Brand name computers, why buy them?

[TechZ]

Brand name PC's arent that bad, especially for new users. And as far as laptops go, Im defnately going to buy brand names. And with desktops, at least youre evenly covered and support is there, take the Middle East for eg. its horrible if u buy an assembled machine here. No Support, and they know nothing.

[TripleRLtd]

Laptops are a different story.
Is everything that way over there Z?

[TechZ]

Mostly, its as easy as,

Son: I have a pc, its giving me probs
Dad: Go to the shop pay BD5 and they will do a full resinstall with all the apps u want.

Piracy, its a way of life. Support stinks from local vendors, part are cheap (quality not price)

I help my pals out and build my own pc's.

[Gabriel]

I have to disagree to some extent.
I have many Dell Stations, the computer are reliable + I get 3 years of on site Warranty - Parts and Labour included (which saves me tons of headache when it comes to Hardware breakdown).
Do I prefer to pay a bit more - 20-35%
and have slower computer - the guys/gals in the office wouldn't know the difference with the application suite they are using.
And have a piece of mind for 3 years.


Thank you,
Gabriel