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James Mannion <mannion.jh@gmail.com>Subject:
Re: OT New ComputerDate:
Sun, May 27, 2012 11:33:06 pmGood to hear that Dell is on the quality side of things at this point.
It really seems to me that all of the companys selling consumer box
computers go back and forth on the quality standards. For a while one
of them will be putting out good stuff and then they will go to junk
for a while. I am quite sure there have been times Dell put out stuff
that wasn't worth the cardboard box it came in and HP was solid value
and quality. I haven't heard anything good about HP in any recent
time. Personally I am using a Dell desktop box a couple of years old
and thankfully after the time it broke the first time while it was
still covered by Dell, it has been decent. I really like its whisper
quiet opperation. For some reason its fans are very quiet. I like it
that way. The issue I had more than a year ago was that the CPU fan
completely on its own for no reason, dislodged itself from the CPU and
landed where it was doing nothing of any use and the machine
overheated and then would not boot back up successfully without saying
it was too warm until it was fixed. The person they sent out to do the
house call blamed me for it. He insisted I was in there tampering with
it. I never did any such thing, I had never opened the case ever. I
have no idea what he reported back to Dell, but I never heard from
them contesting anything about covering it though.
On 5/27/12, Chip Orange <lists3717@comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Since we were recently discussing new laptops here, I thought I'd pass
> along
> a very strong recommendation for Dell.
>
> I've been happy with my Dell Inspiron, but I thought I'd look at something
> else soon, as it's time to update.
>
> Today though, I knocked the Dell off of the table onto the hardwood floor!
> When I picked it up it was still running; the case has no cracks, the
> display looks fine (according to a sighted person), and I can't find
> anything wrong. Since it's not one of those laptops claiming any special
> protection against drops or bumps, I was really surprised and impressed.
>
> Just thought I'd pass this along for anyone else looking at laptops. I
> have
> to say, years ago I purchased a thinkpad because it had a reputation for
> being "tough"; and when it got a small "bump" it quit working and I had to
> send it back.
>
> Whatever laptop you are considering, one great thing to do is to go on
> Amazon and find it, and read all the reviews from those who've purchased
> it.
>
> Sorry to say Alan, the HP Pavilion DV7 you just purchased, had a lot of
> unhappy reviewers. Someone here mentioned a blind person who couldn't get
> a
> new HP laptop to work with their screen reader and had to return it, well,
> the reviewers of this HP mentioned a known problem with the touchpad on HP
> laptops causing the cursor to jump around on the screen even when your
> wrists just brushed the case, and even after the person had made all the
> adjustments recommended by HP. This would be terribly difficult for a
> blind
> person, who may not even know the cursor was "jumping around".
>
> As they say, "your milage may vary".
>
> Chip
>
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: Chip Orange [mailto:lists3717@comcast.net]
> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 6:50 PM
> To: 'gw-info@gwmicro.com'
> Subject: RE: OT New Computer
>
>
> Bob,
>
> Thanks for the Dell Inspiron update.
>
> I thought GW had released enough scripting support to make WLM quite usable
> (that was my understanding, I don't use it; I just wanted you to know there
> were apps available to help it function better).
>
> In any case, if you still don't like it even with the apps, I could try my
> standard outlook pitch on you?
>
> I really like outlook, not so much for it's email (which is good, but there
> are plenty of good email clients), but because it does so much more:
> calendaring, meetings, journals, tasks with reminders (and the ability to
> assign tasks to others with outlook), contact management, it really does a
> great deal. And because it's so popular, you can buy a whole raft of
> add-ons (or get many free).
>
> hth,
>
> Chip
>
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: Robert Ringwald [mailto:rsr@ringwald.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 5:19 PM
> To: gw
> Subject: OT New Computer
>
>
> I have a new Dell Inspiron Model N5110 with an Intel I-5 processor.
>
> I like it very much. It has a built in num-pad.
>
> What I don't like is Windows 7 and Windows Live Mail.
>
> I had a dell lap top before and it was great. Then I had a cheap HP and it
> was cheap. You do get what you pay for.
