Ahhh so there is some truth behind it lol

Ahhh so there is some truth behind it lol

Only vaguely , and without knowing what was said during the conversation he could have ended up with exactly what he asked for.

For a small business a cheapo file server and a few client PCs is a much better idea than just sharing files from one desktop to another

Dell laptops are good but I have heard some stories about their desktops.

Like they arent that easy to upgrade or can't change the cooler etc...

Dunno how true that is though.

My uncle has got Dell PCs and he's happy with them.

For a small business a cheapo file server and a few client PCs is a much better idea than just sharing files from one desktop to another

"Sharing files between two computers" isn't the same as "using two computers to share files"...for a start, in the first case you'd still want one computer to be able to access the shared files even if the other one was off, which wouldn't be possible in the second case...

Rob.

Dell laptops are good but I have heard some stories about their desktops.

Like they arent that easy to upgrade or can't change the cooler etc...

Dunno how true that is though.

My uncle has got Dell PCs and he's happy with them.

If you are talking about trying to overclock them and fit bigger HSFs then yes , that's right.

If you are just going to leave it alone and use it then you won't want to swap the colling anyway. They tend to have huge heatsinks with good ducted airflow from a large slow and quiet fan.

Upgrading memory , swapping graphics cards , adding drives or even changing a processor are all dead simple and often much quicker to do than on a homebuilt PC

..... They tend to have huge heatsinks with good ducted airflow from a large slow and quiet fan.....

Not the ones we have at work, and across the estate. On a hot day it sounds like Heathrow with a load of 747's revving up for take off. Also, the other year, across the estate there was a lot of trouble with the Dell's overheating on hot days.

personally,i dont like their firmware or motherboards(they use their own branded mobos)because i like to overclock etc...but for an average user they are spot on.

Im on my Inspiron 9400 and its great. Had nothing but help from Dell in the past, first class service.

Its like any other big company, like the one i work for.

Some people have a bad product or experience and start shouting about it on the net and spreads a bad reputation.

Pretty similar to to the new DPF derv engines

Dell laptops are good but I have heard some stories about their desktops.

Like they arent that easy to upgrade or can't change the cooler etc...

Dunno how true that is though.

My uncle has got Dell PCs and he's happy with them.

If you like to mod and play around then you should build you own from scratch. Dell desktops are built and sold as white goods. Too many bispoke parts in there to do much other than add memory and change the HD.

Just bought SWMBO a new Dell desktop - it's great for what she needs - basically web browsing and Office. Cost NZ$1020 (400 quid) delivered. It has a 19" widescreen monitor and it's nice and quiet. They delivered 6 days after ordering and a real person contacted me to ask if I needed help with the spec (I declined, being in IT )

I like their servers too. The early ones weren't as good as the competition but they rapidly caught up.

I much prefer Evesham. trouble is no-one else does so they've gone into administration!

I've had loads of failures with the older c600 lattitudes even when new but then I've played on an inspiron 17" widescreen and couldn't believe how quick it was, it did have the 7200rpm disc upgrade though.

I have no problems recommending their desktops to people, the're great value for money and I've had several of them over the years. I've never been a fan of Dell servers but then thats probably because I've never had a chance to work with them as I've trained up on the HP Proliant server range.

Dell aren't c4rp, they had a bad spell when they bought some cheap components but they have been fine lately.

Re the servers. Given the choice I'd spend the extra on HP.

But Dell are bloody good now they've pinched all of IBM and HP's ideas and implemented them

I love Dell and never use anything else - home use of course.

HTH

Just bought SWMBO a new Dell desktop [...] and it's nice and quiet.

:agree:

SWMBO is the one who mostly uses our home desktop. We swapped the old Fujitsu for a new Dell in December - their cheapest model (Inspiron 531). Pleasantly low-noised compared to the old one (although much more of processor speed and capacity)

If you like to mod and play around then you should build you own from scratch. Dell desktops are built and sold as white goods. Too many bispoke parts in there to do much other than add memory and change the HD.

thats odd as my dell desktop has a standard form factor motherboard, standard video card(now upgraded to an 8800GT), standard processor, ram, HDD etc etc the only thing that might not be standard is the PSU but tbh i'm not sure on that

Well, I absolutely love my Dell XPS M1330, achieve a real 5hrs battery life when using wireless, its quick, and does everything I need it too flawlessly. The build quality is nice (although not perfect), and its ben faultlessly reliable so far...

Bought mum an Inspiron 9300 about 2 years ago, and I've found the phone support to be ace - had a new battery (arrived in 48 hrs) and a relacement keyboard... it was refreshing for the support people to talk me through dismantling the machine to repace the keyboard!!

All our machines at work (Cambs CC) are Dell, and failures are few and far between.

So my experience is positive indeed!

One of my favourite things is having machines delivered that aren't full of ****ty applications you'll never want or need - infact I think its an option on ordering

thats odd as my dell desktop has a standard form factor motherboard, standard video card(now upgraded to an 8800GT), standard processor, ram, HDD etc etc the only thing that might not be standard is the PSU but tbh i'm not sure on that

Oi....

You shouldn't be quoting actual facts in a RANT thread.

thats odd as my dell desktop has a standard form factor motherboard, standard video card(now upgraded to an 8800GT), standard processor, ram, HDD etc etc the only thing that might not be standard is the PSU but tbh i'm not sure on that

fairly sure ours is BTX so the PSU is "standard" despite being p*ss weak. they did go through a phase of fitting non-standard power supplies, but that was years ago

thats odd as my dell desktop has a standard form factor motherboard, standard video card(now upgraded to an 8800GT), standard processor, ram, HDD etc etc the only thing that might not be standard is the PSU but tbh i'm not sure on that

A lot of the kit we have here looks standard, but has one or two pins moved around. It used to be swap some pins on the PSU, move on/off jumpers so the two pins were not next to each other and sometimes custom fans.

With a Dell just as an apple etc I take the approach of buy it with a warrenty for however long you want the machine to last, be that 1 or 3 years. The machine will then last that long one way or the other.

Not had a great deal of experience with Dell as i build my own desktops and have either Apple or Tosh laptops. I did however order one of the Dell PDA's when they first launched them. I ordered the lower spec unit and they sent through the higher spec one.. the best bit is that they still charged me for the lower spec unit.

I am currently looking to replace an ageing Tosh laptop with a Dell though (SWMBO likes the pink case you can choose).