Dell Laptop Quality?

[bill]

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On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 04:53:03 GMT, Nicholas Andrade
<SDNick484@nospam.yahoo.com> wrote:

>Erehwon wrote:
>
>> I've been satisfied with my year old Dell 8300 and am now looking for a
>> laptop. Is Dell as good a choice as any for a Laptop or are there brands
>> that are, on average, better quality? Some of the ratings seem to suggest
>> Toshiba & IBM at the top (and IBM probably too $$$) Most of the ratings
>> I've seen pertain to performance but don't say much about durability, owner
>> satisfaction, rate of failures, etc. Probably looking for Pentium M with
>> Centrino Tech. What else should I be looking for. Not into gaming or
>> video, just a bit of photo editing, large databases, basic office programs
>> and internet. I'm not going to be hauling this thing around on a daily
>> basis, but want decent battery life when I do. Probably don't need much
>> horsepower but want something that will last a while (hung on to last
>> desktop for 7 years).

I just wonder how well the "IBM" laptops will maintain its reputation
under its new ownership?

 

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Bill wrote:

> On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 04:53:03 GMT, Nicholas Andrade
> <SDNick484@nospam.yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Erehwon wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I've been satisfied with my year old Dell 8300 and am now looking for a
>>>laptop. Is Dell as good a choice as any for a Laptop or are there brands
>>>that are, on average, better quality? Some of the ratings seem to suggest
>>>Toshiba & IBM at the top (and IBM probably too $$$) Most of the ratings
>>>I've seen pertain to performance but don't say much about durability, owner
>>>satisfaction, rate of failures, etc. Probably looking for Pentium M with
>>>Centrino Tech. What else should I be looking for. Not into gaming or
>>>video, just a bit of photo editing, large databases, basic office programs
>>>and internet. I'm not going to be hauling this thing around on a daily
>>>basis, but want decent battery life when I do. Probably don't need much
>>>horsepower but want something that will last a while (hung on to last
>>>desktop for 7 years).
>
>
> I just wonder how well the "IBM" laptops will maintain its reputation
> under its new ownership?

IIRC Lenovo has been building them right along, but time will tell. I
think we're all curious about a transfer this size.