Computer help: Getting a new computer? Already have one?
More Dell Information
by AngelaE8654 - 10/28/08 9:57 PM In reply to: More Dell information by kinnear3I agree. We were just discussing this morning that our five year old Dell is one of the best purchases we ever made. Just because some people have some trouble doesn't mean that the product itself is faulty.
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good info
by mikelinley - 12/6/08 8:09 PM In reply to: More Dell Information by AngelaE8654thanks for the info..I dont think I will buy a custom made computer now!
Glad I didn't
by stick joe - 1/13/09 9:05 AM In reply to: More Dell Information by AngelaE8654Glad I returned my HP made-to-order Notebook.
Good, cause I could see pains coming.
I have a Dell
by Landover123 - 3/17/09 8:47 PM In reply to: More Dell Information by AngelaE8654I have Dell now; after my Gateway crashed after having it for only one year. How disappointing, huh? 
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More Dell Information
by diazed129 - 5/12/09 8:45 PM In reply to: More Dell Information by AngelaE8654Yeah, it is also concerned with the using method!
I love dell
by golfclubsets - 9/19/09 11:18 AM In reply to: More Dell Information by AngelaE8654I don't know why people do hate dell - i really love them! I'm using their products like 10 years or so and never had any problems..
NEED ADVICE!
by Sonya W. - 10/13/09 1:45 AM In reply to: More Dell Information by AngelaE8654I adore Dell brand. I Have Dell laptop and i am very satisfied with it. Unfortunately my battery becomes dead too quickly! Could anyone recommend me anything? May be the ways to lengthen the battery life or someting like that? The model is Dell Latitude E4300, Processor Type is Intel Core 2 Duo P9400, Processor Speed is 2.4 GHz
Sonya
Better try a new post in one of our ...
by Kees Bakker
- 10/13/09 2:18 AM
In reply to: NEED ADVICE! by Sonya W.
laptops forum. And please be more specific on your use of the battery.
Kees
I had heard some talk
by Dragon - 3/17/07 7:14 PM In reply to: More info re: Dell by TONI Hfrom someone at work who had complained about proprietary connections and so forth. Other than that, no complaints.
It's odd...
by Me, Myself and You - 2/9/08 5:27 AM In reply to: More info re: Dell by TONI HWith my Medion laptop, I got a full blown Windows XP SP2 CD.
Not an OEM junk CD which preinstalls all of their rubbish again, but a full Windows XP CD.
And I've used it many times. :o)
Dell service
by 2Cold Scorpio - 9/16/07 3:51 PM In reply to: That great news to know by TONI HI had ought an Inspiron 8100 from Dell in 2001, and I had seperate disks for Windows XP, Dell's Installed Programs & Drivers (and I kept the updated drivers backed up to), Roxio Easy CD Creator 6 Basic, and I believe there was one other (I think the drivers disk was seperate). As far as I can tell, too, the WinXP Home disk is an OEM disk with a different label on it. So I wonder about your friends' "service"; Dell has always been good to me over the years (I've used phone tech support *years* after my warrenty was up with no troubles or cost. The most recent was 2 months ago about if I can connect my old harddrive to a newer machine for bacjup reasons if I didn't get it running again. For those interested, the answer was "No"; the connections were different...). As another sidenote to their service, that Inspiron 8100 lasted nearly 6 years before the batteries and power cable went out. And the Dell system with a Pentium 2 my folks got in '98 lasted even longer (with the only upgrade being a new CD burner 2 years later). 
THAT'S good craftmanship. For new PCs, I suggest Dell or building your own. If you have money to blow, maybe Alienware (which I think is owned by Dell). I just thought I'd tell my own story of their excellent service.
best laptop from intel
by canas88 - 12/19/07 7:17 PM In reply to: Are you sure Dell falls in this category? by cuccuredduI want to buy a laptop from intel any reccomendations
My experience too
by d_adams - 8/23/09 10:48 AM In reply to: Are you sure Dell falls in this category? by cuccuredduI bought a refurbished Inspiron 1501 from the Dell Refurbished site three years ago, and it was very clean. No trial programs at all. I got full re-install DVD for Vista, one for Works 8, and one for Roxio Creator, and the full drivers CD. Plus, I got an extra Vista home premium OEM key for free.
Just like you, I upgraded the hard drive (80GB to 320GB) and upgraded the memory (1GB to 3GBs). I did not buy the new parts from Dell, but from Newegg.com for a much better price, yet they worked just fine. In fact, the Inspiron 1501 is not even supposed to support 3GBs of memory, only two, but it worked. And, I didn't even have to put the Vista key back in when I re-installed after the HDD upgrade. It somehow saved it.
Now, that said, my sister just bought a brand new Compaq laptop from Wal-Mart, and it had the biggest mess of trail software I've ever seen. I worked for two hours to remove it all. I had to remove Norton, office trial, some weird pack of games, a trial of roxio creator, and a bunch of other stuff I can't remember. Then, I realized it didn't include ANY re-install media, only instructions on how to create re-install disks. I was about ready to send it back to the store, but my sister didn't want to because it only cost $300 (some kind of sale or something).
Anyway, my point is, this isn't the way it used to be. You used to get the computer, open the box, and use it. Computer manufacturers need to either put full programs, or none at all. If they want to advertise for the companies who make the software, then they should put paper ads in the computer box or something, not install a program that's going to be worse than worthless in 30 days.
Good Advice
by D.G.Snype - 1/28/05 5:54 AM In reply to: Getting a new computer? Already have one? by TONI HThis is why I come to c|net, good advice.
I totally agree with the advice given on this one.
Working on vendor builts is a real hassle and they intend it to be that way. They want to make money on service/support and selling over priced upgrades.
Great advice, but there is more
by afdiaz - 1/28/05 6:11 AM In reply to: Getting a new computer? Already have one? by TONI HAs an IT tech, I work on many different PCs and I have to say. Vendor machines can be a nightmare to work on. The price is low but it is reflected in the components used.
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