>
>
> --Bob Ringwald
>
>
>
>
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It really seems to me that all of the companys selling consumer box
computers go back and forth on the quality standards. For a while one
of them will be putting out good stuff and then they will go to junk
for a while. I am quite sure there have been times Dell put out stuff
that wasn't worth the cardboard box it came in and HP was solid value
and quality. I haven't heard anything good about HP in any recent
time. Personally I am using a Dell desktop box a couple of years old
and thankfully after the time it broke the first time while it was
still covered by Dell, it has been decent. I really like its whisper
quiet opperation. For some reason its fans are very quiet. I like it
that way. The issue I had more than a year ago was that the CPU fan
completely on its own for no reason, dislodged itself from the CPU and
landed where it was doing nothing of any use and the machine
overheated and then would not boot back up successfully without saying
it was too warm until it was fixed. The person they sent out to do the
house call blamed me for it. He insisted I was in there tampering with
it. I never did any such thing, I had never opened the case ever. I
have no idea what he reported back to Dell, but I never heard from
them contesting anything about covering it though.
On 5/27/12, Chip Orange <lists3717@comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Since we were recently discussing new laptops here, I thought I'd pass
> along
> a very strong recommendation for Dell.
>
> I've been happy with my Dell Inspiron, but I thought I'd look at something
> else soon, as it's time to update.
>
> Today though, I knocked the Dell off of the table onto the hardwood floor!
> When I picked it up it was still running; the case has no cracks, the
> display looks fine (according to a sighted person), and I can't find
> anything wrong. Since it's not one of those laptops claiming any special
> protection against drops or bumps, I was really surprised and impressed.
>
> Just thought I'd pass this along for anyone else looking at laptops. I
> have
> to say, years ago I purchased a thinkpad because it had a reputation for
> being "tough"; and when it got a small "bump" it quit working and I had to
> send it back.
>
> Whatever laptop you are considering, one great thing to do is to go on
> Amazon and find it, and read all the reviews from those who've purchased
> it.
>
> Sorry to say Alan, the HP Pavilion DV7 you just purchased, had a lot of
> unhappy reviewers. Someone here mentioned a blind person who couldn't get
> a
> new HP laptop to work with their screen reader and had to return it, well,
> the reviewers of this HP mentioned a known problem with the touchpad on HP
> laptops causing the cursor to jump around on the screen even when your
> wrists just brushed the case, and even after the person had made all the
> adjustments recommended by HP. This would be terribly difficult for a
> blind
> person, who may not even know the cursor was "jumping around".
>
> As they say, "your milage may vary".
>
> Chip
>
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: Chip Orange [mailto:lists3717@comcast.net]
> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 6:50 PM
> To: 'gw-info@gwmicro.com'
> Subject: RE: OT New Computer
>
>
> Bob,
>
> Thanks for the Dell Inspiron update.
>
> I thought GW had released enough scripting support to make WLM quite usable
> (that was my understanding, I don't use it; I just wanted you to know there
> were apps available to help it function better).
>
> In any case, if you still don't like it even with the apps, I could try my
> standard outlook pitch on you?
>
> I really like outlook, not so much for it's email (which is good, but there
> are plenty of good email clients), but because it does so much more:
> calendaring, meetings, journals, tasks with reminders (and the ability to
> assign tasks to others with outlook), contact management, it really does a
> great deal. And because it's so popular, you can buy a whole raft of
> add-ons (or get many free).
>
> hth,
>
> Chip
>
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: Robert Ringwald [mailto:rsr@ringwald.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 5:19 PM
> To: gw
> Subject: OT New Computer
>
>
> I have a new Dell Inspiron Model N5110 with an Intel I-5 processor.
>
> I like it very much. It has a built in num-pad.
>
> What I don't like is Windows 7 and Windows Live Mail.
>
> I had a dell lap top before and it was great. Then I had a cheap HP and it
> was cheap. You do get what you pay for.
>
>
> --Bob Ringwald
>
>
>
>
> If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender
> only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is
> related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to
> gw-info@gwmicro.com so the entire list will receive it.
>
> GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can
> manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
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