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Re: Dell laptops are junk...



On 12/4/2018 7:48 PM, Jim Davis wrote:
> On Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 1:55:42 PM UTC-5, RTS wrote:
>> just back from the repair store
>>
>> it seems wife's Dell laptop had died again..
>>
>> third processor gone bad in 2.5 years...
>>
>> wouldn't be so bad if it was being used.
>>
>> But it mostly just sits on the shelf as a backup..
>>
>>
>> Time to shit-can this thing...
>>
>> (((just letting off a little steam)))
>>
>> --
>>
>> *Rocky T. Squirrel, esq.*
> I've had a Dell since 2009 and it's still working. Used for up/downloading panels, starlink connect programing, Ubiquity access  points, Home theater remote control programing, CCTV NVR programing etc for all those years. Replaced the hard drive once as preventive maintenance and the standby battery once. the figures are just about worn off of the keys after all these years.
>
> Just up graded to a Dell notebook from Costco. But, once I got it home, I realized that the screen was too small for these weary eyes so with the 90 day return policy, I retuned it and for $100.00 more I got a laptop with a 17 inch display. It's big and heavier than the notebook but still fits in my case and I only use it for work. New Laptop has a built in DVD record/playback and a couple of more USB ports. Had to get the wireless mouse though. I couldn't get the touch pad adjusted to respond like my old one. The old laptop had a touchpad and a left and right button. The new one doesn't have buttons and the "tap" response isn't that good. I'm still in the process of transferring data from the old to the new and loading apps. It's really fast and the video resolution is great.
>
> Hope I don't have any problems. I got the 3 year extended warranty.

Best of luck with yours..

I got am old eMachine E627 I use for work.

bought it second hand, but is a work horse..

Needs a new battery  but does all the stuff I need and then some...

even got a thumb drive with "Rufus" i use for all old DOS programs..

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The bitch about that Dell was it was never used,  just sat on a shelf,
started once a week for updates and such..

bought it back in 2016, within the first 6 months it was back at the
factory shop, had all the guts replaced twice..

and even had the extended warranty, (which today they told me, it ran
concurrently with the factory warranty)

so was actually just 1 year long.. (thanks Office MAX)


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*Rocky T. Squirrel, esq.*



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