Thank you and the rest for your replies. I have also alerted the owner of
this. I guess the question is now - if the store who sent the "Geek Squad"
out - can do this or not? I know that some companies - being "proprietary"
won't ship parts out to just anyone - unless you're an authorized center -
which for Dell - I'm not. As I said, I'm not personally into Dell, so I have
not paid any attention to any places around here who "might" be service
centers.

Dell - seems to have come a long way since their inception - so I do credit
them - there. I agree I see many using them - banks, etc..

I called them once about the "price" of a computer - telling the fruitcake I
spoke with - I was "pricing only". He gave me a couple prices of systems - a
desktop and laptop - with what I said I would need. He then asked which
system I would like to order and I said "none" - I told you I was getting
prices only - I'm shopping around. He got ****ed and said "you wasted my
time just for that - and kept babbling on. I told him, pal - first of all -
you must be a complete deaf and dumb moron. Do you not understand what I
said - about "getting a price only"? You just lost ANY sale you might have
had for your company and your Commission. So - maybe I'm being a bit harsh
with Dell due to some asshole - but that was my reason for not "liking"
Dell. OH and the kicker is - the asshole spoke perfect English, so there was
no language barrier. I can only wonder how many other "shoppers" - he or
they hoodwinked into "buying" with a "guilt trip".



"JANA" wrote in message
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You will have to go with the original parts for DELL. They are
proprietary.

Apparently, their computers are very good. I know of a number of companies
that are using many DELL computers for their operations, including DELL
servers. Their performance and dependability is very good.

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JANA
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"radiosrfun" wrote in message
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I got a call from someone who has a Dell Dimension Desktop computer that
won't "come on".
They had a "Geek Squad" person look it over - the person said the 250w PS
was shot. There was 5v on one side but not the other. Then - those parts
were hard to get a hold of.

"I" am asking because I don't deal with Dell - I can't stand them for my
own
reasons. SO - is there available power supplies out there - or do we have
to
kiss Dell's ass for one?

Opinions please - so I know whether I need to call Dell or can go most
anywhere.

Thanks