Painless dell return - Page 3

Mark · 11-10-2006, 15:46

Please point me in the right direction.

There's a few in Outlet right now, but I think they're all Core Solo.

Daz · 11-10-2006, 15:52

http://www.europc.co.uk/

Though ring them, they have a ton of stock not on the website. The laptop I got (Core Duo, 1GB Ram @ 667 or whatever it is, 7200rpm HDD, Quadro 512MB, 1680xwhatever it is screen) wasn't advertised. It has the outlet stickers on the bottom so I guess they bulk buy from there and resell them with finance and what not. Valid warranties etc.

Mark · 11-10-2006, 16:06

Found a nice one under a grand in there. Just figuring out whether I should hold out for Core 2 Duo and 64-bit support, or go with Core Duo and save myself a big wadge of cash.

Can't order anything until next week anyway so we'll see what's what then.

Daz · 11-10-2006, 16:12

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Originally Posted by Captain Indecisive

or go with Core Duo and save myself a big wadge of cash.

That was my thinking. I dont really need EMT64 on the move, the laptop never does anything particularly special. I just need it to not be painfully slow (which it isnt with that hard drive. 1M superpi in <30secs aint bad either), and be a good platform for me to work from (I cant actually use Exchange System Manager on x64, so in one little respect it's easier. Dual boot Linux ftw as well).

All the funky stuff I need is covered by my server/workstation(s).

Mark · 11-10-2006, 16:17

What's the quadro like? Not a card I've come across before.

The one I found was 2GHz Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 100GB disk, WUXGA, Quadro MVS, all in for just under a grand.

And I just got the quote for my roofing work, and it's less damaging than I expected. Double

Daz · 11-10-2006, 16:23

Not really pushed it yet. Managed to start Broken Sword 4, though that was at 1024x768 I realised

It's not a gaming chip of course, all for rendering and what not. It runs XGL rather nicely though. Mmmmm, cute spinny cube.

Haly · 11-10-2006, 16:26

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Originally Posted by Daz

Not really pushed it yet. Managed to start Broken Sword 4, though that was at 1024x768 I realised

Oi

I ran it at 1024x768 on my PC

Daz · 11-10-2006, 16:28

Running sweet as a nut on the main rig, at native res

/strokes Shuttle

semi-pro waster · 11-10-2006, 17:15

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Originally Posted by Captain Indecisive

What's the quadro like? Not a card I've come across before.

Quadro is normally the name for Nvidia's rendering chips, (ATI have the FireGL as the competitor if memory serves) so basically you have a great chip for graphics work but it is not optimised for games although it should run most fine.

mejinks · 12-10-2006, 14:34

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Originally Posted by Garp

Gnghhhhh!!!!!

Phone your account manager and you can log these support calls online. When I was doing it, I had a response within an hour.

I had a list of good reasons so that whatever broke, the person at the end would be forced into sending a new hard disk or whatever.

Usually "sparks are coming out of the back" would produce a new base unit within a short period of time. Or "the hard drive head has crashed into the platter and the hard disk is making a scratching squeeling noise."

Part numbers can be looked up online, they are also part of the original order, so it only exposes how badly undertrained the Compaq/HP helpdesk actually are.

Considering my experiences with the Irish guys, I can't believe it has changed so much.

11-10-2006, 15:52	#22
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	http://www.europc.co.uk/ Though ring them, they have a ton of stock not on the website. The laptop I got (Core Duo, 1GB Ram @ 667 or whatever it is, 7200rpm HDD, Quadro 512MB, 1680xwhatever it is screen) wasn't advertised. It has the outlet stickers on the bottom so I guess they bulk buy from there and resell them with finance and what not. Valid warranties etc. __________________ apt-get moo

11-10-2006, 16:23	#26
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Not really pushed it yet. Managed to start Broken Sword 4, though that was at 1024x768 I realised It's not a gaming chip of course, all for rendering and what not. It runs XGL rather nicely though. Mmmmm, cute spinny cube. __________________ apt-get moo

11-10-2006, 16:28	#28
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Running sweet as a nut on the main rig, at native res /strokes Shuttle __________________ apt-get moo

11-10-2006, 15:46	#21
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Please point me in the right direction. There's a few in Outlet right now, but I think they're all Core Solo.

11-10-2006, 16:06	#23
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Found a nice one under a grand in there. Just figuring out whether I should hold out for Core 2 Duo and 64-bit support, or go with Core Duo and save myself a big wadge of cash. Can't order anything until next week anyway so we'll see what's what then.

11-10-2006, 16:17	#25
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	What's the quadro like? Not a card I've come across before. The one I found was 2GHz Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 100GB disk, WUXGA, Quadro MVS, all in for just under a grand. And I just got the quote for my roofing work, and it's less damaging than I expected. Double