Yeah, it's mostly the 3500's that we have problems with. Linux does tend to install and run nicely on Dell laptops though. If you have problems with it though, that sucks. Especially once your warranty runs out after 3 years. Jay > -----Original Message----- > From: Mary Ayala [mailto:Mary at DesignerDoors.com] > Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 7:06 AM > To: 'tclug-list at mn-linux.org' > Subject: RE: [TCLUG] Notebook advertised w/o Windows pre-installed > > > We buy exclusively Dell, and our sales force all have Dell > laptops. The ones with the most problems are the 7500 (DVD > not working correctly) and the 3500's. Other then that we > haven't had too many problems. But we do buy the 3 and now > the 4 year extended care warranty - just in case. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Rech [mailto:rechpj at bitstream.net] > Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 6:46 AM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Notebook advertised w/o Windows pre-installed > > > On Tue, Dec 11, 2001 at 11:36:57PM -0600, Austad, Jay wrote: > > I don't know about Dell laptops... We buy them for our people who > > need them, and we've had quite a bit of problems with them. Keys > > going bad, > bad > > cdrom, battery failing after only a couple of months, > sketchy problems > that > > just require a whole replacement from Dell. If you get > one, make sure > > you get the 3 year warranty, you'll probably need it. > > I'll second that motion. > > I've got the Inspiron 7500 and I've needed the 3 year > warranty many times. To their credit, they came to the house > next day service, no questions asked. > > Even with the excellent service I received from Dell, I'm > switching to IBM laptops. > > -- > Paul Rech > pauljrech at acm.org > rechpj at bitstream.net > prsyscon at real-time.com _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. > Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-> linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. > Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-> linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >