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Old 03-16-2009, 07:53 PM   #70
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You do have to read up on your dells. Some batches have common problems and are under extended warranty if you do a little bit of searching.... I have sold plenty of dells and never had a issue with hardware or software...
I've heard great things about the older ones. My brother's had several over many years and had great experiences. My more recent experience has been less than stellar. I wouldn't write off their whole product line just on an experience with one model, but it has been troublesome.

I have to laugh at the phone techs. I had a fan fail and it was making a grinding noise. When I described it to the tech he said he would need to reflash the bios. Riiiight. I understand that they need to check off their troubleshooting list, but seriously.

On the other hand their Canadian service division is stellar. I sent the computer to an Ontario repair depot, at Dell's cost, and they had it back in my hands in under 48 hours.
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