1. Jun 21st, 2007

    There might be a Dell in my future

    As much as I bitching about the heavy-handed practices of big companies, I also like to be fair.

    On Monday, Dell agreed to give buyers of certain models the option to avoid what the company calls “preinstalled software.” Buyers of Dimension desktops, Inspiron notebooks, and XPS PCs can now click a field in Dell’s online order form that will block the installation of software for productivity, ISPs, and photo and music.

    The same Dell that will ship some models pre-installed with Ubuntu.

    The same Dell that’s finally figuring out that good product design is a feature.

    The same Dell that will likely get my money the next time I upgrade my computer.

    Posted by Assaf Filed in general

    1. Jun 22nd, 2007

      apotheon

      Alas, all else being equal, I’m still unlikely to buy a Dell as long as Thinkpads keep providing trackpoint-style pointing devices.

    2. Jun 22nd, 2007

      Lori M Olson

      All else being equal, I’m still going to plunk down the $$$$ today for a new MacBook Pro ;-)

    3. Jun 22nd, 2007

      Paul

      Dude, you’re sooooooo not getting a dell! Quality design??? WTF?? the worst computer I have ever had… EVER… 286’s included… was my last Dell laptop. I wont even get into the whole Loral and Hardy routine I had to get into ever time I called Dell….(ok, just the pseudo code)

      stile_in_hell = own_a_dell = true
      while(stile_in_hell) do {
      call_tech_support()

      }

      def call_tech_support
      puts “Your account has been flagged. You have to call customer service and have them unflag your account before we can help you.”
      call_customer_service()
      end

      def call_customer_service
      puts “I cant help you. Nothing is wrong with your account. I don’t see any flags. Call tech support”
      call_tech_support()
      end

      Six months of tech support hell, to get a f@cked mother board replaced. They lost the computer the second computer they shipped me, the had me format the hard drive 3 times. Every thing went bad with the computer but the processor and memory (LCD, NIC, Modem, DVD Recorder, USB, S-video, Motherboard, AC Adapter, THE POWER BUTTON BROKE TWICE!!!)

      Do yourself a favor and buy a Mac. Plus, Vista is a piece of CRAP!

    4. Jun 23rd, 2007

      Assaf

      That bad?

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