[BNM] New Laptop
Anthropoid
spen at anthropoid.co.uk
Fri Aug 15 13:52:51 BST 2008
Well in the defence of the machine, I bought it on the understanding
that it was a gamer's dream and so hammered it into the ground. If a had
my anti-aliasing, model detail and shadows on full tilt in the middle of
a bloody campaign, I might pop open occasionally.
As a machine for performing perfunctory work related routines, it is
more than adequate. And to echo someone else's remark earlier, the
support from Dell was first rate.
Spen
Antony Jones wrote:
> I've had 6 Dell laptops and have never ever had a problem with any of
> them.
>
> Perhaps i'm just lucky?
>
> I don't buy their desktops because I homebuild and package desktop pcs
> always cut corners by using crap components.
>
> Ant
>
> On Fri, 2008-08-15 at 13:15 +0100, Paul Silver wrote:
>
>
>> You have a different concept of 'good' than me, four graphics cards in
>> two years is shocking!
>>
>> My mum has a 2.5 year old Inspiron and it had a return-to-base problem
>> within the first week, and then the graphics card had to be replaced
>> when it was almost a year old. After that and other people on this list
>> who've had problems with Dells, I currently suggest people don't buy
>> their laptops. Their desktops seem very fine for their price. All that
>> said, the support was good so as long as you don't mind having some down
>> time when they go wrong, maybe it is a bargain.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:53:13 +0100, "Anthropoid" <spen at anthropoid.co.uk>
>> said:
>>
>>> The XPS is a good machine, but definitely get the 3 year warranty. I
>>> have been through four graphics cards since I bought mine two years ago,
>>> and having the engineer come out and replace them has been a life saver.
>>> Admittedly, it is a pre Dual Core model and starting to show signs of
>>> age, but it is still the most impressive desktop / laptop I have owned.
>>>
>>> Alan Braddish wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dell XPS are very nice laptops, and the support you get from Dell is
>>>> top-notch.
>>>>
>>>> I'd stay well away from anything Vaio.
>>>>
>>>> Also, I'd highly advise getting an extended 3 year warranty.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: bnmlist-bounces at brightonnewmedia.org
>>>> [mailto:bnmlist-bounces at brightonnewmedia.org] On Behalf Of Antony Jones
>>>> Sent: 15 August 2008 12:40
>>>> To: Machin, Neil
>>>> Cc: Brighton New Media
>>>> Subject: Re: [BNM] New Laptop
>>>>
>>>> They're intended for business use yeah - I think the XPS is in a similar
>>>> vein.
>>>>
>>>> What i'm trying to imply is don't get stuck with an Inspiron, for all
>>>> their goodness, they look and feel cheap, and tacky.
>>>>
>>>> Ant
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, 2008-08-15 at 12:32 +0100, Machin, Neil wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks Ant.
>>>>>
>>>>> Aren't Latitudes better for Business use? I've been looking at the XPS
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> M1330 - what do you think?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Neil
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: bnmlist-bounces at brightonnewmedia.org
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> [mailto:bnmlist-bounces at brightonnewmedia.org] On Behalf Of Antony Jones
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Sent: 15 August 2008 12:17
>>>>> To: Brighton New Media
>>>>> Subject: Re: [BNM] New Laptop
>>>>>
>>>>> Dell Latitude. For reliability and longevity, and because you can always
>>>>> grab future components and put them in older laptops, they don't
>>>>> randomly change the form factor of things all the time.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ant
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, 2008-08-15 at 12:14 +0100, Machin, Neil wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am looking into buying a new laptop for home use. I can spend up to
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> £1k including printer etc. It's going to be for home use - internet, games,
>>>> music, photos, DVDs etc.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> Does anyone have any suggestions on makes/models I should look into?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Neil
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