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| From | tony sayer <tony@bancom.co.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | uk.comp.os.linux, comp.os.linux.misc, uk.d-i-y |
| Subject | Re: New Dell Latitude for linux |
| Date | 2014-09-03 12:13 +0100 |
| Organization | Bancom Comms |
| Message-ID | <gQ67qBEUfvBUFw29@bancom.co.uk> (permalink) |
| References | <j4chdb-ccb.ln1@squidward.local.dionic.net> <lu58t4$4r3$1@dont-email.me> <GycSC0COUsBUFwhq@bancom.co.uk> <fktidb-aij.ln1@squidward.local.dionic.net> |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
In article <fktidb-aij.ln1@squidward.local.dionic.net>, Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> scribeth thus >On 03/09/14 08:36, tony sayer wrote: >>>> Why Dell? Well I can get a decent academic discount as Dell supply my >>>> uni. And I quite like SWMBOs E6420 - at least it's form factor. >>> >>> I really wouldn't go with a Dell. Or at least make sure you get a >>> support package. Some at work have them and they do break down... >> >> Well we do have one and it did develop a hard drive fault but they sent >> someone around to us!, we didn't have to send it off anywhere they came >> and replaced it on site here:)... >> > >Dell's service is ace if you pay. This was under warranty... > >I would take the next day on site option as it's not a lot extra. > >My work gear as 4 hour on site - I can get an email in the morning about >a failed SAN disk and have it in my hands by 2pm, and have the old one >boxed and ready for their courier to collect by 5pm. > >An engineer is optional - I fit myself as it woul dbe as much effort to >go top the datacentre to escort their man in as it is to fit the disk >myself. > >That's *not* cheap though... -- Tony Sayer
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New Dell Latitude for linux Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-09-02 18:42 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2014-09-02 19:03 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux ray carter <ray@zianet.com> - 2014-09-02 19:22 +0000
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-09-02 21:04 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2014-09-03 09:00 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-09-03 10:19 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2014-09-02 15:09 -0500
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Adrian C <email@here.invalid> - 2014-09-02 21:20 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-09-02 21:37 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2014-09-03 03:01 +0000
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-09-03 08:35 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2014-09-02 21:21 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-09-02 21:52 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2014-09-03 08:57 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-09-03 10:17 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-09-03 17:27 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2014-09-04 12:58 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-09-04 13:04 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux tony sayer <tony@bancom.co.uk> - 2014-09-03 08:36 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-09-03 08:46 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux tony sayer <tony@bancom.co.uk> - 2014-09-03 12:13 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2014-09-03 12:35 +0100
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