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Thread ID: 115527	2011-01-22 07:57:00	Thinking of buying a new Dell Computer	dianne pierce (13385)	Press F1

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1171764	2011-01-22 22:03:00	It's easy to say for IT literated people ... but I have worked with colleagues and they call IT professionals to upgrade the hard drive or the RAM. Even spyware and viruses for that matter. For them it's $100 or so .. well spent.	Nomad (952)
1171765	2011-01-22 23:13:00	Well, as far as im concerned, Dell offers great spec'd machine for a price mostly unmatched by any other shop in the country, purely because they have such high turnover. There are many on here who berate them, however, compared with the amount they sell, the complaints are not that many. For joe average, Dell is fine	SolMiester (139)
1171766	2011-01-23 00:20:00	I think PCtek was getting at being able to get quality brand name components and knowing what they are before they arrive That's one factor I was getting at. The other - and most importnat is knowing you aren't going to have a major hassle if something does go wrong. You try that with Dell. Whereas CL will not stuff you around and/or take forever to sort the problem. As for Pricespy - who cares - Pricespy is there for one purpose - to rank shops by who is cheapest. CL are competitive but certainly not the cheapest by any means. And Pricespy does not care about after sales service of these places. Take a look at Gameplanets rankings: www.gpforums.co.nz Also not a totally 100% accurate list either - but CL did not get where they are from shoddy service. And Nomad: Why does being computer literate or not - have anything to do with it? So the average non-car enthusiast should buy any car at the dealers? Quality and reliabilty doesn't matter if you are not able to tell or resolve issues yourself? I'd say it matters more. We techs if we buy something dodgy are capable of sorting it without help, the average person usually can't tell the difference between a hardware or a software fault and are stuck with going back to the shop for help. All the more reason to get something less likely to have issues in the first place.	pctek (84)
1171767	2011-01-23 00:28:00	For me the custom computers are noisy, heavy and pick up loads of dust. CL lounge etc.. sometimes might not be as cheap as the big guys after you add in the operating system and etc ... If you are looking for quality parts, PSU and etc .. it won't be cheap, even a case alone might be $100-150. PSU $200 maybe. A non car enthusiast might get away with just a Toyota Corolla. OEM without any noisy or expensive modifications to make it better and or quieter. Or go to auctions and many get a Toyota Echo.	Nomad (952)
1171768	2011-01-23 00:41:00	That depends on WHERE you put the case. If its on the floor, then obviously it'll get dust. Mines on my desk. And I can barely hear it. And it depends on how many watts the PSU is / what the brand of the case is(and whats on it / on the front of it) / and how much you want to spend on both of them	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1171769	2011-01-23 01:05:00	I just go with OEM fans, Antec case and fan combo which was $180 I think a few years back .... Not spending that much, just to check my email and go onto FB. Don't play games. No extra fans are bought apart from the OEM case fan - at the rear. Might be a 350W I think. For average Joe, maybe even a $800 laptop might not be a bad idea. Maybe not for the OP as the larger ultrasharp screen might indicate a graphics app use.	Nomad (952)
1171770	2011-01-23 01:14:00	Cases are huge. If you have the monitor, these days a wide screen on the desk and a flatbed scanner there is no room. It'll fall off the table. I have a A3 printer and that's the whole width of my room. 3x4m may be.	Nomad (952)
1171771	2011-01-23 01:50:00	Whereas CL will not stuff you around and/or take forever to sort the problem . Well i RMA'd a mobo to CL in mid December and I'm still waiting for the replacement that was supposedly sent last Tuesday according to there site, I have been less than impressed with them over this issue	gary67 (56)
1171772	2011-01-23 02:04:00	My advice would be to not get a Dell. Get a custom built computer from CL etc which uses all standard parts and which should be higher quality grade. Though I personally would build my own	Agent_24 (57)
1171773	2011-01-23 02:08:00	Can I please have your comments and advice. This is the information Montior - Dell(TM) U2711 27" Ultrasharp Wide Screen Monitor Desktop - Dell(TM) Vostro Mini Tower 430 1 NPFC chassis V430 1 Intel(R)Core(TM) i5-760 Processor (2.80GHz, 8MB, 4C, 4 threads, Turbo up to 3.2GHz) 1 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 Label 1 Setup information(English) 1 Integrated Gigabit Ethernet 1 Shipping Documentations ENG 1 shipping material APCC 1 End User License Agreement (English) 1 Resource DVD 1 4GB(2X2GB) NECC Dual Channel DDR3 1333MHz SDRAM Memory 1 320GB SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive with Native Command Queuing 1 95W heatsink 1 Optical drive Screw 1 16X DVD+/-RW drive 1 Roxio Creator Starter 1 Roxio Creator Software Media kit 1 None 1 Power Cord (ANZ) 1 No Monitor 1 512MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) G310 (DVI, VGA,HDMI) 1 Integrated 5.1 Channel (Audio) Capable 1 No Speaker 1 Dell MS111 USB Optical Mouse 1 Dell(TM) QuietKey Keyboard 1 Windows 7(R) Professional 32/64 bit (COA Label) 1 Windows 7(R) Label 1 Quick Fix Executable Patch for Windows 7(R) 1 Windows 7(R) Virtual XP 1 Genuine Windows 7(R) Professional 32 bit with XP Mode installed (English) 1 Media DVD kit for Genuine Windows 7(R) Professional 32 bit (Multiple Language) 1 Windows Live 4 1 Microsoft(R) Office Starter 2010 1 Adobe Reader 9 - Multi Language 1 Dell Backup and Recovery Manager V1.3 (Win7) 1 No Security Trialware 1 You will get a better deal locally, made from high quality ASUS components which have a 3 year warrenty. Why would you prefer to support an overseas owned company, over a NZ one?	robbyp (2751)
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