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It's even the simple things, like build quality. A job recently required I use one of their new dell latitude enterprise laptops and I don't think I've had the

It's even the simple things, like build quality. A job recently required I use one of their new dell latitude enterprise laptops and I don't think I've had the privilege of using a more shoddily constructed computer. It looked cheap and the case felt like they cut a lot of corners; it just felt shoddy. It turned me off from buying from them when I needed to buy a new personal laptop recently. They're losing the reputation as a manufacturer of quality computing equipment. Edit: Spelling

knieveltech 14y ago
Weird. I just got a Dell XPS 15 and I've been impressed with the build quality. The chassis feels comparable to a macbook and I actually like the keyboard on the dell better. Of course, this thing weighs a ton, which doesn't bother me at all. I'm wondering if other models are suffering due to an arms race between manufacturers to create ultra light weight equipment?
- rednukleus 14y ago
  The problem is that some Dell's are great, and some are shoddy. But unless you do lots of research you don't know which is which. Part of the success of the Mac is that consumers (particularly time poor, non-techie consumers) can just buy one without worrying that they chose a bad model.
  - pm90 14y ago
    Exactly. I've always bought inspirons from Dell; faced some software issues, but the hardware is solid, runs for years without any hiccups. I've noticed that they also seem to have better power management (don't heat up like crazy) and are much quieter than other wintels.
Spooky23 14y ago
Procurement people in enterprises don't care about build quality... They want to shave as many pennies as possible. Where I work, the people in the field are refusing new laptops because they get some awful 1366x900 screen that makes it hard to work. They would rather have an ipad with VDI.

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It's even the simple things, like build quality. A job recently required I use one of their new dell latitude enterprise laptops and I don't think I've had the

by floppydisk 14y ago

knieveltech 14y ago
Weird. I just got a Dell XPS 15 and I've been impressed with the build quality. The chassis feels comparable to a macbook and I actually like the keyboard on the dell better. Of course, this thing weighs a ton, which doesn't bother me at all. I'm wondering if other models are suffering due to an arms race between manufacturers to create ultra light weight equipment?
- rednukleus 14y ago
  The problem is that some Dell's are great, and some are shoddy. But unless you do lots of research you don't know which is which. Part of the success of the Mac is that consumers (particularly time poor, non-techie consumers) can just buy one without worrying that they chose a bad model.
  - pm90 14y ago
    Exactly. I've always bought inspirons from Dell; faced some software issues, but the hardware is solid, runs for years without any hiccups. I've noticed that they also seem to have better power management (don't heat up like crazy) and are much quieter than other wintels.
Spooky23 14y ago
Procurement people in enterprises don't care about build quality... They want to shave as many pennies as possible. Where I work, the people in the field are refusing new laptops because they get some awful 1366x900 screen that makes it hard to work. They would rather have an ipad with VDI.