PreviousMonday 26 January 2004, 10:06 AM
Do not buy the Inspiron 8600
I bought an Inspiron 8600 about two weeks ago. 1GB DDR333 RAM, DVD+RW burner, 80GB HD 7200rpm, Radeon Mobility 9600 PRO, Centrino 1.5, Wide UXGA 1920 x 1200 Pixels. Sounds very interesting, and is a very fast computer, indeed.
However...
First it took about 20 working days to deliver the computer, nothing compared to the J+10 advertised.
Then it was sent to a wrong address. And finally, when I received the machine, the keyboard was badly screwed, then the fan began to make some very annoying noise, and finally a few days later the CD/DVD reader/burner stopped working.
So basically this computer is nothing better than my good old reliable AMD K6-2 400MHz. At least the latter computer works. Not the Inspiron 8600. It crashed just when I was in big need for a CD reader. Now I'm just using my old AMD, and waiting for the support to send a new drive.
Finally, if one spends so much cash on Dell's flagship, I had expected a much better support. As they told, the drive should come in about one week; still waiting. Nothing compared to the J+1 advertised on their site. I feel as if I would spare much more time and energy by just throwing away this computer in the waste basket.
My conclusion:
DO NOT BUY THE INSPIRON 8600. You will pay a huge amount of money for an unreliable delayed computer and a failing support. Not to speak about the time and energy lost contacting the support, making the hardware tests, and writing this report.
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