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Im looking to buy in some new hardware, and i was just wondering peoples experiences with Stone computers and Dell computers!
I have been previously been buying Viglen machines and they have been very good, but they seem to be getting a lot pricey at the moment, so have been looking else where
any comments about the above suppliers
Dell are very competivly priced but i think there component quallity has reduced in the last couple of years. so i would recomend adding getting the warrenty so as not to be caught out :)
As for Stone i have never used them for anything
used stone computers good quality better customer service than dell
I don't think you can go far wrong with either DELL or Stone. Personally I prefer DELL equipment, however dealing with DELL can be a chore at times. Having said that, with a 3 year next working day warranty repair service on our PCs this means that when equipment does go down it gets fixed quickly and painlessly. The most tedious part is logging the fault and going through the problem determination script with DELL technical support, but at least it means that the engineer turns up with the right parts. Fortunately this doesn't happen too often.
Used Stone for 3 years, I can count the problems on one hand, when they have gone wrong I call through to someone in this country give a serial number and they have someone out to you the following day.....what more do you want
By the end of this FY we will have 90% Stone PCs.
We have found them to be pretty solid machines and the very few that did have a problem were fixed very quickly.
Having said that - they are not the cheapest around so if budget is a problem look at the NECs.
This was the quote I got for our next batch from Stone.Quote:
P4 Small Form Factor Black Flex ATX Computer System
System Quantity = 1
* 1 Intel P4 3.0GHz (630) 775pin CPU 2MB Cache
* 1 Intel D915GAGL 775-pin Motherboard with LAN, Audio, Graphics and SATA
* 1 Kingston 256MB 400MHz SDRAM DDR PC3200 Unbuffered Non-ECC DIMM CL3
* 1 Seagate Barracuda 80GB (SATA II) 7200RPM Hard Drive
* 1 Sony Black 52x32x52 CD Rewriter/16x DVD ROM Combo Drive- Nero Express & Showtime
* 1 Windows XP Home Edition Replicated COA
* 1 Stone Microsoft Black USB Comfort Keyboard
* 1 Stone Microsoft Black Optical Wheel Mouse USB/PS2
* 1 Ever Case Black OE1380B Small Form Factor Case
* 1 3 Year On Site Next Business Day
* 1 3.5" Black 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive
* 1 Club 3D X300SE 128MB DVI TVO PCI-Express Graphics Card (HM and LP Adapter)
* 1 Power Cable
* 1 Stone Mouse Mat
* 1 WIN XP Home SP2 NTFS D915GAG with Recovery
Valid for a period of 30 days unless otherwise stated.
Net 410.00
Delivery 0.00
VAT 71.75
Total 481.75
256ram, XPHome, no monitor - sounds expensive
Dell P43.2, 512, XPPro, 40HD, 3yr OnsiteNBD, 17" TFT = £446
Was that from the website or did you phone them, i find i get the best results when i call (up to 40% discount in the past)Quote:
Originally Posted by mark
phone - that wasn't thier bottom price either - went for HP/AMD in the end
I have had stone, and appart from the obsession with Intel motherboard which are IMHO nasty boards really and hold the PC back in performance, but the warranty support was excellent, one of the best I have had, much better than HP or Dell support. So the only reason I don't use them is they are a bit pricy and that they use Intel boards.
Dell for price definetly, they are as cheap as you can get I have found.
The quality of our dells (300-400 over years) have been brilliant. I think one failed once and thats it. It was old and the kids loved to abuse it :(
You *can* have a battle with the sales team, just keep trying its worth it.
Not had to deal with there tech support as non failed that were in warrenty.
Just my $0.02 for now ;)
One of the few good things about Intel boards - advance replacement.
I don't like Stone because beige annoys me.
@Dos_Box: Wondered how long it would be before you shared your love of Stone computers ;)
I tried to hold back...I did, honest.