On 12/4/07, Gerhard Fiedler <lists@connectionbrazil.com> wrote:
> Matt Pobursky wrote:
>
> > No one will sell me a PC with the OS I want (Win2K) and they all come
> > with so much junk (spyware, malware and adware) on them that I end up
> > reformatting and setting up the OS from scratch anyway
>
> > And it is an Acer laptop which has a lot less junk pre-installed on it
> > than the average Dell, HP, Copmaq, Toshiba or Sony.
>
> I don't know how you guys buy at Dell, but I just bought a Latitude, and it
> came with all the drivers and standard Microsoft Windows stuff installed
> (like MSN, which is easily uninstalled), but no actual junk (unless of
> course you consider Windows junk :).
>

In US, I think it is a good idea to buy from Dell Small Business. Latitude
is considered to be the business offering  from Dell. Inspiron is more
geared toward consumer. In general, Latitude has a better quality than
Inspiron. That is of course one reason why Dell is still strong in the
business world but becomes weak in the consumer word. The other
problem is that Dell has better QA with in-house Desktop product line
but more rely on 3rd party for notebook lines.

Even if you buy Inspiron from Dell Small Business, the support is
better. Last time I called for support and the call center was in
USA. And at that time, if one bought from Dell Consumer, the
call center would be in India.

Xiaofan
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