Req comment on Dell Inspiron 1420 D

[Derek Broughton]

Wade Smart wrote:

> tony B wrote:
>> On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:52:27 -0300
>> Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca> wrote:
>>
>> <SNIP>
>>
>> Thanks for the feedback Derek.
>>   
>>>> Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.  Thanks for your
>>>> help.
>>>>       
>>> Dell has steadfastly refused to even respond to requests for service
>>> under my extended service contract - next day on site service has
>>> taken six months so far.  Nice of them to support Ubuntu, but that
>>> isn't going to be enough to get me to go back to them...
>>>     
>>
>> I've heard this before, and I confess it makes me wary of them.  So if
>> Dell is on your never-again list, have you thought about who you will
>> deal with the next time you are in the market for a laptop?
>>
> THINKPAD!!!! all the way.

I had one when they were still IBM.  I liked it.  I might just go for cheap. 
If I can't get decent service, anyway, I'll get something for which I don't
expect any...
-- 
derek