Dell ships motherboard with malicious code

[fireberd]

Sounds like Dell identified and took care of the problem. This is not the first company that has shipped something like this and won't be the last.

There is now a potential security problem that Microsoft has found from USB Memory Keys that are being shipped from some key vendors with the malicious code on the keys. That is not a "Dell" problem.

Years ago we had problems with techs and corrupted maintenance floppy diskettes that were infected from one customer's PC and then the tech would use it on the next customer and unknowingly infect the next customer that the tech worked on. Even had that at one time with some IBM equipment we had.

 

[Luckystar]

As it was said in a post a while ago where i stated my hate of Dell, and as they said, DELL pcs are made on a line and can also be quite cheap.

But as we all know, you get what you pay for.

Lucky

 

[Bootz]

Considering the size of Dell as a company and how many machines they actually put out, combined with their A+ customer service. I think they are one of the best if not the best manufacturers in the industry. Honesly, which one could you say is hands down better then Dell as a whole?

 

[Win7User512]

Considering the size of Dell as a company and how many machines they actually put out, combined with their A+ customer service. I think they are one of the best if not the best manufacturers in the industry. Honesly, which one could you say is hands down better then Dell as a whole?

IDK, but Dell lost the #1 PC spot to HP a few years ago. Not sure what that picture looks like now.

 

[Romulinx2]

As I said before! I call them "Dell boy computers"
From a popular English comedy

 

[DeaconFrost]

IDK, but Dell lost the #1 PC spot to HP a few years ago. Not sure what that picture looks like now.

I believe Dell just recently took over the #2 spot again from Acer. HP is still #1.

 

[Petey7]

In my opinion, HP only sells so many computers because they are cheaper than anyone else. Every HP one of my friends at school have has hard some kind of hardware issue, like the battery health failing after 6-8 months on two of them. The web cam stop working on two of them, and the fans suddenly stop working one day on one. A friend also just had her HP charger stop working after having the computer for three months A couple people have Toshibas and to my knowledge haven't had a problem. A couple others also have Dell laptops and the main problems seem to be HDD and ram related, because Dell had been getting those from the cheapest makers possible until recently. I understand that all computers are capable and likely to have issues, it seems to me that HPs are the most prevalent.

Keep in mind those are just my experiences and/or opinions based on those experiences and like they say, "mileage may vary."

 

[Bootz]

In my opinion HP makes better printers but i would have to give the edge to Dell as far as servers and PC's go. Thats just based on my own experience with the products. Idk how HP is bigger then Dell, it seems like every school and business contracts through Dell even the US military has a contract with dell. And isnt MR. Dell one of the richest men in the world? i know he was #4 at one point a few years ago.

 

[pparks1]

As it was said in a post a while ago where i stated my hate of Dell, and as they said, DELL pcs are made on a line and can also be quite cheap.

But as we all know, you get what you pay for.

Lucky

Yes and my experience with Dell has been just fine. I've been involved in deploying thousands of workstations and countless servers. Service levels have been great, and repairs quick and speedy. No real complaints about Dell as a whole.

 

[DeaconFrost]

In my opinion, HP only sells so many computers because they are cheaper than anyone else.

I will only purchase Dell or HP computers for my company, and Dell is always about 5-10% cheaper, at least on the business side.

 

[Win7User512]

In my opinion, HP only sells so many computers because they are cheaper than anyone else.

I will only purchase Dell or HP computers for my company, and Dell is always about 5-10% cheaper, at least on the business side.

I agree, seems to me that Dell is cheaper. One reason that Dell has been where I have purchased laptops is I got them at a cheaper price than I would have with HP.

 

[Petey7]

Dell business computers might be cheaper. Actually, the Vostro line is probably the cheapest computers they sell. When it comes to store bought and home computers, HP tends to be cheaper for the same or slightly better specs. I know every HP I see in a store around here usually has the cheapest price tag.

 

[DeaconFrost]

I could agree with that part too. My wife wanted a laptop a year ago, and we got a nice HP at MicroCenter that was cheaper than a similiar Dell.

 

[Win7User512]

Dell business computers might be cheaper. Actually, the Vostro line is probably the cheapest computers they sell. When it comes to store bought and home computers, HP tends to be cheaper for the same or slightly better specs. I know every HP I see in a store around here usually has the cheapest price tag.

Could be true. I always order straight from Dell rather than buying at the store.

 

[Petey7]

Could be true. I always order straight from Dell rather than buying at the store.

Same here. Like I mentioned earlier, we always get business computer from them to avoid bloatware.

 

[Win7User512]

Could be true. I always order straight from Dell rather than buying at the store.

Same here. Like I mentioned earlier, we always get business computer from them to avoid bloatware.

Yeah I learned that too after the first laptop I bought from them. It had gotten ridiculous. I doubt it's any better now. Prob worse...

 

[Petey7]

Could be true. I always order straight from Dell rather than buying at the store.

Same here. Like I mentioned earlier, we always get business computer from them to avoid bloatware.

Yeah I learned that too after the first laptop I bought from them. It had gotten ridiculous. I doubt it's any better now. Prob worse...

They don't have too much trial-ware from what I've seen, but they do take the liberty of installing a lot stuff without giving you many options.

 

[joel406]

Never ever buy mass produced systems.

Hand pick your own hardware and software and your PC will run flawlessly for years. Even if operated by a 6 year old.

As far as servers and laptops go. Again... build my own servers.

Laptops are Toshiba. my A305 has performed miracles. For a C2D machine its as fast as my C2Q.

The OS and softwares and my laptop are custom but as far as hardware goes I just upgraded it to 4 gigs of RAM and stoped.

Moral of the story is that if your serious about your "personal" system you build your own.

Mass production is for noobs.

 

[pparks1]

Never ever buy mass produced systems.

I've purchased 2 home computers from Dell over the years and they are still going strong. In fact, I even sold one of them to a coworker who is still using it. The first model had a power supply go bad. I got a new one from Dell for less than $40. Everything else solid. 1st computer is 7 years old and second computer is 5 years old.

Hand pick your own hardware and software and your PC will run flawlessly for years. Even if operated by a 6 year old.

I've built around 10-15 computers for home use over the years. While they contain exactly what I want, I wouldn't say any of them were remarkably more durable than my two purchased Dell's. I've had power supplies, mobos and hard drives go bad in some of them.

Moral of the story is that if your serious about your "personal" system you build your own.

If you enjoy building your computer and making it unique...by all means build it. But to say that you cannot be happy with a "personal" system that was purchased...I don't agree with.

 

[DeaconFrost]

I would never suggest that a home-built system was more reliable than an OEM system, I also wouldn't say they are less reliable. A component can fail just as easy on both. You might be able to make the argument that it would be easier to replace on the home-built one, especially as the systems age, but I digress.

I will say that I'd be a lot less likely to be happy with an OEM system. Despite the fact you can customize many aspects of a Dell tower, for example, you'll never even approach the levels of customizations you have with a home-built one. The brand/cooler for a video card, the number of SATA ports included, the brand of optical drive, design, brand, layout of the case....all are examples of things you can't control with an OEM system. I've been building my own PCs for 15 years now, and don't ever plan to change that. I can usually come close or beat the price of the OEM systems as well.