Wow that's had a beating! Also the UK hasn't conformed to the EU metric system - 'we' still use imperial measurments.
Dell build quality is awful. The repair shop I work at gets more Dell PCs than anything. I haven't dealt with support yet, thank God! James On 4 Mar 2009, at 22:49, Alec Wright <ale...@gmail.com> wrote: > I bought an inspiron 6400 with ubuntu preloaded back in the ubuntu > feisty days (about 1.5 years ago). I'm afraid I'm gonna have to agree > - their build quality is poor, as is their support. I'm not going to > deny that my laptop does take a bit of a beating being carried to and > from school every day, but this is a bit ridiculous: the left speaker > doesnt work, I've had to replace the keyboard after several keys > stopped working, the clip at the top of the screen jams, the screen's > hinges wobble, the CD drive keeps falling out, the xD card reader > doesnt work, the power cable fell apart (had to buy a new one), the > hard drive failed once - devouring my maths coursework (luckily i had > an only slightly out of date backup), the battery's at 63% and falling > of its nominal capacity (55.3 Wh compared to the 86.6 Wh that i payed > for), the bluetooth doesnt work, the carry bag's disintegrated, and > the heatsink has a kinder bueno wrapper in it. > Ok maybe the last one's my fault, but you get the idea > When i phoned customer suppeort for a replacement hard drive, i think > i spent a total of about an hour on hold, and got sent from department > to department... ubuntu support, hardware support, ubuntu support > again, back to hardware support, please hold, ubuntu support... etc > etc > Eventually the replacement hard drive came, in a cardboard box > sandwiched between two bits of foam. Good thing i'm a techie sort of > person. I know a lot of people who, if they were given a hard drive in > a box, wouldnt have a clue what to do with it. > Perhaps thats because its an ubuntu laptop? The idea that all linux > users know how to replace a hard drive, upgrade ram, reformat a disk > or whatever needs to stop if linux is to be accepted by the wider > community, and not just geeks. > > 2009/3/4 David King <linux...@avoura.com>: >> It is a real shame that Dell no longer sell the 1525 with Ubuntu. I >> bought one for a friend and she loves it. Now it is either a mini >> laptop >> or a much more powerful one, with the mini one being about the same >> price as the old 1525. >> >> Also, off topic, why has Dell gone all American on their UK site, >> putting lots of weights of laptops in lbs? Everywhere else vendors >> are >> describing theirs in kilograms. I doubt if I will ever buy a Dell >> laptop >> again. >> >> >> David King >> >> >> Andrew Turner wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> Just got myself one of the new Dell Inspiron 15 laptops >>> (unfortunately >>> with Vista - they no longer do the Ubuntu pre-installed 1525). >>> Thought >>> I'd let the list know that Intrepid runs out out the box with no >>> problems (wireless, bluetooth, compiz etc all work without any >>> configuration). >>> >>> I seem to remember a thread a while back about getting a refund from >>> Microsoft for unwanted OEM copies of Windows - can anyone enlighten >>> me? >>> >>> Andrew >>> >>> >> >> -- >> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >> > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/