New computer

[Palustris]

Has anyone any experience (good or bad)of Packard Bell computers?
TIA.

[Palustris]

[Carol]

I have a Packard Bell laptop Eric and had no problems.  (touch wood)  well apart from the glitch when we tried to install broadband and it hadnt been installed into our telephone exchange.  Also I have worn out one keyboard and wearing out the 2nd one!!!.   No Probs. 

[Hex]

No problems with our Packard Bell PC, four years old now.  The monitor died after 15 months, anbd we had a major virus at one point but no hardware problems to date.  I think the newer ones come with a 'revert to factory settings' option which is really useful.

[glow777]

IMO the only thing that matters with the bigger PC suppliers is the after sales services.
Check out the help lines charges and wether you have to pay to return the PC under warranty (RTB - return to base) or if it is an onsite warranty and weigh this against buying local or online.

You cant really say "I had a Packard bell which was rubbish because the hard drive died" because all the company's build PC's from the same "pool" of parts. So a hard drive has the same chance of dying in a DELL, PB or Fujitsu etc system

One thing I object to is having things installed without being asked eg AOL , Norton Internet security and MS office 30 day trials. I like a PC with a basic windows install or better still just the discs and drivers. I'm sure this is why there are so many people suffering with Norton AV and AOL.

Personally I would look at ebuyer or Novatech


Glow

[telboy]

Glow,
Echo your thoughts on the software that you 'really didn't want'.
Won't list them but you understand what i mean!!!!!

[WASSISNAME]

For those with a Dell or any other make with preinstalled softwarwe it may be worth a look here

http://www.yorkspace.com/pc-de-crapifier/