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July 8, 2003
Easy Crappy as Dell
I hate Dell. Every computer I've ever received from them has had something, or multiple things, fail on it that shouldn't. My laptop is an old Inspiron...one of the first that came out. It would never suspend or hibernate correctly, almost always requiring a reboot. I recently loaded Windows XP on it and that seemed to fix that problem. Of course, the bad fan in it now makes a god-awful noise.
My desktop at work is a Dell Dimension approximately 23 months old. Last week, the video card failed in it. Now, the fan in the power supply is going bad and the whirring and squealing are driving me insane. Can I fix it myself? Nope...not allowed since it's under warranty and it's work property.
So, if I seem a bit crabby, it's because the freaking noise my PC is making is slowly pushing me towards insanity. Think of it as Chinese Water Torture for the Digital Age.
Comments
I'm sorry to hear that. I guess I'm fortunate that I haven't had any issues with my Dell Pentium II 450MHz (now more than 6 year old), or perhaps Dell's quality control was much better 6 years ago.
As far as laptops are concerned, I don't buy anything but a Thinkpad (I'm on my 4th Thinkpad, and have been a satisfied customer). I had other laptops before (Acer, TI, Toshiba, etc), and I have not been satisfied with any of them in the past.
Posted by: Ken at July 8, 2003 11:48 AM
i absolutely hate my dell!!! all the programs freeze and i use tak manager every day! the internet is slow and it heats up like crazy! my battery life is dying too! dells are the worst! thank god i'm finally getting a Mactop!!! death to dell!
Posted by: Ashley Cotten at October 29, 2007 10:28 PM