Comments on: The Problem with Dell http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/12/25/the-problem-with-dell/ Technology and Geek Stuff by Eric Burke Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:36:32 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Greg http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/12/25/the-problem-with-dell/comment-page-1/#comment-28287 Greg Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:56:11 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=883#comment-28287 I should have added: there's no excuse for OEMs like Dell, HP or Sony to ship with faulty drivers. I can understand if you get an incompatibility later, but the combination of hardware, drivers and OS from the factory should be compatible. Period. I should have added: there’s no excuse for OEMs like Dell, HP or Sony to ship with faulty drivers. I can understand if you get an incompatibility later, but the combination of hardware, drivers and OS from the factory should be compatible. Period.

]]> By: Greg http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/12/25/the-problem-with-dell/comment-page-1/#comment-28286 Greg Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:54:42 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=883#comment-28286 A few years ago, I had a similar experience with a Sony computer. It shipped with faulty nVidia drivers for XP Media Center Edition, and no drivers from Sony or from Nvidia fixed the problem. This was one of several factors that convinced me to switch to Mac. I think video drivers are a large part of Windows hardware problems. I used to think that ATI drivers were more stable than nVidia but your story makes me think otherwise. For now, I'm happier running XP and Vista under VMWare Fusion (when needed at all). A few years ago, I had a similar experience with a Sony computer. It shipped with faulty nVidia drivers for XP Media Center Edition, and no drivers from Sony or from Nvidia fixed the problem. This was one of several factors that convinced me to switch to Mac.

I think video drivers are a large part of Windows hardware problems. I used to think that ATI drivers were more stable than nVidia but your story makes me think otherwise. For now, I’m happier running XP and Vista under VMWare Fusion (when needed at all).

]]> By: MPR http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/12/25/the-problem-with-dell/comment-page-1/#comment-28285 MPR Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:39:25 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=883#comment-28285 Dell does not have any customers. Dell has consumers. Shitty hardware is great for consumption. Dell does not have any customers. Dell has consumers. Shitty hardware is great for consumption.

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