nickslick74
Posts: 550 +4
Having been a member of this forum for about 2 months now I have noticed a very interesting trend. It seems that a majority of the questions/problems with oem systems pertain to either eMachines or Dell computers. Now, you're probably thinking "well, duh!", but bear with me. I see a few possibilities of why this is (and I'm sure these have occured to many others).
A). They are inexpensive to buy, usually less than $500 on sale.
B). They are assembled with crappy components.
C). All of the above!
My choice would of course be C. But this also brings a few questions to mind. How can the general public not realise that you get what you pay for? If you buy a Dell for $300 doesn't the little voice in your head say "bad idea"? I wouldn't trust one of those machines to play solitaire on for fear of being electrocuted when the power supply blows (slight exageration )!
Since computers are such a big part of everyday life now (and getting bigger) why don't schools teach general computer maintainence? This would solve a ton of problems. Instead of buying el-cheapo dells and emachines people might actually be comfortable building their own machines. The first time I disassembled and reassembled a computer a few years ago I couldn't beleive how easy it was!
My last gripe about the cheapo's is the utter lack of decent tech support. Don't get me wrong, I know there are plenty of decent tech support peeps out there. They just don't seem to have jobs at the major retailers. I am amazed at how many folks would rather hunt around the internet looking in forums like this for help with problems instead of calling support. Is it because they don't want to sit on hold for 35 minutes, they don't want to struggle to understand the person on the other end, or don't want to fell belittled for actually having a problem?
All that being said, I do love to help folks with their computer problems. While I don't repair computers for a living, I do have a decent understanding of them and like to share my knowledge with those who need it. That is one reason I joined this forum. The other is that people here are also very friendly and knowledgeable and have greatly added to my knowledge.
Okay, I'm off my soapbox now! Feel free to agree or disagree with my observations and discuss at will.:bounce:
A). They are inexpensive to buy, usually less than $500 on sale.
B). They are assembled with crappy components.
C). All of the above!
My choice would of course be C. But this also brings a few questions to mind. How can the general public not realise that you get what you pay for? If you buy a Dell for $300 doesn't the little voice in your head say "bad idea"? I wouldn't trust one of those machines to play solitaire on for fear of being electrocuted when the power supply blows (slight exageration )!
Since computers are such a big part of everyday life now (and getting bigger) why don't schools teach general computer maintainence? This would solve a ton of problems. Instead of buying el-cheapo dells and emachines people might actually be comfortable building their own machines. The first time I disassembled and reassembled a computer a few years ago I couldn't beleive how easy it was!
My last gripe about the cheapo's is the utter lack of decent tech support. Don't get me wrong, I know there are plenty of decent tech support peeps out there. They just don't seem to have jobs at the major retailers. I am amazed at how many folks would rather hunt around the internet looking in forums like this for help with problems instead of calling support. Is it because they don't want to sit on hold for 35 minutes, they don't want to struggle to understand the person on the other end, or don't want to fell belittled for actually having a problem?
All that being said, I do love to help folks with their computer problems. While I don't repair computers for a living, I do have a decent understanding of them and like to share my knowledge with those who need it. That is one reason I joined this forum. The other is that people here are also very friendly and knowledgeable and have greatly added to my knowledge.
Okay, I'm off my soapbox now! Feel free to agree or disagree with my observations and discuss at will.:bounce: