grumble...dell...grrr...

Geminiwave · Oct 24, 2006, 02:18 AM

Well I started smelling some interesting smells out of my current CRT. Hot glue smells to be precise...and in fact I was watching the glue melt in the back of my monitor and the whistling just getting WORSE...and WORSE. Anyway Sony is off my list of acceptable companies at the moment.

So I saw this sale on dell LCDs. They had a 20" widescreen that was $231 after 20% discount. The trouble is that it didnt have the rotating display thingy (and then later i found out its a TN display so thats REALLY not happening). So I was talking to a dell representative and she was like "well its only $50 more for the 2007wfp!" to which I was like "hot damn!" so I went on and ordered it and used my 20% off coupon. I get the bill and its $350!!!! That is NOT what I was promised. So I checked...apparently she was thinking that the 20% off would be taken off its list price right now. Unfortunately its list price is AFTER a 15% discount. And the rest of the amount is tax (Which they charge BEFORE the discount). So basically you get taxed for the $400 display and then have 20% taken off (because they dont stack discounts). so it comes out to be around $350.

...grrrrrrrrrr. So yea. I got billed WAY more than I was expecting and now its created problems with my budget. not HUGE problems, but problems nonetheless.

I really dislike these days how I have to watch every company like a hawk. There was a time when some things I could just buy and not worry so much about the price...but now they'll tell you one price and charge you a VERY DIFFERENT price. Isn't that like bait and switch? I mean I was told it was only $50 more...

Geminiwave · Oct 24, 2006, 02:18 AM

oh oops.

this was meant for FWZ. I was gunna make lots of swearwords about dell.

**dj_stick** · Oct 24, 2006, 02:44 AM

moved

go have fun

Geminiwave · Oct 24, 2006, 04:07 AM

I ...Hate...DELL!

~~bobbytomorow~~ · Oct 24, 2006, 05:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geminiwave

Well I started smelling some interesting smells out of my current CRT. Hot glue smells to be precise...and in fact I was watching the glue melt in the back of my monitor and the whistling just getting WORSE...and WORSE.

Lets not kid ourselves gemini, by hot glue you really mean hot cum, and by whilst you really mean you accidentaly shot some into your monitor vents checking out the latest "britney spears preggers upskirt" at deansplanet

Geminiwave · Oct 24, 2006, 05:41 AM

actually it was chelsey clinton down-blouses...

sigh...but see I'm kinda proud of myself I mean the height and distance of that sucker...sheesh. if I had pushed one of those out during sex the girl would be coughing up cum.

~~bobbytomorow~~ · Oct 24, 2006, 05:49 AM

Call me crazy but I dont think the wife would be too impressed if you made her dress up like chelsa clinton just a word of warning cheers mate

Necrosis · Oct 24, 2006, 06:06 AM

Just think you could of bought a 22" Samsung with just about the same specs for the same price. Awe...

Geminiwave · Oct 24, 2006, 06:13 AM

well I can always return it. which is what im considering

SFOSOK · Oct 24, 2006, 06:51 AM

Thats what you get for believing people

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Oct 24, 2006, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geminiwave

oh oops.

this was meant for FWZ. I was gunna make lots of swearwords about dell.

dell = cunt
fuck that whore michael dell, shit motherfucker, bitch, hoe, nigger, shitty fucking dell 2007fpw, kike, paki, cheap reffed out shitty tech support, cummed on motherfucker products, NAMBLA supporter, money slutbag tricked gemini

(tricked gemini maybe because he is gay?)

edit - forgot the words FAGGOT, wanker, tipdrill and bloody in the post

Tinkerhell · Oct 24, 2006, 02:57 PM

my virgin ears are hurting after that! Such naughty language. For shame.

Judas · Oct 24, 2006, 06:16 PM

Ask questions... I always ask the before price, the after taxes price, and aftering shipping and all the bells and whistles are taken in price.. then i ask for a quote to be sent by email clearly showing how all the discounts and coupons and everything are add in.

Phone em back, and start bitching.

Zardon · Oct 24, 2006, 06:40 PM

I think im the only person on the planet who really likes Dell. Yes, feel free to flame me

Sandok · Oct 24, 2006, 06:55 PM

Na Zardon, I concur with you... Nobody beats dell for laptops imho! I mean, they are rigid and robust as hell! I've dropped, soaked and burnt mine but it still runs

Only Alienware looks better than dell but that's out of most people's cost range...

Judas · Oct 24, 2006, 06:58 PM

I like dells Monitors...

