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Tue Jul 08 2008 5:23am |
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| Rupert Member Since: 13 Mar 2006 Location: Here !!! Posts: 1194 
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Well all I can say to that, is that I never had a Dell computer last longer than a year and a half to two years. I’ve had desktops & laptops & each one was wonderful when it was new, but slowly started to degrade over time, until it turned into treacle around the two year mark. If I had a pound for every time I ended up rebuilding Dell computers. I also found Dell’s helpline absolutely useless & downright frustrating. I would never go near one again. Until recently I had a creaky old Apple Performa which I bought in 1993, which I had kept to run one particular application I never could replace & it outlasted & out performed any Dell PC I ever had. I’m a MAC man at heart & have been for years, currently running an iMac & a Mac Book Pro. But that’s for my own personal use. At the office we run PC’s & in recent years I’ve got everything changed over to HP & for a PC I would definitely recommend HP as the only way to go, be it desktop or laptop. Funnily enough, there’s a lighting control software package I use on site, which runs under windows, so I got an Acer Aspire laptop to run it, as I just wanted something cheap ‘n’ cheerful. I must say that it’s a fine machine indeed, most surprising & would prefer it to any Dell laptop I had in the past. |
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Tue Jul 08 2008 9:06am |
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| shmoogle Member Since: 07 Sep 2005 Location: ... and for every sprinkle I find, I shall kill you! Posts: 24350
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I'd say you had bad luck then Rupert. I have rolled out literally thousands of Dell PCs and laptops in my lifetime and have had nothing but low failure rates and excellent support. All my kit at home is Dell, apart from my work-supplied laptop which is HP (and rubbish)... although I just bought a new laptop for my sister, which is also an HP (excellent online bargain from Ebuyer) and is actually quite a nice bit of kit.
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Tue Jul 08 2008 9:17am |
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| Kaine Member Since: 26 May 2006 Location: Hills of Shropshire Posts: 8902
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S - Smarticus did actually get a good deal on that specific laptop - I know it sounds strange, but in this case it was a good deal (I checked a few trade prices) |
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Tue Jul 08 2008 9:19am |
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| monkey9952 Member Since: 09 May 2007 Location: In A mess Posts: 163 
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Tue Jul 08 2008 9:22am |
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| shmoogle Member Since: 07 Sep 2005 Location: ... and for every sprinkle I find, I shall kill you! Posts: 24350
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Fair enough K... 
OK, so I should maybe rephrase that. You are unlikely to get the best deal on the high street 
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Tue Jul 08 2008 9:25am |
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| Kaine Member Since: 26 May 2006 Location: Hills of Shropshire Posts: 8902
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I agree - normally they are not competitive - in the short term however there are deals to be had on the high street - they need to shift stock a most have pre-orders that they are already liable for so need to jut get rid - combine that with the normal volume rebates they get means they will shift stock under cost (I'm talking Currys etc)
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Tue Jul 08 2008 9:29am |
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| Rupert Member Since: 13 Mar 2006 Location: Here !!! Posts: 1194
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Perhaps so, but geez Dells have broke my heart over the years.
...... & I've nothing but success with HP's. Amazing isn't it ?? What works for one, doesn't for the other.
I've always found PC's to be irritating in the extreme in their operation, in fact downright awkward & obstructive. The only exception being XP, which I do quite like. But I just love the way the various Apple OS's work. We are as you could say..... At one with each other 
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Tue Jul 08 2008 9:42am |
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| shmoogle Member Since: 07 Sep 2005 Location: ... and for every sprinkle I find, I shall kill you! Posts: 24350
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Once a Machead, always a Machead |
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Tue Jul 08 2008 9:48am |
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| Rupert Member Since: 13 Mar 2006 Location: Here !!! Posts: 1194
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Ah the Macs for my own use.
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Tue Jul 08 2008 9:52am |
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| Very Annoyed Site Moderator Member Since: 23 Aug 2005 Location: bat-wielding monkey-spanking tough-love zero-tolerance Euro-sceptic moderator - So just watch it! Posts: 19459
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I have Apple Macs - the kids have PC's. The Mac is by far the easiest to navigate, set up etc. Up yours geeks! 2005 Zambezi TDV6 - Gone but not forgotten
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Tue Jul 08 2008 9:53am |
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| Rupert Member Since: 13 Mar 2006 Location: Here !!! Posts: 1194
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Oi |
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Tue Jul 08 2008 9:57am |
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| Very Annoyed Site Moderator Member Since: 23 Aug 2005 Location: bat-wielding monkey-spanking tough-love zero-tolerance Euro-sceptic moderator - So just watch it! Posts: 19459
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Aimed at the fat one not you Rupert! 2005 Zambezi TDV6 - Gone but not forgotten
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Tue Jul 08 2008 10:05am |
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| Rupert Member Since: 13 Mar 2006 Location: Here !!! Posts: 1194
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Lucky I ducked so |
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