[sclug] Dell desktop for 175GBP inc. delivered - offer closes 2/11/2005

[John Stumbles]

Dickon Hood wrote:

> My main problem with Dell kit is that it's generally the cheapest possible
> set of components to do the job as advertised.  That's OK at times, but in
> Dell's case, they have a tendency to swap parts out for cheaper versions,
> within the same model line, and even within the same batch.  So the
> ethernet card you get in one box may well be entirely different to the one
> in the second box you bought.  Fine for single-users, but not so good if
> you're buying a roomful.
> 
> Add on top their non-standard power supplies and motherboards (same
> connectors, different voltage pinouts -- this can get unfortunately
> expensive if you're not aware of it), and the frankly ugly styling of the
> cases, plus a habit of underspeccing the RAM (and charging a fortune for
> upgrades) means I won't buy one.

So another point (or several) in favour of the ebuyer machine then. 
Actually there are some nice machines going for very reasonable ???s  on 
ebay - I've already missed a few today :-(

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John Stumbles