Originally posted by Falcon
Hello,
For the those who own a dell computer, pls comment on whether a dell computer is value for money and if its customer/technical support is good.
Thank you.
Originally posted by maxtheevil
i recommend that u just get it when it is on it's mail in rebates fever,
about the speed of system, it is pretty relative, if u need nothing but usage on microsoft office applications, u can settle on the cheap dell offers, at the moment, u can get Pentium 4, 2.4GHz set for less than 1.5k
if u need something more powerful, weight it against the price u can get at sim lim.
i spend >$2k on the system, and am regreting it.
if i were to do it again, i would not spend more than $2k
DO NOT GET DELL PHERIPHERALS, they are more more more expensive
the telephone support is gd only to entertain your windows problems, anything more, they repeat the same solution, download drivers from net, re-install, it is not their area of concern.
do not get their speakers, it sucks, for mine, i am told by their engineer on 1 side works! and well, it's norm!
they only do an onsite when u got a hardware problem
what i am doing now, i am trashing my CDRW, so that in the end of 3 years, i can get a new one. hehe.
till then i hope what i write might help.
Originally posted by dragos
Personally, I own a Dell at home and use a Dell in the office.
Love my Dell at home...but hate the one in the office...
It seems to be that the newer Dells are not as good and stable as compared to the older ones...
:dunno:
Originally posted by maxtheevil
but dun be shocked the cold face of their sales stuff, very nice when u are making the sales, no knowing what they sell too, they got no idea of the diff system, those m'sian
You can add them yourself, and then remove it when you need tech support.Originally posted by BoXXer
bought a dell dimension 8100 last June. the parths haven't failed me yet.
just buy the basic system that they advertise and slowly add on a dc-rw, better sound card, speakers...etc
but a thing to note is that by adding on stuff you'll be voiding the warranty.
Originally posted by MrBig
one thing for sure is Dell has invested heaily on it's advertisement
Dell gotta be very successful and Top Computer Brand in singapore liao.
Originally posted by ninelives
yah, same as canon and nikon. ;p
Originally posted by kingpin
Bought a Dell 4 months back. Worked well till now, no problems. Thot I got it at the best price then.
Falcon - look like u need the most basic system as u don't use pc for gaming. I think their basic systems are good value for money. U can call them up and get a good bargain too. From my experience its easier to get a discount from the male staff than the female ones. Also its good value to package the peripherals u need and work on the package price. I don't think u will save much from the Sim Lim shops, also there's a lot of hassle in going and doing the walk around. Not many shops are good and professional they are just after a quick sale. From my experience the price can be more in Sim Lim.