Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Jeffery, I have bought a number of Dells, starting with a 286 in 1987 before they started using the Dell name. Most have been very reliable. During that time I bought one Compaq, and had more trouble with it than any of the Dells. My present Dell is over three years old, so I can't vouch for the current machines. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jefffery Smith" <jsmith342 at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 8:03 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] mac-windoz > If there is a lesson to be learned here, it is that Dell decided to > become the Chevy of computers, and Apple is still trying to be the Toyota > of computers. I bought an expensive Compaq 15 years ago because it was > "over-engineered" and utterly reliable. Dell is now under- engineered and > a piece of refuse. Michael Dell might consider punishing himself for > lowballing us with really poor computers thinking we won't know the > difference. Americans may be dumb, but we can figure it out when we turn > on a computer and only get a Dell logo on the screen.........for hours > and hours and hours. Good advertising for a machine that doesn't work. He > should sell the splash screen to Nike. > > On Jul 23, 2009, at 7:27 PM, Greg Lorenzo wrote: > >> >> I know the guy who does quality control for Dell. He has been warning >> management that there are some serious qa problems with considerable >> quantities of Chinese sourced boards, etc.. Warnings that they are only >> training their replacements also go ignored. At least once, several >> hundred thousand boards had to be junked as completely unusable. >> Management at the source plant subsequently informed Dell that the >> workers' responsible 'would be punished'. Not exactly sure what that >> means but it doesn't sound like just harsh language was used. >> >> >> >> Dell's top XPS boxes are unaffected by all this as they are still made >> inTexas with topnotch components. >> >> >> >> Greg Lorenzo >> >> Calgary, Canada >> >>> From: jsmith342 at gmail.com >>> To: lug at leica-users.org >>> Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:01:08 -0500 >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] mac-windoz >>> >>> I thought the Chinese bought Lenovo from IBM about 5 years ago. I can >>> tell you, from experience, that Chinese-made Dells leave a lot to be >>> desired. After 4 motherboards in 2 months, I bought a Mac. They >>> replaced the motherboard 3 times with used motherboards. Nothing makes >>> me angrier than buying a new product, having it DOA, and having it >>> replaced with a used product. Dell has done that to me 4 times now >>> (three times with motherboards, one time with an entire laptop, and >>> the replacement laptop looked like it had been through hell and back). >>> Enough is enough. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jul 23, 2009, at 6:53 AM, Sonny Carter wrote: >>> >>>> Lenovos are assembled in North Carolinain the old IBM plant. My new >>>> one >>>> (arriving today) was shipped from there. Lenovo authorized service >>>> station >>>> is four blocks from my house. >>>> >>>> The Mac is Eric's, and was required by the music department at his >>>> University. They have on-campus support, but this is summer, and >>>> OKC is >>>> eight hours drive. >>>> >>>> Nearest Mac tech is in Shreveport, eighty miles away. He kept it >>>> for a >>>> week, did some mumbo-jumbo, sent it back, and the problem was still >>>> there. >>>> Meanwhile, school starts in a few weeks. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 6:45 AM, Jefffery Smith >>>> <jsmith342 at gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Lenovos are made in China too, so they get the same complete lack of >>>>> quality control that has come to define Chinese-made products. The >>>>> only >>>>> thing on my macs that seems to be worthless is the AC adaptor. I'm on >>>>> adaptor #5 now. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Jul 22, 2009, at 8:57 PM, Sonny Carter wrote: >>>>> >>>>> So, being forced by my son's University to buy him a MacBook, I >>>>> joined the >>>>>> ranks of the Mac Owners. Fast forward, the year went by, and now >>>>>> the >>>>>> dreaded X-battery icon. >>>>>> >>>>>> First pass through the Mac clinic, and I got the machine back, and >>>>>> the >>>>>> battery was charged, but it would not boot from the battery. >>>>>> >>>>>> The Mac clinic is eighty miles away. This is the second trip. >>>>>> >>>>>> I thought you guys said Macs were better. >>>>>> >>>>>> Magic even. >>>>>> >>>>>> For what I paid for the Mac book, I could have bought three Lenovos. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> Sonny >>>>>> http://www.sonc.com >>>>>> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ >>>>>> Natchitoches, Louisiana (+31.754164,-093.099080) >>>>>> USA >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Sonny >>>> http://www.sonc.com >>>> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ >>>> Natchitoches, Louisiana (+31.754164,-093.099080) >>>> USA >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Windows Live? 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