[O/T] Cheap laptops?

[vu pham]

On 05/16/2010 04:33 PM, Yu Meng Chong wrote:
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> I have a customer with over 50 Dell desktops, laptops and servers and
> they work pretty well, though their lifespan isn't quite as long as I
> would like (they run reliably for about 3 years then fail in weird and
> wonderful ways). For Dell laptops, I would recommend that you avoid the
> whole Inspiron range as the keyboard seems flimsy (to me anyway).

That's why they charge you a lot of money for the support and warranty :)

Usually Dell have warranty  and extended warranty up to five years. 
Recently I have a server that its warranty will be expired in just a few 
days, and it is five years old. I called and they are happy to extend 
the contract for another two years ( they asked if I want more ). I 
asked why they now support for more than five years, the answer is they 
still have a lot of parts for that line of servers :)

Vu