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Dell Selling Faulty PCs

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the dude-you-got-a-dud dept.

An anonymous reader writes "PC maker Dell has been accused of selling thousands of desktop PCs despite knowing the machines contained faulty components, according to recently unsealed court documents first reported about on Tuesday by The New York Times."

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  1. obQuote - obQuote by bagboy · · Score: 2, Funny

    We don't talk about this.....

  2. No surprise by XanC · · Score: 1, Funny

    Over a year after I bought my Precision M90 laptop, I tried to upgrade it to 4GB RAM. Turns out there's a hardware limitation (in the northbridge, I believe) which prevents more than 3.25GB from being accessible. No mention of it anywhere, in fact the documentation says the laptop supports 4GB! Liars.

  3. The entire discussion, in one post: by localman57 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've had seven dells, and they've all been perfect!

    I've had two dells, and both died early! I'll never buy dell again

    FIRST POST!

    People know Dell squeezes component suppliers. What do they expect?

    Of course it had defective components! What do you call Windows?

    This is why I buy Macs

    So what? Are you saying Macs don't use capacitors?

    Dude! You're...Insert Whitty variation here...

    now move along. Nothing else to see here...

  4. Re:Yep by localman57 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah. Funny how all the service people are so eager to come to your girlfriend's house and solve her problems. Dude. Get a clue. Half the pornos in the world start out that way.

  5. Macs Don't Use Capacitors by Greyfox · · Score: 5, Funny

    Macs work by moving good karma around. If you ever open up one of their machines, there's not actually anything in there! This is not advisable though as opening them causes the karma to run out and they never work correctly again once you do this.

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    1. Re:Macs Don't Use Capacitors by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      If you ever open up one of their machines, there's not actually anything in there!

      This is not true, the innards of a mac appear differently to different people. To me it was a cluster of rainbow butterflies. Sadly, they all flew away when I opened the case.

    2. Re:Macs Don't Use Capacitors by H0p313ss · · Score: 4, Funny

      To me it was a cluster of rainbow butterflies. Sadly, they all flew away when I opened the case.

      Galloping herds of unicorns playing Beethoven gently through their horns!

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  6. Re:Yep by Culture20 · · Score: 4, Funny

    if you had read the article

    You demand the impossible.

  7. Re:This is not the first time, remember the GX150' by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I remember severe issues with the SFF GX150 some years ago. If you ever had one fry and need a motherboard replacement, that is because the Power Supply's fan was reversed; instead of pulling hot air out, it forced hot air into the case. I informed Dell and more than 80% of the GX150's I had were like this. They never owned up to the problem and just kept going, replacing dozens of motherboards along the way. Idiots!

    This was a feature. It was intended to keep hot air from escaping into the office warming it to an uncomfortable level. A higher end machine was planned with a reversable fan for the winter time.

  8. obPun by Hurricane78 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Obligatory pun: http://cheezburger.com/View/3696285952

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  9. Re:Mod parent up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Capacitors? I thought the faulty component was the Operating System.