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From: Daddy on 5 Mar 2010 11:46 William R. Walsh wrote: > Hi! > >> You bought a computer from Best Buy? > > Ben said it very well. If you know exactly what you want (and maybe if > they've got a good deal going), and what you're getting, there's no > problem buying from there. And that includes computers. > > Just ignore the 'Geek Squad', extended warranties (unless there is an > absolutely screaming good deal on one) and anything else, get what you > want and get out. > > Best Buy and related stores do very well when you need something *now* > as well. > > William "You pays your money and you takes your choice." Daddy
From: Tom Scales on 5 Mar 2010 19:07 > -----Original Message----- > From: Daddy [mailto:daddy(a)invalid.invalid] > Posted At: Friday, March 05, 2010 8:43 AM > Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell > Conversation: News Flash! No More Windows Discs! > Subject: Re: News Flash! No More Windows Discs! > > Tom Scales wrote: > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Daddy [mailto:daddy(a)invalid.invalid] > >> Posted At: Thursday, March 04, 2010 8:19 PM > >> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell > >> Conversation: News Flash! No More Windows Discs! > >> Subject: News Flash! No More Windows Discs! > >> > >> Attention All: > >> > >> Dell was the last of the major OEMs to furnish a genuine Windows > >> install > >> disc (albeit an OEM version) as well as a Resource DVD. > >> > >> Not any more. > >> > >> "Dell no longer provides the operating system or resource disks in > the > >> box for Windows 7 Systems. It is important for you to create > recovery > >> disks in case of a hard drive failure. If you do not create the > >> recovery > >> disks, there may be a charge from Dell for the operating system > >> recovery > >> media." > >> > >> > > > https://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/documen > >> t?c=us&cs=19&docid=62A668E1C399857AE040AE0AB8E12942&l=en&s=dhs > >> > >> Now I'll admit that "Dell DataSafe Local Backup 2.0" is an > impressive > >> piece of work. But it's not a Windows disc. > >> > >> And for those of you who are concerned about how this will affect my > >> recent order of a Studio XPS 8100...essentially, no one...I'm > >> negotiating with Dell. I placed my order just 8 days after this > > article > >> was first published. > >> > >> Daddy > > > > > > I've purchased three Dell laptops in the last three months from Best > > Buy, including one about 10 days ago. > > > > All came with full Windows CDs. Not sure about the link or what > > machines they're talking about. > > > > Best Buy can make its own arrangements with Dell. > > You bought a computer from Best Buy? > > Daddy Sure. Their sale prices are actually pretty good.
From: Tom Scales on 5 Mar 2010 19:09 > -----Original Message----- > From: William R. Walsh [mailto:wm_walsh(a)hotmail.com] > Posted At: Friday, March 05, 2010 10:36 AM > Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell > Conversation: News Flash! No More Windows Discs! > Subject: Re: News Flash! No More Windows Discs! > > Hi! > > > You bought a computer from Best Buy? > > Ben said it very well. If you know exactly what you want (and maybe if > they've got a good deal going), and what you're getting, there's no > problem buying from there. And that includes computers. > > Just ignore the 'Geek Squad', extended warranties (unless there is an > absolutely screaming good deal on one) and anything else, get what you > want and get out. > > Best Buy and related stores do very well when you need something *now* > as well. > > William I went to Best Buy two days before Christmas to buy their sale laptop. EVERY SINGLE Dell laptop on the floor had a 'sticker' that said they had done something extra (virus software, etc), adding to the price. The sales guy said that was all they had. I demanded a manager who magically found one that was 'bare' that was kept in the back and the sales people weren't allowed in the back. Pissed me off. They avoided, barely, a BBB complaint. That said, it was a good price on what I wanted in a timeframe that worked.
From: Star on 5 Mar 2010 21:07 On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 22:35:09 -0600, "Tom Scales" <tjscales(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Daddy [mailto:daddy(a)invalid.invalid] >> Posted At: Thursday, March 04, 2010 8:19 PM >> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell >> Conversation: News Flash! No More Windows Discs! >> Subject: News Flash! No More Windows Discs! >> >> Attention All: >> >> Dell was the last of the major OEMs to furnish a genuine Windows >> install >> disc (albeit an OEM version) as well as a Resource DVD. >> >> Not any more. >> >> "Dell no longer provides the operating system or resource disks in the >> box for Windows 7 Systems. It is important for you to create recovery >> disks in case of a hard drive failure. If you do not create the >> recovery >> disks, there may be a charge from Dell for the operating system >> recovery >> media." >> Daddy > > >I've purchased three Dell laptops in the last three months from Best >Buy, including one about 10 days ago. > >All came with full Windows CDs. Not sure about the link or what >machines they're talking about. You can be sure the machines were from older stock. This would explain why you got all the disks. Art
From: Star on 5 Mar 2010 21:13
On Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:19:08 -0500, Daddy <daddy(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >Attention All: > >Dell was the last of the major OEMs to furnish a genuine Windows install >disc (albeit an OEM version) as well as a Resource DVD. > >Not any more. > >"Dell no longer provides the operating system or resource disks in the >box for Windows 7 Systems. It is important for you to create recovery >disks in case of a hard drive failure. If you do not create the recovery >disks, there may be a charge from Dell for the operating system recovery >media." > >https://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/document?c=us&cs=19&docid=62A668E1C399857AE040AE0AB8E12942&l=en&s=dhs > >Now I'll admit that "Dell DataSafe Local Backup 2.0" is an impressive >piece of work. But it's not a Windows disc. > >And for those of you who are concerned about how this will affect my >recent order of a Studio XPS 8100...essentially, no one...I'm >negotiating with Dell. I placed my order just 8 days after this article >was first published. > >Daddy A real shame this has happened. The including of the disks, not requireing activation, Useuable manuals and this newsgroup were great pluses for Dell. Looks like all that is left is this newsgroup. The activation was stolen by MS and possibly the media also. Again a real shame. Art |