DELL question..

[circle]

1. I just ordered my inspiron 5150 online, how good are they at keeping their "estimated arrival time" it said that it should be arriving on Feb. 13th.

2. Does anyone here have any of the inspiron notebooks? Comments?

Thanks!

 

[Cheeka]

it will be there in 7-10 business days
they would have let you know if it was longer

(i worked for them.... that is for their corporate products anyway - i think the home line has the same eta though)

 

[chipotle]

i have ordered from them before...2 computers... and they are pretty good with their time of delivery.
this is from a customer's point of view..

there is someone that works for them here apparently and posts often.

 

[el presidente Highsteppa]

What Cheeka says.

7 to 10 business days on most products.

 

[Soundstream]

Originally posted by circle
2. Does anyone here have any of the inspiron notebooks? Comments?

It is the worst notebook that I have ever used!!!

Now, don't you feel like an ass for buying it before asking for opinions.

Cheers ... Ian

 

[KiFe]

Re: Re: DELL question..

Originally posted by Soundstream
It is the worst notebook that I have ever used!!!

Now, don't you feel like an ass for buying it before asking for opinions.

Cheers ... Ian

hahaha.

 

[circle]

Re: Re: DELL question..

Originally posted by Soundstream
It is the worst notebook that I have ever used!!!

Now, don't you feel like an ass for buying it before asking for opinions.

Cheers ... Ian

Not really.

 

[Chubbs]

I aviod dell like the plauge.

But thats just for Desktops.

Im sure their laptops arnt half bad, they have made quite a name for themselves, but if I were to buy a laptop, I'd prolly go the Toshiba route.

 

[chipotle]

Originally posted by Chubbs
I aviod dell like the plauge.

But thats just for Desktops.

Im sure their laptops arnt half bad, they have made quite a name for themselves, but if I were to buy a laptop, I'd prolly go the Toshiba route.

their desktops are not bad.

so go eat a bag of hell...chumps.

 

[Bass-Invader]

im using an inspiron 2650 right now.
it works fine.
needs more ram though.

 

[Chubbs]

Originally posted by chipotle
their desktops are not bad.

so go eat a bag of hell...chumps.

I didnt say they were bad, just horribly overpriced.

 

[chipotle]

Originally posted by Chubbs
I didnt say they were bad, just horribly overpriced.

you gotta get them when they are having sales though!

even their older models are very solid.

 

[Chubbs]

But even if you got an older model on sale, it still prolly costs more than a top of the line PC if you build it yourself.

 

[bitchass]

i have a one year old dell inspiron 8200 laptop and i really like it.

i bought the 3 year extended complete care warranty (or whatever its called) and like the piece of mind that if anything breaks for any reason they will fix or replace with a refurbished.

the only 'problem' i've had so far was a broken dvd rom and i forgot to take out my office space dvd before sending it and they refused to return the disc - more my fault than anyones, really.

 

[chipotle]

Originally posted by Chubbs
But even if you got an older model on sale, it still prolly costs more than a top of the line PC if you build it yourself.

true.

but then if something goes wrong.. you don't have any guarantee...that with the money that you might be saving by not paying the full price you can get an extended guarantee.

regardless, very very very minimal problems with both of the ones we have in my house.

 

[Bass-Invader]

they pretty much always will cost a fair bit more than a pc built from scratch. you are paying for support and warranty.

if you *can* build a PC yourself, and repair it, then it isn't worth it to buy a desktop from them. If not, or you can't be bothered, then it's a decent deal.

 

[Bass-Invader]

they make good servers!

 

[Chubbs]

Depends if you know how to diagnose computer problems or not I guess.

If you dont know shit about PC's, buy a dell, they have great support, but prepare to pay out the ying yang for it.

If you know what your doing, build it yourself, you'll save a couple hundred bucks, and you wont have to wait for your PC to arrive at the door.

 

[chipotle]

I know some stuff about computers..not an incredible wealth of knowledge but I can figure out stuff.. so I like them 'cause they don't break down. So I don't have to invest time and money into fixing them.
First computer we ever had broke down a lot and had lots of problems..

 

[Humanjava]

I am running a Dell Inspiron 2650 and I have done lots of work at data centers for routers/servers and this machine has worked fine. I also use it for music and it works fine with no probs.. I have p4 1.6Ghz only to... Only thing I know I would have done better is to have ugraged models and got a better screan resolution to.

BTW we also run a 2.8GHz in the studio and its a serious machine. Defn better than I have seen most ppl build.. But not better than I can build

 

[circle]

Originally posted by Humanjava
I am running a Dell Inspiron 2650 and I have done lots of work at data centers for routers/servers and this machine has worked fine. I also use it for music and it works fine with no probs.. I have p4 1.6Ghz only to... Only thing I know I would have done better is to have ugraged models and got a better screan resolution to.

BTW we also run a 2.8GHz in the studio and its a serious machine. Defn better than I have seen most ppl build.. But not better than I can build

Sweet!

I guess i'll be fine then, the one I ordered was the 5150. Mobile Intel Pentium 4 - 3.06ghz with HT technology (hyper threading).
Plus a got a "free" 512mb upgrade to go with 80gb ram.

Any suggestions on a good soundcard for music production?

 

[zoo]

i'm using a bottom-end DELL INSPIRON 1100

got it for $1000 [cheaper than anywhere else at the time] and it arrived during the week it was scheduled to arrive in

i'm happy with my purchase, i don't regret buying DELL



just prepare for $150 shipping charges

 

[circle]

Originally posted by zoo
i'm using a bottom-end DELL INSPIRON 1100

got it for $1000 [cheaper than anywhere else at the time] and it arrived during the week it was scheduled to arrive in

i'm happy with my purchase, i don't regret buying DELL



just prepare for $150 shipping charges

They actually have a promo right now that only requires you to pay $10 for shipping w/ purchases of $2199 and up.

 

[bitchass]

at the beginning of december my roomate ordered a dell desktop with a 1.8 celeron, 60gb harddrive,128MB ram (that we upgraded ourselves later) including 17" monitor, keyboard, mouse - EVERYTHING needed for a first time owner for $399 including shipping.

 

[zoo]

Originally posted by circle
They actually have a promo right now that only requires you to pay $10 for shipping w/ purchases of $2199 and up.

if i'm paying $2200 for a computer it better damn well include shipping