I used to build all of our computers, until it was simply not
cost-effective. My time is worth more to me and my company and it's
simply too much overhead for dumb parts assembly. Tack on the time it
takes to install and configure all of the software required, and it's
about a day per machine. At this point it doesn't matter how cheap the
parts are, it's labor that kills it.
Plus, it's no fun at ALL.
Then I went with a lower-level name brand who since went belly-up.
Then promptly lost a couple of hard drives in my server and
workstations which were not covered anymore. So it was lost time in
shopping for new SCSI drives of the correct configuration, price, etc.
Since we went with Dell, any faulty items were corrected immediately
(well within three days at the most). Tech support came out to look at
a weird server problem the next day. I had two replacement batteries
and a new power AC adapter for my 3 year old laptop within 24 hours.
No, they aren't particular deals, and the hardware aren't top of the
line performers, but then they are stable as heck.
Time is money. I usually have neither, so Dell makes sense for most of
our corporate purchases.
Matt
mstachoni@comcast.net
mstachoni@bhhtait.com
On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 14:32:20 -0800, "StillwellK"
wrote:
> you might have problems with any of the top sellers. All any of them do is
>assemble parts,so, check what's going into them. Had dell, gateway and xi,
>had problems with all. Dell was faster repair (24 hours) but all took care
>of the problems. I still reply with the old adage of ,Is Ford, Chevy or
>Dodge the best
>
>"rich" wrote in message
>news:60C5B32F6C91F023DA786FC135061196@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
>> I've been cruising the old posts looking for advice for picking out new
>> workstations and something struck me...it seems like an awful lot of you
>> are using dell for pc's/laptops/servers, way more than i would have
>> expected. It seems like most people build their own boxes or go with
>> Dell and I guess I was just curious why they are the brand of choice.
>>
>> Maybe I'm easily influenced, but I look at the CAD rags and see
>> companies like Xi and Polywell consistently getting high ratings and put
>> them on my list of to-be-considered. Personally I've had less than
>> positive experience with Dell hardware but have heard good things about
>> their service. Is there something I'm missing?
>>
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