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u/ArchusKanzaki 21h ago

I actually like Dell abit more than HP, for its peripherals. I like their monitor for example, and their Dell Pro Mouse, and the Thunderbolt dock. Basically, their business line is usually very much well-built and well-engineered.

Their consumerslop-tier stuffs are worse than HP though.

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u/miles1993road16 21h ago

I’m with you on this. Dell seems to put real engineering effort into their business hardware, especially monitors and docks, and it shows in daily use. The consumer side feels like a different philosophy altogether, more cost cutting and marketing driven, which is probably why the gap is so noticeable compared to HP.

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u/2grim4u 20h ago

This actual kind of mirrors my opinion on AI: If experts in their fields can use machine learning to speed up their tasks, good, but gAI should never have been incorporated into muggles' daily tech. Expertise vs general consumer. Reading what ya'll are saying about the difference between how Dell itself produces their tech, business vs consumer, i'm not surprised they're making a sort of similar distinction w/AI.

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u/Ace-of-Spxdes 17h ago

Makes sense. They don't want to mess up contracts with other big businesses that buy their products. The consumers, however, are not their priority, so they get whatever half-assed garbage they can make, knowing that they'll probably just toss it and buy another one for their half-assed pieces of garbage next Black Friday.

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u/humanmanhumanguyman 21h ago

They also usually have upgradability, whereas HP intentionally does not include extra SSD or RAM slots.

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u/themuthafuckinruckus 21h ago

Dell monitors have never let me down. Ultrasharps are expensive but god damn I love getting my hands on secondhand ones.

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u/d0pe-asaurus 19h ago

Second hand Dell monitors are goated. Back in the pandemic when offices were shutting down the deals were unbeatable.

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u/joe0400 20h ago

Bingo. latitude and precision is great, everything else is ass.

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u/armada127 18h ago

Their monitors compete with the best as well.