I'm about to give up on my computers and go DELL

[CKent]

Originally posted by: n7
If you are gonna dump customs , at least go with HP or eMachines.

Dell = *shudder*

Originally posted by: Kroz
Definately HP.

Don't buy: 1. Acer 2. Dell 3. Lenovo

HP/Compaq (same now, merged) come with adware. Source

 

[CheesePoofs]

Haha, I think not. I work at a comptuer shop, and trust me, Dells are far from trouble-free. I'd build my own computer if only to have complete control over what goes into it, to make sure that there aren't some el-cheapo parts being used to save $1.

 

[Ornery]

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Well, if quarters are 3 months long, it's now almost 6 months after that particular posted deal.

I check often for Hot Deals, and haven't seen one worth a damn since August!

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

To the OP, their refurbed deals are pretty good and come with plenty of warranties if I remember correctly so you may want to give that a try.

 

[AstroManLuca]

If you want a stable, hassle-free computer then maybe you should buy an Apple Macintosh.

*runs*

 

[Leper Messiah]

Originally posted by: shilala
Teh Edge=Glitches.

I fix some, live with others.
Some can't be fixed yet so I wait for a new bios and it heals up.

I'm living with a borked boot sequence right now. I half fixed it through some perseverence and a BIOS update.
In three more months it'll be a memory.

LOL yeah, me too. it won't automatically boot to my HDD, I have to go into the boot menu and pick it. But I turn off my PC like what...3 times a month? So it doesn't bother me.


If you go to dell, be prepared for having to deal with their tech support. They're not bad machines by any means, but Intel...ew.

 

[rhino56]

trading my sorrows for shame :disgust:

 

[cirthix]

imo, dell "makes" nice lcds and laptops, but their desktops... EWWWW
only worth if you can stack a LOT of cupons.

 

[Crono]

Going with Dell vs custom, as I see it, has only one advantage: the warranty. Sure, with custum if you buy all-new parts you may get individual warranties, but with Dell it's all covered and they're fairly flexible most of the time. Case in point: while adjusting my LCD monitor, it tilted too far foward and fell on something (can't remember what... this was like a year ago) and their was a tear on the screen. I called Dell, and even though my warranty was up, they still sent me a new monitor. And of course if you're going to get a laptop, Dell is a good way to go.

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: TriggerHappy101
Dell..... Lmao.

Originally posted by: goku
Heh, You think your going to get a perfectly stable, working condition system from dell? BUahaha, I've had more problems trying to get my dell systems running smoothly (that means not crashing) than systems I've built. The dell systems I have (their laptops are even worse) suffer wierd glitches and all sorts of other problems that really piss me off that I can't seem to figure out as to their cause. I hate dell, they build POS systems, they used to be good but now are garbage.

Here come the kiddies. :roll:

Sheesh, calling me a kiddie. I've been working with computers for about a decade now, don't call ME a kiddie... I just can't recommend dell especially how much their support and quality of hardware has tanked. The current system I have (Abit IC7-G, P4 2.8@3.5, 1GB ram, R9800pro) is more stable than any dell I've EVER had.

The most stable dell I had was an XPS R450 and was a gem, ran very quickly but was one in a million because every other dell (even in the same series) was painfully slow. The memory scores were like 710MB/s while an R400 my mom has had a memory score of 345 or something MB/s... A T850 my friend had also had an abysmal score of around 300MB/s as well. I just couldn't figure it out why there was such a huge discrepancy in performance between systems and I've concluded that it's simply the motherboard, showing you that it's one of the most important peices of hardware, next to the PSU.

And those were systems from 1998-2000 (T850 was 2000), my latest and LAST dell is a Dimension 8200 from late 2001, P4 1.7 and it's really unreliable. I haven't had as much trouble with this system as I've ever had with any other system. ATM it's suppose to be a HTPC but it's out of commission because the time required to get it working agian would be immense, I plan to get it working once I get my entertainment centre+TV.

 

[Accipiter22]

Originally posted by: TallBill
I barely game on my main rig anymore, and both pcs have a few weird glitches/crashes that happen every once in a while.