As far as the computer systems go, i only recommend them if the people don't want my own, as they ask me what i think is the best "prebuilt" which imo, is dell, but dammit, they are shittay.

Just Learnin' · Oct 24, 2006, 06:58 PM

Judas · Oct 24, 2006, 07:08 PM

rotfl...

Zardon · Oct 24, 2006, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandok

I've dropped, soaked and burnt mine but it still runs

Cool, I normally just work on my laptop, but thats kinky I guess if you are into that sort of thing.

pr0digal jenius · Oct 25, 2006, 01:00 AM

I can't stand dell desktops...or their marketting practices [sell crap in bulk in order to drive profits up]

Ther higher end stuff is top notch though, and aside from the cheap latitude piles of crap, their laptops are excellent....they are the WORST about installing junk software though...my god.

As for what happened to you gemini...shame on youf or ordering over the phone, is all I have to say

Zardon · Oct 25, 2006, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pr0digal jenius

and aside from the cheap latitude piles of crap,

You think? the latitudes where the only laptops to pass testing standards in a strict independent testing regime in the UK last year. they dropped them from heights, exposed them to extreme heat and cold, and the only one that passed was a latitude. sony, alienware, hewlett packard, the list goes on and on. all failed.

Latitudes IMO are some of the best business laptop machines you can get , if you get the right model. I think dell get a bad press, some of it is justified yes, they are so large - customer service tends to suffer, but honestly I think they turn out a really decent product range overall.

Of course this is just all talk, everyone who deals with a company who turns out xx million computers a year will have a different experience, im obviously just going on my own in work and a laptop I had of theirs years ago, which is still working perfectly fine when a sony one died with much less abuse and with a much shorter life span...

you speak to anyone about a certain company there will always be an issue somewhere down the line, but obviously the larger the company, the more sales..... the higher percentage of issues.....

SFOSOK · Oct 25, 2006, 04:51 AM

I was looking around online for who would have the best gaming laptop that wasn't rediculously priced. Kept comin back to Dell so I think that is the way I will go when I'm done with my training. Hopefully DX10 will be stable and there will be some good mobile cards out

Geminiwave · Oct 25, 2006, 07:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zardon

I think im the only person on the planet who really likes Dell. Yes, feel free to flame me

I like their monitors (which is why I was attempting to purchase one) and their 3 year waranties...and their lattitudes actually. I got one for my grandpa which is ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! It made me rethink taking apple up on their refund (they screwed me around so much taht I asked for my money back and they agreed...but then everything got fixed so I didnt take it) it was super light and had a great battery life and wasnt ugly...and it had a built in 3G modem. I just popped my sim card in and it worked. I wasnt even AWARE that they had built in 3g modems for laptops yet. It was insane but there you have it. We didnt even order a sim card slot (and nowhere in the specs was it described. just came with the lat)

But...they REALLY pissed me off.

Besides I got a better deal on an acer which isn't quite as good but its a good deal larger.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BiGBrOwNPimpsta

dell = cunt

(tricked gemini maybe because he is gay?)

SHHH! DUMBASS I'M IN THE CLOSET!

pr0digal jenius · Oct 25, 2006, 07:13 AM

I've never seen a latitude ast more then a few monthes, personally...the inspiron's I've experienced seem much better machines. Like allan said though...that's me personally, and I may have witnessed a fluke

Just Learnin' · Oct 25, 2006, 07:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geminiwave

SHHH! DUMBASS I'M IN THE CLOSET!

I see you... http://www.jkirkj.net/video/OnlyGayInTheVillage10.wmv AKA "Flaming in the Dell"

Warhammer · Nov 2, 2006, 04:42 AM

And Dell now owns Alienware but you are right they make Damn good laptops. Id send the monitor back piss on that crap. Hell if they wanted to screw you they should have at least kissed you first

Geminiwave · Nov 2, 2006, 07:20 AM

or at least buy me dinner...
but im having to PAY to be screwed.

