Dell vs Sony

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Hello,

I would like to buy a new laptop.

I hesitate between Dell Inspiron 9200 (with 17" WUXGA LCD Display) and
Sony Vaio VGN-A397XP.
Witch one is the best? Why?

Thanks

Have a nice day

Ghislain

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ghislain@nbtconsult.com wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I would like to buy a new laptop.
>
> I hesitate between Dell Inspiron 9200 (with 17" WUXGA LCD Display) and
> Sony Vaio VGN-A397XP.
> Witch one is the best? Why?

While Dell has its fair share of supporters and detractors, I've never
heard anyone say anything good about Sony's support.

They look great, perform well, but when they break (or you need parts),
look out!

Notan

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The thing is, their laptops are full of parts that you can't get anywhere
but Sony, so if Sony stops talking to you...

"jimbo" <jimbo62@spamex.com> wrote in message
news:1107438489.436393.109520@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Everyone slams Sony support. But I have had very good support recently
> with Sony. Tech support over the phone right on target and a
> replacement part mailed overnight. On the other hand, if you are past
> the time limit for free support, there isn't much there.
>
> jimbo
>

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"bobb" <None@NoWhere.com> wrote in message
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|
| Well mates, since the last time u checked, several notebooks parts
| dealer have sprung up over the Net. Just Google. Here's one
| http://www.impactcomputers.com/sony-vaio-parts.html
|
| Of course u guys are exagerating. U make it sound like by the time
| one's done, one has replaced the whole unit!
|
| I have only owned Sony. I fix my own things, I hate un-cool notebooks
| <g>
|

There's also http://www.sonyspareparts.com ... which has a much broader
offering of replacement parts.

Impact Computers seems to not have a lot of parts available for most current
models.

Jef

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JefN wrote:
>
> I was just poking around at the link I provided and... guess what...
>
> There's not much at SonySpareParts for newer models either.
>
> There used to be. Gone are all the pages for the V505 line, for example.

Another problem with Sonys... It seems that every year a new model
replaces last years model.

Notan

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On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 19:46:00 GMT, "JefN"
<jefn_REMOVE_YOUR_SHORTS_@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>I was just poking around at the link I provided and... guess what...
>
>There's not much at SonySpareParts for newer models either.
>
>There used to be. Gone are all the pages for the V505 line, for example.
>
>Jef


I am guessing that's 'cuz the dealers haven't found many broken new
models yet. Hopefully by the time u will need parts for your
latest&greatest, they will become available.

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Actually parts are not that hard to find. But after the free support
period, they won't answer questions. But they still will accept your
computer for service. I have never accepted their offer. Just something
about shipping a computer to a service center and hoping the cost won't
be excessive that troubles me.

jimbo


Joe Davis wrote:
> The thing is, their laptops are full of parts that you can't get
anywhere
> but Sony, so if Sony stops talking to you...
>
> "jimbo" <jimbo62@spamex.com> wrote in message
> news:1107438489.436393.109520@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > Everyone slams Sony support. But I have had very good support
recently
> > with Sony. Tech support over the phone right on target and a
> > replacement part mailed overnight. On the other hand, if you are
past
> > the time limit for free support, there isn't much there.
> >
> > jimbo
> >

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RedpIll wrote:
>
> ghislain@nbtconsult.com wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I would like to buy a new laptop.
> >
> > I hesitate between Dell Inspiron 9200 (with 17" WUXGA LCD Display) and
> > Sony Vaio VGN-A397XP.
> > Witch one is the best? Why?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Have a nice day
> >
> > Ghislain
>
> HP is best.

How do you know? Have you owned all other brands?

Notan