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[Collins Richey]

On 8/23/06, Ken Moffat <kmoffat at drizzle.com> wrote:
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> > On Tuesday 22 August 2006 12:33 pm, Net Llama! wrote:
> >
> >> I'd personally avoid Dell like the plague.
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
> I know two offices that run dells without problem. Is there a recent
> turn for the worse?
>

Our company's experience is based on Dell production from  2+ years
ago - GX260 and GX270 desktops from about 2 years ago and laptops
D600. The laptops had high initial failure rates (I don't have
specifics, but you've certainly read the jokes about the batteries in
this series). The desktops have motherboards with flaky capacitors.
These are now dropping like flies. I have no way of determining
whether Dell have corrected their QC and/or parts procurement problems
now. The relatively few GX280 desktops we have seem to be immune from
the motherboard problems.

In any case, we have switched our contract to HP. Check back in two
years to determine the wisdom of that decision.I've already reported
my opinion about the ATI video in these units. The Linux drivers are
pure crap.

-- 
Collins Richey
     If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
     of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.