a good thrashing the other day cos it kept turning itself off!! OOOhhhh wireless keyboard and mouse too. :x Fingers crossed everything will be ok!! ;) | Lucy (182) | ||
| 213751 | 2004-02-08 09:25:00 | Interesting to hear... I'm buying a new PC in three weeks, and Dell was one of two options. I've gone off the idea tho' because I'm not keen on spending three large on something over the Internet, even if it is someone the size of Dell. If I have a problem I like the idea of being able to speak to someone behind a counter, though I'm starting to think I'm being a little old-fashioned!! Why Dell and not one of the local assemblers? I'm currently looking at the PC Company in Wellington, not that I've had particularly crash-hot service from them either!! Tim |
Allblack (4982) | ||
| 213752 | 2004-02-08 09:27:00 | Want to donate ya HP to a good home ;). Glad you are happy and I hope all goes well. | mark.p (383) | ||
| 213753 | 2004-02-08 10:41:00 | > I'm > currently looking at the PC Company in Wellington, > not that I've had particularly crash-hot service from > them either!! Umm welcome to last week? This just in: The PC Company has gone into receivership leaving people without computers, out of pocket, and a trail of bad debt behind them. Link (www.computerworld.co.nz) You'll find this happened somewhere around 6 months ago (8 Sept 2003). Only place you'll get a PC Co computer now is in the T&E, or the refuse station - more likely the latter. |
whiskeytangofoxtrot (438) | ||
| 213754 | 2004-02-08 18:04:00 | Did I say that??? I had one ear on TV and wasn't thinking. Let's try Quay Computers on Bowen Street!!! |
Allblack (4982) | ||
| 213755 | 2004-02-08 19:09:00 | I have found by trial and error that the best place to buy a computer is from the small local computer shop.Prices are generaly better, but the real advantage is having somewhere convenient to go and thump the counter when you need service or when something goes wrong. What's the use of a Dell? They tell me they don't even have a floppy disk drive. What's the use of a computer without a floppy? And if you buy one with a radio keyboard and mouse I hope you own a battery factory. Jack |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 213756 | 2004-02-08 20:05:00 | Actually jack, Ive not had a floppy in my PC since I built it around 16 months ago, bar a month when I was playing around with Norton Ghost. Been a full-time Linux user for around 8 months now, so Ghost is kinda useless... Having just bought a DVD+-R/W yesterday, its kinda pointless me pissing around with a Floppy. Burning is so much faster, holds more, and I can get 50 CD's for around $18 Incl. gst which is cheaper that I can get a floppy. Ive not come across a PC without a CD-Rom drive since I built a PC around a year ago (server pc) for a friend. Just as long as you buy Alkaline, Ive found (With my excessive usage) that Radio mice/keyboard run for three and a half to four weeks on end! They're not overly expensive to replace, but the convenience of Wireless can be pretty cool! Chill. |
Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 213757 | 2004-02-08 20:26:00 | Buy the 40 pack of Digitor alkalines from DSE and the price drops to well under a dollar per cell, and on the occasional special they get close to 50 cents. No 1 son did extensive testing on a wide range of alkalines for a Science Fair project a couple of years back (technical advice was provided to make sure the methodology was correct :D) and the results were surprising. The Digitor was as good as any of the high-priced Energizer/Duracell/Rayovac etc brigade and won hands down on cents per hour in both low and high drain applications. We passed on the results to all of the companies who donated batteries, and if you look on DSE's website you should see a little "independently tested" note. Cheers Billy 8-{) :) He won an award for the project as well! |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 213758 | 2004-02-10 06:15:00 | Hey Jack I forked out a miserly $33 something to have a floppy drive included in my Dell. Got an upgrade to wireless keyboard and mouse which are working well, also an upgrade from 256 Mb to 512 which I didn't even know about! Ordered it on the Tuesday from Malaysia and it was here the following week on Thursday. I wasn't in a hurry, and there's apparenty a BIG shortage of flat screens. But two days after I ordered it, (you can check on-line) it said mine had been shipped! I'm very happy so far, and as far as I know, the service is fantastic if you need it, I have a friend lives out in the wop wops and had to have a new motherboard, and it was there the following day! I bought my last HP from a local store, service wasn't that great. Billy, I have a pack of digitor batteries in the desk drawer handy for when I need them. ;) |
Lucy (182) | ||
| 213759 | 2004-02-10 16:17:00 | Congrats Lucy, As long as you are happy, that's all that realy matters. Jack |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
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