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Re: A question about buying a new laptop
Posted: 2009-07-19 01:55am
by Alyeska
MKSheppard wrote:Alyeska wrote:Sounds like a custom ATI integrated setup.
Except it wasn't. It was a PCI Radeon which was virtually similar to the same model sold in stores, right down to the model number; except it would only take Dell-only drivers.
That card was so useless because of it's crippled ability that I never kept it after replacing it with a GeForce; I tossed it in the bin.
That doesn't make any freaking sense. Dell doesn't even sell very high end video cards, so locking you in like that just doesn't make sense.
Re: A question about buying a new laptop
Posted: 2009-07-19 11:14am
by Beowulf
I think this is from back in the day when Dell thought that locking you in to just their parts was a brilliant idea (proprietary power supply pinout, et al). Since then, they've gotten alot better. It's been nearly a decade since then.
Re: A question about buying a new laptop
Posted: 2009-07-19 03:49pm
by General Zod
Beowulf wrote:I think this is from back in the day when Dell thought that locking you in to just their parts was a brilliant idea (proprietary power supply pinout, et al). Since then, they've gotten alot better. It's been nearly a decade since then.
Nah, they still do weird shit like that. We had issues with the ATI drivers on the laptops at my work recently because the boss likes using Dell for some insane reason.
Re: A question about buying a new laptop
Posted: 2009-07-19 05:48pm
by Beowulf
General Zod wrote:Beowulf wrote:I think this is from back in the day when Dell thought that locking you in to just their parts was a brilliant idea (proprietary power supply pinout, et al). Since then, they've gotten alot better. It's been nearly a decade since then.
Nah, they still do weird shit like that. We had issues with the ATI drivers on the laptops at my work recently because the boss likes using Dell for some insane reason.
Laptops are different. Nearly every manufacturer still likes having their own special drivers for them. It's retarded, but you can't single out Dell for that.
Re: A question about buying a new laptop
Posted: 2009-07-19 08:01pm
by Alyeska
Beowulf wrote:Laptops are different. Nearly every manufacturer still likes having their own special drivers for them. It's retarded, but you can't single out Dell for that.
Zod wants to single Dell out for everything.
Re: A question about buying a new laptop
Posted: 2009-07-19 08:02pm
by General Zod
Alyeska wrote:Beowulf wrote:Laptops are different. Nearly every manufacturer still likes having their own special drivers for them. It's retarded, but you can't single out Dell for that.
Zod wants to single Dell out for everything.
Alyeska doesn't actually want to read my posts.
