DELL  IS NUTS!!!



Franklin wrote:

>--- Jim Byrnes  wrote:
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>>Julian Thomas wrote:
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>>>1.   Dell wouldn't sell a business system without a taxpayer ID
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>>They could say they are a small business with no employees and use
>>their
>>SSN .
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>>>2.  Consumer sales wouldn't sell an Optiplex (or presumably a
>>>poweredge or other higher end business system).
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>>>He was able to configure a Dimension 3000 with the same specs as
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>>the 
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>>>optiplex I had spec'd out online, for almost $200 less.
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>>>But not selling a higher end machine to anyone????
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>>There is a flip side to this.  My sister bought a Dell Dimension but
>>she
>>bought it through a program at work, Honeywell.  Now the comsumer
>>people
>>will not talk to her, she must deal with the business side.
>>
>>Regards,  Jim
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>So what would be the difference between an Optiputz and a Dimented 3000
>with the same specs except for maybe a razzle-dazzle case? If Dell puts
>crap in the consumer line, then they should go bankrupt in my opinion.
>The only other thing I can think of is maybe a different service
>contract for business than consumer?
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>I know it's not for everyone, but I built my last three computers on my
>own. It's not hard, read the instructions that come with everything
>completely once or twice, then refer to it often, watch for sharp edges
>in a cheap case, plug in everything in the right place (it's pretty
>much all marked and/or indexed), fire it up and install ECS on it!
>OK so there's no service contract or labor warrenty, but it can be a
>lot of fun and rewarding! And I believe one can end up with a better
>product for less.
>
>Well I know not everyone is a computer builder, just as I am not a
>programmer. :-)
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>Franklin
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