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Dunno. Could be. I'd be a lot more sure of saying simply that Dell laptops are not fit for purpose and Dell dodge their responsibilities over selling you someth

by harry8 4y ago

Dunno. Could be. I'd be a lot more sure of saying simply that Dell laptops are not fit for purpose and Dell dodge their responsibilities over selling you something that can't operate as generally expected also failing to tell you clearly and obviously in ways you can't miss before you buy it. Of course if they did tell you before you bought it nobody would. Could be "doesn't reliably sleep" But that sort isn't the real problem even if it is closely related to some technical cause of the original issue that cascades to this total failure that is 100% Dell's responsibility whatever it's initial trigger.

viraptor 4y ago
I have the same "doesn't sleep" issue on Windows (works just fine on Linux). What happens is you will sometimes think you get a black screen, but what actually happens is the backlight turns off. If you shine a flashlight at the screen you'll see it's really a Windows crash screen with a qr code, but I could never get it clear enough to scan. Either way, at that point the power management is completely off, so all CPUs are running full speed. Given that sleep works correctly 100% of the time on Linux, but I'm not sure it's entirely on Dell, but they sure could take more interest.
- harry8 4y ago
  It is entirely 100% on Dell and nobody else. Dell designed the machine and sold it. They can't blame their suppliers and the components they chose in someone else. They need to change suppliers or engage in some damn quality control with their suppliers so they aren't selling junk. When Samsung fitted bad capacitors in my TV they came to my house and fixed it even though it was out of warranty because they took responsibility for their product. They didn't blame their capacitor suppliers and easy their hands. Whatever reason Dell feel they have for selling junk they still did it, did it knowingly, continue to do it, and leave their customers holding the e-waste without caring a damn. That all Dell. It's all on them. All of it.

by harry8 4y ago

viraptor 4y ago

I have the same "doesn't sleep" issue on Windows (works just fine on Linux). What happens is you will sometimes think you get a black screen, but what actually happens is the backlight turns off. If you shine a flashlight at the screen you'll see it's really a Windows crash screen with a qr code, but I could never get it clear enough to scan. Either way, at that point the power management is completely off, so all CPUs are running full speed. Given that sleep works correctly 100% of the time on Linux, but I'm not sure it's entirely on Dell, but they sure could take more interest.

harry8 4y ago
It is entirely 100% on Dell and nobody else. Dell designed the machine and sold it. They can't blame their suppliers and the components they chose in someone else. They need to change suppliers or engage in some damn quality control with their suppliers so they aren't selling junk. When Samsung fitted bad capacitors in my TV they came to my house and fixed it even though it was out of warranty because they took responsibility for their product. They didn't blame their capacitor suppliers and easy their hands. Whatever reason Dell feel they have for selling junk they still did it, did it knowingly, continue to do it, and leave their customers holding the e-waste without caring a damn. That all Dell. It's all on them. All of it.