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System Name | BY-2021 |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (65w eco profile) |
Motherboard | MSI B550 Gaming Plus |
Cooling | Scythe Mugen (rev 5) |
Memory | 2 x Kingston HyperX DDR4-3200 32 GiB |
Video Card(s) | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT |
Storage | Samsung 980 Pro, Seagate Exos X20 TB 7200 RPM |
Display(s) | Nixeus NX-EDG274K (3840x2160@144 DP) + Samsung SyncMaster 906BW (1440x900@60 HDMI-DVI) |
Case | Coolermaster HAF 932 w/ USB 3.0 5.25" bay + USB 3.2 (A+C) 3.5" bay |
Audio Device(s) | Realtek ALC1150, Micca OriGen+ |
Power Supply | Enermax Platimax 850w |
Mouse | Nixeus REVEL-X |
Keyboard | Tesoro Excalibur |
Software | Windows 10 Home 64-bit |
Benchmark Scores | Faster than the tortoise; slower than the hare. |
I wanted to know what people thought of the OEMs they had to deal with mostly in regards to the following subjects:
Fanboyism is not permitted here. Try to be focused on points that are good and bad.
I'll start with a few...
Dell
Pros
HP
Cons
Toshiba
Pros
Lenovo
Pros
Systemax
Pros
Add to the list. This is a buyer-beware service. XD
- Customer Service
- Warranty Repair
- Non-Warranty Repair
- Driver Support
- Customizing the Computer for Specific Needs
- Bloatedness of new Computers
- Inflated Price
- Sign-Me-Ups
- Technical Support
- Freebies (Software on Disks--Stuff that is preinstalled goes under Bloatness)
Fanboyism is not permitted here. Try to be focused on points that are good and bad.
I'll start with a few...
Dell
Pros
- Drivers were available when needed.
- System Restore disks (when provided) appear to be relatively clean.
- Driver disks include multiple hardware configurations so you don't know exactly which drivers are needed.
- The driver disk uses a web format which means all the shortfalls of a website (have to "save as..." everything).
- Some of their case designs are ridiculous (folding this way and that way).
HP
Cons
- Seven disks to reinstall Windows XP--bloated to the heavens.
Toshiba
Pros
- Customer Service speaks English.
- Customer Service tried their best to remedy my issues.
- No drivers available for my specific model (web or otherwise).
- Customized model shipped over a week after purchase directly from China. I got the bag long before I got the laptop.
- No disks, what-so-ever, included with laptop purchase.
- Technical Support would not lift a finger to get me a disk that "I could install Windows Vista Ultimate from after erasing the entire hard drive with DoD 5220.22 M compliant method."
- Over 80 running processes on first boot (and this was a business-class computer)--bloated with no erase means to get rid of it.
Lenovo
Pros
- Solid construction.
- Lots of features.
- Six or seven disks to reinstall windows from scratch--bloated.
- Some included software (backup or something) caused the OS to be irreversibly damaged. One tech spent three hours to clean up some of the mess. I spent another four hours erasing, installing, and deleting everything that may have originally caused the problem (Lenovo software).
- Warranty extensions are extremely expensive.
- Generally more expensive than most.
Systemax
Pros
- All systems include at least one disk: System Restore (basically a Windows disk--no extras).
- Most systems include an additional disk: Applications & Driver (is what it says).
- Solid construction.
- Most parts included in machines you could buy from Tiger Direct (obviously not the case with laptops).
- Customer Service and Tech Support speak English.
- Customer Service is very helpful.
- Every time I contacted Tech Support, I recieved a favorable outcome.
- Machine-specific bundled software (very limited). For instance, a computer with a TV Tuner may come with Cyberlink software to run record and watch TV.
- Sent CDs via phone request for software that came pre-installed (lost after erase).
- Limited selection of products and very few places to buy them from.
- Generally more expensive than the competition.
- Technology-wise, tends to be slightly behind the curve.
- Techsupport is quick to have you send it in and don't seem to be a wealth of knowledge.
- Service turn-around times are long (over a week).
Add to the list. This is a buyer-beware service. XD
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