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Dell knowingly shipped 12 million faulty computers.
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Yea we got 50 of them here."If Jesus had a gun he would be alive today"-Homer Simpson -
"Dude, you got a Dell!"
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Why would I ever buy a Dell? The only way I'd get one is if it was given to me, and I'd promptly sell it.Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace. -- James Madison
The Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms. -- Samuel Adams, Debates and Proceedings in the Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 86-87 (Pearce and Hale, eds., Boston, 1850)Comment
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Dell used to be the envie of the other computer manufacturers. Now they have blown their image with this debacle. Stupidity is seldom rewarded, especially in highly competitive sectors where consumers have many choices."Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them" -Albert EinsteinComment
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Another reason is because people can buy MacsComment
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Dell used to use proprietary sockets and power supplies and RAM so buyers couldn't upgrade their computers and had to have it straight from the factory the way you wanted it meaning more money for them. That turned me off from them but not sure if they still do that.Comment
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I don't remember that EVER being the case. Quite the opposite actually.
In fact, Dell got it's start by building tricked out/upgraded IBM Machines. They've never had anything even close to proprietary.
Apple on the other hand.....
In all seriousness though - The only computer mfg that's ever had proprietary hardware has been apple. There have been a few over the years (emachines, compaq) that built very budget-oriented machines in which components were hardwired so as not to allow upgrade. But your allegation is pretty much completely unfounded.
Even apple wasn't proprietary in the strictest sense. They just chose to use motorola chips instead of intel/amd/cyrix processors. As a result the entire system architechure was different, and thus hardware requirements were different. (but that's another story entirely - cause it's apple)Comment
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I've had a half-dozen Dell computers over the years and never had a lick of problem with any of them. Half of them were laptops.
I had a problem with some of the software set after I loaded new Windows, and even though the computer was out of the warranty time period, they still sent me new software disks, and even pointed me to a better download site than I was using.
No complaints for Dell here.
.Quemadmoeum gladuis neminem occidit, occidentis telum est.")
- Lucius Annaeus Seneca, circa 45 AD
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We went from a Dell house to an HP house. Took a few years but I always thought HP had FARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR superior machines than Dell's. Yeah Dell has great service but that is because they are always crapping out. I had one Dell laptop that had to get the display replaced twice. I told them get this straight or this becomes a lost account for you guys...They upgraded me to a newer bigger and faster laptop as a result. Dell = garbage.
This HP ProBook 17 (top of line maxed out) has now gone 4 months now without a hiccup. My Dell was good for every other month of pain.
However for home, it is custom gaming machines for me and my HP ProBook and MacBook for the wife and my wife's old iBook for the daughter.
The Macs never had to have me touch or fix them ever.USA**************************************************USA
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My Dell laptop is still running in perfect order 5 years after purchase. A Dell desktop my parents have just crapped out after 13 years in service.
They're okay with me.The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.Comment
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I've been running a Inspirion 1720 for 4 years. No issues...other than the stupid laptop batteries are not good for more than a year.Comment
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I hope this article is old but updated recently, I've had to deal with leaking/bulging capacitors at work on old dell GX270s and a few other models. After 10 years of the first bad caps put in the market, its a shame if dell still have not fixed their ****. some people think dell and other companies purposely put defective components on their machines for "planned obsolescence"Comment
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