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I've bought a Dimension 8250 and a XPS3 from Dell. Both still work fine. Much cheaper to build your own.

Commie Killer wrote:

I buy custom then fuck up my builds.
http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=90209

I saw man >< best of luck

CC-Marley wrote:

I've bought a Dimension 8250 and a XPS3 from Dell. Both still work fine. Much cheaper to build your own.

Build your own laptop? How would i go about doing that?

Cheers victim also ... +1 to you guys ... seems Dell are a definite option seeing as most people have had good experiences with em

edit : 24Hrs for karma

Last edited by mitch212k_2 (2008-01-19 11:07:26)

HITNRUNXX wrote:

Commie Killer wrote:

I buy custom then fuck up my builds.
http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=90209

Oh don't bring that thread back up! It makes me sad, then makes me laugh, then makes me feel guilty for laughing... LOL

Life lessons, I laugh too dude, dont feel guilty.

Dell Inspiron 2650 laptop, purchased 2002 and still going.

Dell laptops are not bad (better than their desktops). I wouldnt really think of going anywhere else to but a laptop... expect that they seemed to have stopped shipping 8600M GTs with their 1520s?

mitch212k_2 wrote:

Commie Killer wrote:

I buy custom then fuck up my builds.
http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=90209

I saw man >< best of luck

CC-Marley wrote:

I've bought a Dimension 8250 and a XPS3 from Dell. Both still work fine. Much cheaper to build your own.

Build your own laptop? How would i go about doing that?

Cheers victim also ... +1 to you guys ... seems Dell are a definite option seeing as most people have had good experiences with em

edit : 24Hrs for karma

Didn't say you could. I told you what I bought from Dell and then said it would of been cheaper to build. I never said anything about a laptop.

I think we got 2 or 3 Dells in our house.

Mine is a Dimension 9150, and it's great.

Titch2349 wrote:

3 Desktops, 1 Laptop from Dell.

1 Desktop Hard Drive went a  year ago, but hey, these things happen.

The Laptop took 1 month to arrive- but I customized the shit out of it, and it was in August as well (everyone ordering laptops for school/work?)

No matter what you buy: desktop or PC, they come laden with complete and utter rubbish, so be prepared to reformat the day you get it- but It comes with a disk, and all drivers and diagnostics specific for your machine, are easiliy availible on their support site.

But Dell are Cheap, and the machines are reliable, look ok, and run fine.

So when's the best time to order it Titch if I need it for September ideally ... ? Are there more offers/discounts around the school holidays time enouraging more to buy from them?

mitch212k_2 wrote:

So when's the best time to order it Titch if I need it for September ideally ... ? Are there more offers/discounts around the school holidays time enouraging more to buy from them?

tbh I don't know- but if you looking at getting it for September, make sure you order well in advance (1month +)

delta4bravo*nl* wrote:

Seeing the problems with Dell @ work, I will never touch one again....

We only use Dell server in the systems we sell these days because of there reliability and construction
We have had dozens of Dell workstations over the last few years and only 1 hard drive problem
I have had 3 Dells at home (current XPS 600, did crash when new, Dell replaced MB and no probs since)

@OP: However, never compare any brands laptops with desktops or servers.... far to different. So no experience of Dell laptops as they used to have such a bad rep we avoided them as a company.

Can be expensive (but not so much if you compare with  a home build with a legal OS ) - however depends so much on how many units they want to sell etc. and the prices go up and down a lot. From what I've heard they have a defined range they can discounts depending on many factors.... and the ordinary punter has to wait for a good offer when they most need the sales. Luckily once you buy enough as a company you always get a very good discount

Dell is a tad more expensive than making your own but because your getting a laptop I guess you have no choice.

And I'm getting a laptop from dell when my current dell tower's lease runs out.