>
New Topic
>
Reply<
Esato Forum Index
>
General discussions >
Non mobile discussion
> good laptop? advise needed
Bookmark topic
Well I ordered it online on Saturday afternoon, but they've decided that the switch card payment needs authorising so I'm waiting for the bank to ring me up
I didn't bother ringing them up but you're right, you might be able to blagg a few freebies if you do.
Delivery is normally about 1 - 2 weeks depending on their stock levels. Last time I bought something from Dell it took about five days, I think.
--
Posted: 2008-01-21 12:33:46
Edit :
Quote
wicked! wooooooo.... i used aint too sure whether to go for the bigger screen now or not.......... eeeeeeeeeek! also, pondering whether to go for the 2x160 hard drive (+£30) or to stick with the 1x250 hdd....... hmmmm decisions! exciting tho
--
Posted: 2008-01-21 12:35:19
Edit :
Quote
I had 9200 and screen failed after one year. My second Dell, XPS Gen2 had screen failure after yr and a half, few months later even the graphic card failed. If you go for Dell, don't mind spending extra cash for an extended warranty. At least two years...
[ This Message was edited by: kenoby on 2008-01-21 12:09 ]
--
Posted: 2008-01-21 13:08:01
Edit :
Quote
hmmmmmmmmm valid piont there matey.... normally i wouldnt go for warrenties etc... as i can fix a desktop (with cyco's help of course lol).... but seeing as this is a laptop and a higher spec'd one, should i opt for the extended warrenty etc? whats youre view on this cyco?
spanks everyone, youve all been a great help
(who would of thought it was 'blue monday' eh!??!?! )
--
Posted: 2008-01-21 13:10:22
Edit :
Quote
On 2008-01-21 12:12:39, Cycovision wrote:
You can't beat Dell for value when it comes to laptops and as mweb said, they're typically very well built so I reckon they're a safe bet.
They are not very well built in my experience. At work we had bought three and within 2 months 2 had hardware faults. Both took around two weeks for Dell to fix. We wont be buying anymore. All of our HP laptops are really reliable. We have never had a failure on HP laptops within the first year and we have about 20 of them.
--
Posted: 2008-01-21 13:13:44
Edit :
Quote
@kenobi
Thanks for the tip, that's definitely worth considering. I think you were maybe a little unlucky though since I've had many Dells in the workshop for repair over the years but the vast majority of them were for software problems or failed hard drives, so nothing unusual there...
I won't bother with the warranty personally because, knowing me, I'll be wanting to upgrade to a new laptop after a year anyway!
@JC
Again, thanks for letting us know. I went for a Inspiron because, according to the user reviews I read (not on the Dell site!), the latest ones are pretty well built and have been problem free.
So it's fingers crossed then because it's too late for me now!
_________________
Read my cartoon strips on B3ta.com[ This Message was edited by: Cycovision on 2008-01-21 12:17 ]
--
Posted: 2008-01-21 13:13:58
Edit :
Quote
@ leeboy, I have called every Dell SC; USA, EMEA, CHINA for the XPS screen. Closest I could get is send in UK SC and have it replaced (I am in China now) or purchase from a retalier in UK for 750 Pounds?! shipment included. Mind you, LCD is most expensive component of a computer..
And I was not the only one at the time:
http://www.dellverticalline.com/
EDIT: the link is no longer active
Anyway, ther was around 600 ppl just for XPS series... then 9400 if I'm correct.. Any IT manager will tell you Dell is s**t. But you can go for it, just take the extended warranty, it's cheaper:)
[ This Message was edited by: kenoby on 2008-01-21 12:19 ]
--
Posted: 2008-01-21 13:16:47
Edit :
Quote
I've got some
advice for you, it's
advice not
advise!
Love You Lee!
--
Posted: 2008-01-21 13:19:13
Edit :
Quote
thanks andy!
its my works pc, it spells everything wrongly! doh!
LOVE YOU TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
--
Posted: 2008-01-21 13:23:53
Edit :
Quote
@ Cyco, good to know I have a bad luck
I paid for 9200 1500E and after less than a year XPS for 2400 E. Talking about 'High end computer"
I said to myself, even tho I like Dell, I will look not to buy one. You are not much affected, cause you are in UK, but I am every year in a different county, computer is vital for my work and if something vital starts to fail, it can only cost me large sum of money. That;s why for me way no Dell.
--
Posted: 2008-01-21 13:26:06
Edit :
Quote
New Topic
Reply
