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| Thread ID: 65267 | 2006-01-12 14:55:00 | Opinions on Dell PCs | Krusty (9606) | Press F1 |
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| 420492 | 2006-01-12 14:55:00 | Will appreciate informed comment on recent experiences (both good and bad) from people who have bought a Dell Dimension desktop, including reviews of 19" LCD UltraSharp monitor, speakers and wireless mouse/keyboard if possible. I am perfectly capable of building my own, but Dell seems to offer a good combination of price and time-saving. The 5150 and 9150 ranges appeal. Not really interested in "all Dell's are cr*p because they use rubbish parts" comments, hoping to learn from specific experiences e.g oob experience, expandability, performance etc. |
Krusty (9606) | ||
| 420493 | 2006-01-12 18:42:00 | all Dell's are cr*p because they use rubbish parts | Greg (193) | ||
| 420494 | 2006-01-12 19:34:00 | I have three Dells in my workshop now, all have failed parts in them. Speaking from experience, and being tongue in cheek here, I would expect more in the future, as a lot of my work comes from people owning Dell machines. As long as they buy Dell I have a good future in repairs. Having said that, people that buy HP Compaq or Packard Bell computers also keeps me in business. In saying that, some people have no trouble at all with them. My :2cents: worth |
intel hunter (6666) | ||
| 420495 | 2006-01-12 19:43:00 | ** Waits for metla Not sure if they are a good price? I seem to remember configuring a system on the website, and it ended up being quite expensive for the specs I thought. This was quite a while ago, so it could have changed. If you do it yourself you get much more options though. My work seems to be crowded with dell's. Some must be getting 4 years old now, and I havn't heard of any problems. |
mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 420496 | 2006-01-12 19:45:00 | I purchased a Dell Dimension desktop 12 months ago and am really happy with its price and performance. I have had a couple of issues all of which have been able to be handled by their technical support. The staff have always been helpful and professional and easy to get hold off. I found when ordering my PC that phoning Dell direct gave me a better deal then going via the website - even though they say that the special upgrade deals are only available via the website this in reality may not be the case. Rather than wait for one of their special weekly deals I gave them a call, told them what specs I wanted and how much I was prepared to pay. The sales consultant was helpful in making this happen. The PC took 10 days to arrive this was after going round to my local PC store and asking them to build one for me- this was going to take three weeks and bugger all after sales service or tech support. My next PC will be a Dell and I can't say enough positive things about them. Hope this helps. |
Dulouz (7243) | ||
| 420497 | 2006-01-12 19:49:00 | Pros 1. Cheap 2. Quiet in general 3. Warranties are okay Cons 1. No AMD offerings 2. Weak Power Supplies - I've seen a lot fail and their output is always low e.g. 250W 3. Cheap and nasty looking motherboards - including the capacitor issues 4. Annoying cases if you want to expand 5. Feeble cooling systems (both case and CPU) 6. Tech support in India 7. They seem sluggish compared to a custom built job using the same CPU, maybe just the horrible on-board video they use 8. Don't use good brand of hard drives e.g. the IBM deathstar or that Western Digital crud (or Maxtor) 9. Drivers on their website can be really out of date 10. You will be mocked "Dude, why the hell did you buy a Dell!" |
gibler (49) | ||
| 420498 | 2006-01-12 19:55:00 | Sorry but you'll get the comments about cheap rubbish parts because they are cheap rubbish parts. Of all the PCs I fix the brand PCs are the worst. With the exception of one 8 year old HP I have worked with 3 times now. That is probably because - miracle - it has an ASUS motherboard, Seagate Hard Drive and fairly decent PSU. Well it did have a 2Gb Seagate - it now has an 80Gb Seagate - the little 2Gb was still happily chugging along without any problems, just becam too small. All the new ones I see are complete rubbish. And they have component faliures often, after only a short time too. If you don't want to build one yourself, choose the parts and have the shop do it. Most don't charge extra for the builds. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 420499 | 2006-01-12 20:01:00 | Are there any brands that use quality parts in the low end machines? | Greven (91) | ||
| 420500 | 2006-01-12 20:27:00 | They are for the avg person out there. I think Dell is v good for that, esp the warranty and price. Sure it won't be the best parts but v satisfactory for the avg person out there. If you want a power machine then obviously it won't be a big brand computer. But then again the many Dells on television are $1199 or maybe $899 at the Warehouse, included with a 19 inch LCD I am sure you can't buy that much more with a off brand PC. You simply cannot compare it to a much more expensive off brand PC with better parts, its just unfair. Least you can compare it to a same $899 or $1199 off brand PC or self built. On the other hand I built my bro a PC for $500nz ex the monitor. Yes I know cheap case and psu and a all in one motherboard with onboard graphics. it works well for his usage. I asked him to buy a better PSU after the first cheapie blown up but he didn't want to spend that much money. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 420501 | 2006-01-12 20:29:00 | Meh, $1200 bucks for a comp with a 19" lcd? If your aware that your buying crap then go for it, Who cares, You seem to think owner opinions are worthy while people who actually work on them are not, Please, Rush down the warehouse and buy your Dell. And if you ever are in the market for a car, make ure you ask opinions, But state that you only want to hear from owners, Not from mechanics.....I mean, Holy hell, What would they know? |
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