Why people buy from dell...

Personally, I don't like Dells. When they have to get serviced, they put stuff in the cases in ridiculous locations that make it IMPOSSIBLE to do anything with. And if you call tech support, IF you get a person (after navigating their horrible menu) you probably will get some Indian guy who speaks crappy English and sounds like Apu, only worse.

HPs, Gateways, and eMachines (which are basically low-cost Gateways) are a lot easier to deal with if they do break. Sure, I'm speaking from a technician standpoint, but would you rather have to send your computer to a local techie or send it out which will take a lot longer?

But generally, when getting a name brand, whether Dell, HP, whatever, people are doing it because...

1) They know jack about computers.
2) If they do know something, they don't know how to build.
3) They don't need something fancy, which typically buying something of low power from a company is cheaper.
4) Bulk purchasing, usually of the item above.


Honestly, the worst computer brand to buy? IBM. They're even worse than Dell.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Stealth

You do know IBM doesn't even make computers anymore?

Oh yeah. It's some Chinese computer geek wannabees that just slap IBM on the label so people buy the product.

Cause it certainly seems to me that IBM STILL MAKES COMPUTERS.

Hell, they're packaging some of their servers with Nitix.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

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Why do people buy dell, they've got some ridiculously cheap packages.

Cheap != Good.

Also, have you ever tried calling their tech support lines? I've had the unfortunate opportunity to do this (one of our work computers is a Dell and the HD blew out on it) and MY GAWD. Awful shit man.

And trying to fix some of them yourself requires you to perform feats of god, given placements of some of the items.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Cetra

And yet my company has 425 Dell made Optiplex desktops and I've had a total of ZERO hardware failures on any of them since we purchased them 2 years ago.

And I've dealt with a bunch that have had hard drives blow up. Never in any other brands though. It's ALWAYS a Dell.

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It's really not that difficult if you open your eyes and analyze what you are looking at before you start trying to rip stuff out man.

Heh. You should have seen this one computer I had to work with. Total pain in the ass. You needed a steel claw to get into the HD bay due to its positioning.

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Well, from an historical perspective, IBM's are pretty much the worst of the lot, due to their lack of standard parts (most of their parts are manufactured with different sizes so they won't fit on other cases). I should know, because I own one, and it's been a pain in the ass. I'll just build one myself later.

Agreed. What sucks even worse is their substandard case sizes. Our IBMs at one work place is too small that it doesn't fit any standard expansion cards - you have to take the brace off. What a crock.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

My gawd, THAT IS HILARIOUS.

Good job Dell. :thumbsup:

I was speaking idiomatically.