I just aint top notch tech savy anymore, and dont want to deal with this crap. Anyone else give up completely lately and just buy factory pcs?

um....just reformat dude

 

[Accipiter22]

Originally posted by: goku
Heh, You think your going to get a perfectly stable, working condition system from dell? BUahaha, I've had more problems trying to get my dell systems running smoothly (that means not crashing) than systems I've built. The dell systems I have (their laptops are even worse) suffer wierd glitches and all sorts of other problems that really piss me off that I can't seem to figure out as to their cause. I hate dell, they build POS systems, they used to be good but now are garbage.

they weren't good back in 2000 when I had 3 ****** the bed on me or my friends....were they EVER decent!?!?

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: Accipiter22

Originally posted by: TallBill
I barely game on my main rig anymore, and both pcs have a few weird glitches/crashes that happen every once in a while.

I just aint top notch tech savy anymore, and dont want to deal with this crap. Anyone else give up completely lately and just buy factory pcs?

um....just reformat dude

nawh, its more then that. but i honestly aint up for troubleshooting.

 

[Leper Messiah]

Originally posted by: goku

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: TriggerHappy101
Dell..... Lmao.

Originally posted by: goku
Heh, You think your going to get a perfectly stable, working condition system from dell? BUahaha, I've had more problems trying to get my dell systems running smoothly (that means not crashing) than systems I've built. The dell systems I have (their laptops are even worse) suffer wierd glitches and all sorts of other problems that really piss me off that I can't seem to figure out as to their cause. I hate dell, they build POS systems, they used to be good but now are garbage.

Here come the kiddies. :roll:

Sheesh, calling me a kiddie. I've been working with computers for about a decade now, don't call ME a kiddie... I just can't recommend dell especially how much their support and quality of hardware has tanked. The current system I have (Abit IC7-G, P4 2.8@3.5, 1GB ram, R9800pro) is more stable than any dell I've EVER had.

The most stable dell I had was an XPS R450 and was a gem, ran very quickly but was one in a million because every other dell (even in the same series) was painfully slow. The memory scores were like 710MB/s while an R400 my mom has had a memory score of 345 or something MB/s... A T850 my friend had also had an abysmal score of around 300MB/s as well. I just couldn't figure it out why there was such a huge discrepancy in performance between systems and I've concluded that it's simply the motherboard, showing you that it's one of the most important peices of hardware, next to the PSU.

And those were systems from 1998-2000 (T850 was 2000), my latest and LAST dell is a Dimension 8200 from late 2001, P4 1.7 and it's really unreliable. I haven't had as much trouble with this system as I've ever had with any other system. ATM it's suppose to be a HTPC but it's out of commission because the time required to get it working agian would be immense, I plan to get it working once I get my entertainment centre+TV.

Hm...440LX chipset vs. 440BX or 440ZX or something? I've only had one dell that was even remotely new and that was somekind of dimension with a P4 1.5 and 512MB SDRAM. I got for $50, so it was worth it.

 

[dartworth]

<---Dimension 8400 user

:thumbsup:

 

[remagavon]

If you don't game, look at Apple. Fantastic machines for general usage.

 

[sniperruff]

with the new dell's you can just throw a video card in it and add some ram, a bigger hard drive and you can game all you want.

and hell, if you know what you're doing, you don't need tech support anyway.

 

[Ornery]

Originally posted by: Crono

Going with Dell vs custom, as I see it, has only one advantage: the warranty.

Even bigger advantage: THE PRICE! You CAN'T build that system as cheap... NO WAY!

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: goku

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: TriggerHappy101
Dell..... Lmao.

Originally posted by: goku
Heh, You think your going to get a perfectly stable, working condition system from dell? BUahaha, I've had more problems trying to get my dell systems running smoothly (that means not crashing) than systems I've built. The dell systems I have (their laptops are even worse) suffer wierd glitches and all sorts of other problems that really piss me off that I can't seem to figure out as to their cause. I hate dell, they build POS systems, they used to be good but now are garbage.

