RANT Sony laptops are crap.

[A//// Guy]

Lenova ftw. /End

[Matt D.]

Originally Posted by M/// Guy

Lenova ftw. /End

Lenovo FTW +2 - We use all IBM/Lenovo desktops, workstation and laptops here and love them. Their tech support is US based (Atlanta) and you simply have to describe the problem, tell them the troubleshooting you've done and they will ship you the needed parts no questions asked and you'll have it in your hands in usually 2 days or less. Every other computer manufacturer wishes they had service like that.

Tom, please tell me you're not using Vista. If you are, please tell me it's 32-bit. You, of all people, should know that in a business setting you can't just open up a computer out of the box and use it. There is so much shit on the computers these days from the manufacturers that you are dumb if you don't just reinstall Windows first thing. Use an imaging system if you don't already.

The RAM could have easily failed in any other computer. I've deployed a few dozen computers over the past year and a half and have had a couple with bad RAM out of the box. It happens, but saying Sony sucks because of it is a bit much.

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Originally Posted by Matt D.

Lenovo FTW +2 - We use all IBM/Lenovo desktops, workstation and laptops here and love them. Their tech support is US based (Atlanta) and you simply have to describe the problem, tell them the troubleshooting you've done and they will ship you the needed parts no questions asked and you'll have it in your hands in usually 2 days or less. Every other computer manufacturer wishes they had service like that.

Tom, please tell me you're not using Vista. If you are, please tell me it's 32-bit. You, of all people, should know that in a business setting you can't just open up a computer out of the box and use it. There is so much shit on the computers these days from the manufacturers that you are dumb if you don't just reinstall Windows first thing. Use an imaging system if you don't already.

The RAM could have easily failed in any other computer. I've deployed a few dozen computers over the past year and a half and have had a couple with bad RAM out of the box. It happens, but saying Sony sucks because of it is a bit much.

Yes we are on Vista Business SP1 32bit. The reason for this is that eventually we will have to go there as manufacturer support for XP will eventually end. And these XPS laptops make vista their bitch and run it like xp. I actually dont mind Vista as much anymore since SP1 came out and took care of a lot of the bugs.
Dell IMO is equal to Lenovo, Esp on the tech support. I have always loved dells tech support. Their server support is great, and anytime i call there and just tell them im the IT admin and i need a new ram chip or a new motherboard they give me the option to either have one of their guys come out next day, or they can ship me the parts next day.
Every dell computer we have ordered has come without any crapware or extra stuff that we dont need. And i never needed to select an option to do so.
Yes RAM can fail in any computer, but we arent talking about just ram here. The build quality of the Sonys are horrible, the shaking thing sucks ass. and just the overall price for performance is crazy.
Ill stand by my Dell XPS any day. Cheap, Reliable, and great support. Gotta love it.