On Tue, 14 Dec 2004, Ken Fuchs wrote: > From the above, is it fair to conclude that Dell laptops have poor > MTBFs, or do the Dell laptops last a few years before they break? > > Despite the great Dell service, I think we'd all prefer a laptop that > didn't fail due to faulty design, components or assembly! > > Sorry, "No failures rules!" I'm fairly hard on my laptops; I actually *use* it all day every day, and take it with me wherever I go, and it doesn't seem that the mfr's anticipate this. If Toughbooks were a bit more powerful, that'd be a good fit for me. :) (In other words, I've never had a laptop that lasted more than a year without a problem that needed a repair of some sort; Dell's actually probably been the most reliable that I've had.) -- Nate Carlson <natecars at real-time.com> | Phone : (952)943-8700 http://www.real-time.com | Fax : (952)943-8500 _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list