Thread: New computer

I like Dell workstations. I think they are pretty durable for the most part. So are the newer Latitudes. I have a Dell l933r desktop from 1998 or 1999 that's still running like it's brand new. I think I replaced a hard drive, goosed up the memory, sound card, and cd-rom with a burner (that was replaced with a newer burner).

P3, 933Mhz, I think its at 512mb/ram, on board gfx, came with ME but was wiped many, many times and now has XP, etc. I gave it to my sister after college and her family has been using it for years. Not bad for a 10-11 year old desktop.

Or you can do the RMA option where they put a hold on your Credit Card until the seller receives the defective/returned device and they send you a replacement.

Dell's are crap. They use cheap parts for their hardware, it's common facts. Yeah maybe the price for similar specs on a PC will be cheaper than building, but the "you get what you pay for" stands true. The build quality of a reputable component manufacture is greater than anything Dell puts out.

Not to mention, Dell's computers, especially those new mini tower bullshit, are limited to upgrades. If you want to put a high powered video card + new PSU, you're fucked. Those mini towers use proprietary PSUs not to mention you couldn't throw a bigger card in one of them.

You should have gotten them a gateway.