lol guess that doesnt speak very highly of me. hahaha

neezee · Nov 28, 2006, 04:40 AM

well with that kind of money you could have got the Samsung SyncMaster 215TW

Oct 24, 2006, 02:18 AM	#1
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 63	grumble...dell...grrr... Well I started smelling some interesting smells out of my current CRT. Hot glue smells to be precise...and in fact I was watching the glue melt in the back of my monitor and the whistling just getting WORSE...and WORSE. Anyway Sony is off my list of acceptable companies at the moment. So I saw this sale on dell LCDs. They had a 20" widescreen that was $231 after 20% discount. The trouble is that it didnt have the rotating display thingy (and then later i found out its a TN display so thats REALLY not happening). So I was talking to a dell representative and she was like "well its only $50 more for the 2007wfp!" to which I was like "hot damn!" so I went on and ordered it and used my 20% off coupon. I get the bill and its $350!!!! That is NOT what I was promised. So I checked...apparently she was thinking that the 20% off would be taken off its list price right now. Unfortunately its list price is AFTER a 15% discount. And the rest of the amount is tax (Which they charge BEFORE the discount). So basically you get taxed for the $400 display and then have 20% taken off (because they dont stack discounts). so it comes out to be around $350. ...grrrrrrrrrr. So yea. I got billed WAY more than I was expecting and now its created problems with my budget. not HUGE problems, but problems nonetheless. I really dislike these days how I have to watch every company like a hawk. There was a time when some things I could just buy and not worry so much about the price...but now they'll tell you one price and charge you a VERY DIFFERENT price. Isn't that like bait and switch? I mean I was told it was only $50 more... __________________

Oct 24, 2006, 02:18 AM	Thread Starter #2
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 63	oh oops. this was meant for FWZ. I was gunna make lots of swearwords about dell. __________________

Oct 24, 2006, 04:07 AM	Thread Starter #4
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 63	I ...Hate...DELL! __________________

Oct 24, 2006, 05:41 AM	Thread Starter #6
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 63	actually it was chelsey clinton down-blouses... sigh...but see I'm kinda proud of myself I mean the height and distance of that sucker...sheesh. if I had pushed one of those out during sex the girl would be coughing up cum. __________________

Oct 24, 2006, 06:13 AM	Thread Starter #9
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 63	well I can always return it. which is what im considering __________________

Oct 24, 2006, 05:49 AM	#7
~~bobbytomorow~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: vancouver Posts: 450 Rep Power: 0	Call me crazy but I dont think the wife would be too impressed if you made her dress up like chelsa clinton just a word of warning cheers mate

Oct 24, 2006, 06:06 AM	#8
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Just think you could of bought a 22" Samsung with just about the same specs for the same price. Awe...

Oct 24, 2006, 06:51 AM	#10
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	Thats what you get for believing people __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

Oct 24, 2006, 02:57 PM	#12
Tinkerhell Not all fairies are nice. Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 989 Rep Power: 44	my virgin ears are hurting after that! Such naughty language. For shame.

Oct 24, 2006, 06:40 PM	#14
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	I think im the only person on the planet who really likes Dell. Yes, feel free to flame me

Oct 24, 2006, 06:55 PM	#15
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	Na Zardon, I concur with you... Nobody beats dell for laptops imho! I mean, they are rigid and robust as hell! I've dropped, soaked and burnt mine but it still runs Only Alienware looks better than dell but that's out of most people's cost range...

Oct 24, 2006, 06:58 PM	#17
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Oct 25, 2006, 01:00 AM	#20
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	I can't stand dell desktops...or their marketting practices [sell crap in bulk in order to drive profits up] Ther higher end stuff is top notch though, and aside from the cheap latitude piles of crap, their laptops are excellent....they are the WORST about installing junk software though...my god. As for what happened to you gemini...shame on youf or ordering over the phone, is all I have to say

Oct 25, 2006, 04:51 AM	#22
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	I was looking around online for who would have the best gaming laptop that wasn't rediculously priced. Kept comin back to Dell so I think that is the way I will go when I'm done with my training. Hopefully DX10 will be stable and there will be some good mobile cards out __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

Oct 25, 2006, 07:13 AM	#24
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	I've never seen a latitude ast more then a few monthes, personally...the inspiron's I've experienced seem much better machines. Like allan said though...that's me personally, and I may have witnessed a fluke

Nov 2, 2006, 04:42 AM	#26
Warhammer DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 56 Rep Power: 0	And Dell now owns Alienware but you are right they make Damn good laptops. Id send the monitor back piss on that crap. Hell if they wanted to screw you they should have at least kissed you first

Nov 2, 2006, 07:20 AM	Thread Starter #27
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 63	or at least buy me dinner... but im having to PAY to be screwed. lol guess that doesnt speak very highly of me. hahaha __________________

Nov 28, 2006, 04:40 AM	#28
neezee HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: canada Posts: 101 Rep Power: 0	well with that kind of money you could have got the Samsung SyncMaster 215TW Last edited by neezee; Nov 28, 2006 at 04:54 AM.