Re: [tlug] See why you should not use M$ products!

["Birkir A. Barkarson" <birkirb@example.com>]

Scott VanDusen wrote:
> Whow. That was kind of funny, in a sad way- however they don't mention 
> whether the laptop was running any M$ product...
>
> Not to disrespect any Dell users or or fans out there but as it turns 
> out I procure all the hardware for our company in APAC region, and 
> initially we had purchased only dell laptops and servers. However a 
> couple of our Dell servers had nothing but problems since we got them- 
> onboard raid controller failure, 3 scci discs going down simultaneously 
> on one machine (incredible!), and top that off with the fact that a 
> significant portion of the laptops we purchased had either onboard power 
> failure, fan failure, or disc failure within first 6 months of 
> operation. The support from Dell was excellent, but because of the 
> seemingly low quality hardware they initially provided us with, as well 
> as the low opinion of the Dell laptops from users here, lead our office 
> to switch manufacturers completely. As of a couple years ago we switched 
> to Toshiba for laptops, and the users here seem to like those a lot 
> more. As for servers, I've been building them myself.
>
> Again, no offense meant for Dell... or M$ for that matter. Don't get me 
> started on Sony products though ;-)

In Dell's defense, I had a laptop that during travel got packed 
(foolishly) with a bottle of red wine.  The bag suffered a catastrophic 
failure of it's support bindings which led to the red wine bottle 
breaking, generously bathing the laptop in it's Italian truth. While the 
laptop was completely out for a day (hangover I suspect) it did regain 
full functionality after a day and some good drying (no cold showers). 
Even the CD drive which also took a bath in a puddle was working 
afterwards. As for lasting effects, there was a permanent scar on the 
LCD, some fractions in the casing due to shock but a considerable 
improvement in the smell of the device (strong blackcurrant). It's now 
serving 24/7 as my home server.

BAB