[Leica] RE: LUG, Dell Bashing!!!!

[masonster at gmail.com (David Mason)]

Jayanand,

This used to be much easier to do here in the states but it seems that
those small shops are disappearing. I worked in a small advanced
development group at Red Hat back around 1997 and since we were
separated from the company proper we could go out and get our own
supplies. We bought our own components and put them together ourselves
- when I was last there those machines were still running strong
though now relegated to small server status and I think one was a
machine for the receptionist. Still, there is nothing like building
your own machine to know where to look when something goes wrong.

Cheers,

Dave



On 7/30/05, Jayanand Govindaraj <jgovindaraj@eth.net> wrote:
> Seth,
> I run a stockbroking firm, and we cannot be without our servers during
> trading hours at all - I gave up on all branded PCs - terrible service. I
> now have a small shop build machines to my specs, and maintain them, and it
> has worked very very well. By the way, Dell in India will not even come and
> check out problems on site without being paid in advance....that means two
> days downtime, minimum.
> Cheers
> Jayanand Govindaraj
> Chennai, India
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Seth Rosner" <sethrosner@nycap.rr.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 6:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: LUG, Dell Bashing!!!!
> 
> 
> > If Jim's message is a motion, I second.
> >
> > After using only IBMs since the start of PC's, on the recommendation of a
> > close friend and client who is an IT consultant to major New York City
> > banks and financial institutions, in 1998 I bought a Dell, maxed out in
> > spec, that he put together in my office. I used it and only it
> > continuously until June 2004, in my law practice, personal communications
> > and the 435,612 emails I have had on the LUG   ;-)   Zero problems with
> > hardware; occasional problems with Microsoft, McAfee and Norton software.
> > In June 2004 I replaced that machine with my current Dell, also with 
> > maxed
> > out spec, only because I wanted the higher speed chip. Also got the twin
> > mirror hard drives for additional internal backup. Being the almost
> > ultimate non-techie, I had a Dell person come to my office to assemble 
> > the
> > new machine and migrate safely all of my law practice and personal files.
> > No problem. Gave my old Dell to my daughter who is far more
> > computer-literate than me. She has used it for the last 14 months without
> > problem.
> >
> > Reading this thread has been scary. Why I wrote Mike Herring about
> > constructing a (costly) custom and bullet-proof machine.
> >
> > As a practicing lawyer, I cannot afford to have my machine go down. Jim's
> > message gives me a little bit of cold comfort. Thanks, Jim.
> >
> > Seth
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jim Nichols" <nicholsj@edge.net>
> > To: <lug@leica-users.org>
> > Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 5:49 PM
> > Subject: [Leica] RE: LUG, Dell Bashing!!!!
> >
> >
> >> Hey, Luggers,
> >>
> >> I set off this rant session by making a simple suggestion that Tina ask
> >> Dell a question.  I'm appalled at the venom displayed by some against a
> >> company that tries hard to provide low-cost, reliable computer systems 
> >> to
> >> a demanding public.  I purchased my first 286 machine from Dell before
> >> they adopted the Dell name as their brand name.  I have purchased over
> >> the years for various family members, six Dell machines, one Compaq, and
> >> one brand no longer made.  Several of these went to grandkids entering
> >> college, not an easy environment.  The Dells have given very good
> >> service. No machine that is mass-produced at minimum cost is going to be
> >> perfect. If some of you want to spend several thousand dollars to get
> >> custom-built gamer machines so you can run PhotoShop at top speed, go to
> >> it.  But please bring this subject to a close.  You are not helping
> >> anyone with the constant chorus of criticism.
> >>
> >> Jim Nichols
> >> Tullahoma, TN
> >>
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> >>
> >
> >
> >
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