First, let me preface...I would never use a Dell for my home workstations.
However, putting on the corporate hat once again, Dell (or, rather, any large vendor) has definite advantages. I don't have time to build every machine and server we deploy, and for servers, guaranteed interoperability is of paramount concern. I also don't have the time to extensively troubleshoot every system fault. I call Dell, they come fix it. Dell (and others) also have nice systems management software and firmware/driver update mechanisms--quite nice for the busy IT department. Support contracts are corporate kings. If I have a drive in the SAN or a production box die, I can get a replacement drive delivered to my desk within 2 hours. That level of responsiveness is worth its weight in gold when you're facing the prospect of totally down or degraded/vulnerable servers. Not that I'm big on Dell...they just serve our needs quite well. That and the rather sizable commercial discounts... Greg > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 7:28 PM > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Save XP! > > At 09:23 PM 15/01/2008, Joe User wrote: > >OK... so we've had XP/Vista, 'The AV argument', next is Dell vs. > >Custom Built/White boxes... > > > > > >DELL SUCKS. > >DIIIIING!!! - Round ONE > > ROTFL! > > Here's another Dell story: Customer brings in a Dell laptop that > won't boot. She's already talked to Dell who has told her that her > Windows is damaged and needs to be reinstalled. The Dell geniuses > have tested the hard drive and there's nothing wrong with it. Of > course, the hard drive is showing bad sectors and failing its > internal SMART self-test. Hopefully it isn't under warranty so I > don't have to spend 45 minutes convincing Dell not to screw their > customer by waiting until the drive dies completely before replacing > it. > > T
