Would you buy an AMD based DELL machine?

[ZokesPro]

Dell has a deal with AMD now??? When did this happen? Or is it a hypothetical situation?

[Fluff]

It is hypothetical.

The Dell CEO said as far as he was aware no one had been asking for AMD based Dell systems.

[Wombat]

Originally posted by Taz
Yes I know all that but at the end of the day Dell, like all companies, have to look after their customers. If the large corporates, who currently buy 1000's of Dell's, say they want AMD based PC's then I can't see Dell saying no, go buy HP's

I can see them doing that. I know HP, Dell, and IBM often all walk into the same room to sell a product, and Dell doesn't always come out with the sale.

I guess it comes down to how much Intel will raise Dell's prices if they decide to diversify.

[agallag]

I can see the corporates asking for some AMD fairly soon, unless Intel can get their x86-64 chips out the door before WinXP for x86-64 comes out of beta.

[Fluff]

I suspect the corporates will be asking for it 1-2 years after the ship date of XP 64.

[The PIT]

Tech support of course is a big concern. At the moment it's very poor.

[Wombat]

Originally posted by The PIT
Tech support of course is a big concern. At the moment it's very poor.

It's not that bad for the corporate accounts. They get trained people, in the same country.

[Fluff]

Yep we are guaranteed someone with an Irish accent. Which means alot of talking.

[KvHagedorn]

Originally posted by Fluff
The Dell CEO said as far as he was aware no one had been asking for AMD based Dell systems.

So Michael Dell is either a bold-faced liar or has his head in the sand.. is this really a surprise?

[rylan]

I wouldn't buy a Dell system regardless of the processor.

Oh and incidently Dell did have some specially configured AMD based servers that they made up special for some customers a little while back. It was kept a secret and not made public so they keep Intel happy.

[Wombat]

Originally posted by rylan
I wouldn't buy a Dell system regardless of the processor.

Oh and incidently Dell did have some specially configured AMD based servers that they made up special for some customers a little while back. It was kept a secret and not made public so they keep Intel happy.

Yeah, but that's different. Dell, HP, IBM, all the big guys will make special exceptions for large deals, when there is no equivalent product. If a customer is willing to give HP 9 figures, but HAS to have a few Power4 boxes, it will be done.

[Jammrock]

Originally posted by KvHagedorn
So Michael Dell is either a bold-faced liar or has his head in the sand.. is this really a surprise?

He's probably talking business machines (Dell's real bread and butter). Most companies don't like big changes in IT unless it will immediately save them a ton of cash and they are sure the technology is stable. In the business world not many people consider AMD stable due to motherboard chipsets and driver problems of the past.

It will be a while before AMD breaks in. It will take a few big lost contracts to people selling AMD business machines, like Compaq, before Dell will switch over.

Jammrock

[Belwarrior]

I expect Dell to sell AMD based systems any time soon if ever, but if ever they do, i would buy if they have the following,

1.) Use OEM mainboards instead of their own (HP uses Asus boards in some models, saw MSI boards in some Dell Systems)
2.) Use a standard Power Supply instead of their own as they do sometimes

This would allow me to upgrade later, and their casings are not bad actually!

[Taz]

Exclusive: Dell close to adopting AMD chips
CEO Rollins says PC maker is eyeing AMD processors for servers, gaming

http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/11/11/HNdelltouseamd_1.html

[rylan]

Maybe the new CEO is worth something then. If Michael Dell was still there he'd be bending over for Intel.
I'll only believe it when I see them advertising AMD on tv.