Here come the kiddies. :roll:

Sheesh, calling me a kiddie. I've been working with computers for about a decade now, don't call ME a kiddie... I just can't recommend dell especially how much their support and quality of hardware has tanked. The current system I have (Abit IC7-G, P4 2.8@3.5, 1GB ram, R9800pro) is more stable than any dell I've EVER had.

The most stable dell I had was an XPS R450 and was a gem, ran very quickly but was one in a million because every other dell (even in the same series) was painfully slow. The memory scores were like 710MB/s while an R400 my mom has had a memory score of 345 or something MB/s... A T850 my friend had also had an abysmal score of around 300MB/s as well. I just couldn't figure it out why there was such a huge discrepancy in performance between systems and I've concluded that it's simply the motherboard, showing you that it's one of the most important peices of hardware, next to the PSU.

And those were systems from 1998-2000 (T850 was 2000), my latest and LAST dell is a Dimension 8200 from late 2001, P4 1.7 and it's really unreliable. I haven't had as much trouble with this system as I've ever had with any other system. ATM it's suppose to be a HTPC but it's out of commission because the time required to get it working agian would be immense, I plan to get it working once I get my entertainment centre+TV.

So you're basing your opinion on current products when you last touched a Dell almost 5 years ago?

Anyone remember what AMD chipsets were like a few years ago?

 

[CKent]

Originally posted by: AstroManLuca
If you want a stable, hassle-free computer then maybe you should buy an Apple Macintosh.

*runs*

*gives chase wielding torch and pitchfork*

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: goku

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: TriggerHappy101
Dell..... Lmao.

Originally posted by: goku
Heh, You think your going to get a perfectly stable, working condition system from dell? BUahaha, I've had more problems trying to get my dell systems running smoothly (that means not crashing) than systems I've built. The dell systems I have (their laptops are even worse) suffer wierd glitches and all sorts of other problems that really piss me off that I can't seem to figure out as to their cause. I hate dell, they build POS systems, they used to be good but now are garbage.

Here come the kiddies. :roll:

Sheesh, calling me a kiddie. I've been working with computers for about a decade now, don't call ME a kiddie... I just can't recommend dell especially how much their support and quality of hardware has tanked. The current system I have (Abit IC7-G, P4 2.8@3.5, 1GB ram, R9800pro) is more stable than any dell I've EVER had.

The most stable dell I had was an XPS R450 and was a gem, ran very quickly but was one in a million because every other dell (even in the same series) was painfully slow. The memory scores were like 710MB/s while an R400 my mom has had a memory score of 345 or something MB/s... A T850 my friend had also had an abysmal score of around 300MB/s as well. I just couldn't figure it out why there was such a huge discrepancy in performance between systems and I've concluded that it's simply the motherboard, showing you that it's one of the most important peices of hardware, next to the PSU.

And those were systems from 1998-2000 (T850 was 2000), my latest and LAST dell is a Dimension 8200 from late 2001, P4 1.7 and it's really unreliable. I haven't had as much trouble with this system as I've ever had with any other system. ATM it's suppose to be a HTPC but it's out of commission because the time required to get it working agian would be immense, I plan to get it working once I get my entertainment centre+TV.

A couple made up benchmarks and a whole bunch of vague statements about some old machines. That's nice.

All he's looking for is a simple new machine, you can't beat the price for a Dell. I've got a thousand or so Dell machines that say they're fine for just that and pretty damn reliable. If we want to talk about old machines, I just finally replaced a couple dozen dimension R450s for a client that were still chugging along fine with nary a hardware replacement in the group except for one set of dead PS/2 ports. They got replaced with more Dells, of course.

 

[SparkyJJO]

If you aren't building then yes a dell is one of the best (DO NOT, for heaven's sake, get a compaq!). But don't get their cheapest system - yeah it works but isn't worth much.

 

[Crono]

Originally posted by: Ornery

Originally posted by: Crono

Going with Dell vs custom, as I see it, has only one advantage: the warranty.

Even bigger advantage: THE PRICE! You CAN'T build that system as cheap... NO WAY!

Yeah, but their super crazy deals don't come around that often... at least not any more.

 

[mzkhadir]

I have a Shuttle, its working perfectly.

 

[EKKC]

OP look at my rigs