The ignominious death of Dell

[Fred A. Miller]

On 07/01/2010 09:21 PM, Christopher Chan wrote:
> Ha! Too bad we have the likes of Lenovo not doing much better either.
> Done some motherboard replacements due to blown caps, all near the end
> of the three year warranty. Still got a few more Lenovos that are still
> going (those must get plenty of ventilation of something to not heat up
> and blow...) but I sure ain't buying another Lenovo. As for the case
> mentioned in the article, I have known about it for a long time already
> but it won't stop me from getting a Dell. I have not had problems with
> their newer models.
>
> Bad batches/models are common in IT space. They don't make that big a
> difference unless you have something against the company. Like how I
> will never buy anything Sony today.
>    

I stay away from Sony as well, but more because of their VERY strong 
stance on
DRM and all-ball chipsets in their 'puters.

Fred