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Georgia
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Bought computer June 2016. Screen blacken out. Warrant had not worn out but I bought it from Sam's Club. Had receipt but no warranty. Tough luck! The bigger issue is that it did not last 6 months. Got to buy a new computer. Customer service is horrible.

Date of experience: February 15, 2017
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I bought this laptop new for over a thousand dollar (forget exactly how much). The touchpad always has problem (the mouse movement sucks). You have to call to customer support to have them work on it, every time like that it takes at least 30 minutes. Then the freaking same problem will come back. I have carry the individual mouse around otherwise I can't work.

A lot of people have the same problem. There are so many brands for you to choose from. Don't take your risk of being piss off when dealing with stupid touchpad like this.

Date of experience: December 22, 2023
Maine
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Stay away
May 19, 2019

I absolutely will never buy another Dell computer ever. I've had this laptop a very short time and from day one, it didn't work correctly. From the very first start up, it would rev up like it was overheated. Within a month it was constantly saying it couldn't recognize it's own adapter, there is no way to copy and paste because as soon as you highlight anything and try to click on it, the highlight goes away. So irritated with this company. I will say that the people I've had to talk to have always been very polite and have tried to help but it's never worked.

Date of experience: May 19, 2019
Colorado
4 reviews
1 helpful vote
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We have ordered Dell products several times over the years, always getting a great product and never damaged. The packaging is excellent and the products work well for years. There estimated delivery dates are always spot on or earlier, its great to know when your orders will arrive. Im sure we will continue to purchase from Dell for many years to come!

Date of experience: October 20, 2017
Philippines
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Bought a laptop manufactured by them a few years ago. One day a large number of bad pixels appeared on the screen so I called them and they send over a DHL deliverman right to my house. After 2 weeks he came back with a fixed laptop. Thats what I call a professional customer care!

Date of experience: May 24, 2018
Germany
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Their customer service is not good lately. The system said that I still had my battery warranty available and that it was going to expire soon... then, I communicate with a guy from customer service and he said I didn't and he didn't even offered me a solution. Now I have to pay to an expert, who doesn't work at Dell, to buy me the battery and install it.

A good thing about Dell is that they train their technical team very well. I met a guy who worked at Dell and used to fix my laptop since 2005 until a couple of years. He was very good at his job!

Date of experience: November 14, 2019
Canada
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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Slow piece of Junk
August 8, 2019

Got a super slow laptop that was supposed to run fast. It's a pain turning it on or restarting it every single time. My 4 year old laptop runs faster than this piece of junk. The support wouldn't help saying my "software warranty" is over and I would have to pay an arm and a leg to get support. Seriously they tried to sell extended warranty to me for a quarter of the cost of the laptop and saying it's discounted already. I had bought Dell for the past 2 decades and the company is becoming a cash grab. They don't care about the consumers as much as they did before. This will be my last Dell product EVER.

Date of experience: August 8, 2019
Missouri
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Best company I have ever worked with in terms of PC's and products. They sent me a free keyboard when I basically spilled too much on it, and have returned my laptop fully repaired within a week. They rock! Go Dell! GO 'Murica! God Bless the USA!

Date of experience: September 16, 2019
Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I would give them -1 if I could. I paid over $3,000 for a new laptop. As soon as it got to the distribution center near my house, Dell requested it returned to them. Needless to say I have spent the past 2 weeks on hold, speaking to various customer service reps who could care less about me. I keep getting told just to wait 1-2 more business days. After the 10th business day, It appears that once I gave them my money they could care less about me. Terrible company, terrible experience, not only am I personally never buying from them again, but I am going to ensure my department of which I am director, will be buying our 30+ new laptops from another company.

Date of experience: July 30, 2020
TT
149 reviews
1794 helpful votes
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Dell is an okay company for computers. They are trusted and well known and they are respected in the computer industry especially for their notebooks. I like Dell notebooks because I wonder where would I be without one. Those who complain about Dell should go back to the days of those old dinosaurs desktops when there weren't any laptops and then they will see if the upgrade to a laptop/notebook was really worth it!

Date of experience: August 8, 2011
Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Dell customer service
April 25, 2022

I can not express how disappointed I am in Dell. I have purchased at least 6 laptops multiple monitors and accessories. The last two laptops I purchased (within the last year) are both having issues. I paid $1600 for one and they are only offering me $200 towards a replacement. I will never purchase another Dell product.

Date of experience: April 25, 2022
Nevada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Bought an XPS 13. The connector between the motherboard and monitor went bad after only 2 years. Customer service initially diagnosed this as a bad motherboard. Once they got it right, they still wanted over $200 to repair.

I was told I was NOT allowed to speak to anyone in the US to help with my problem... only India. Not even allowed. How crazy is that? And the customer service rep, specifically told me I was just another number to him and it was irrelevant that I'd been a long-time customer.

I am done with Dell. Never buying a Dell again. I hope you will join me.

Date of experience: February 19, 2017
New York
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Dell closed my account
February 16, 2018

I have bought quite a few laptops from Dell and wanted to but a bluetooth headset today. I had never been late and owed them nothing. I wasted 45 minutes on chat only to find out my account had been closed.
What a waste of time. Guess I am going to Staples.

Date of experience: February 16, 2018
Ireland
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Will never use Dell again
September 23, 2019

Traditionally would of always used dell (not anymore) - I bought two computers for the business and one working / one freezing on start up. I've had 2 engineers come out and couldn't fix the problem now asked for the replacement no notification after the call and I just spoke tot heir customer service who during the call hung up and added the out of hours notification. New member of staff starts today (bought the computer 3 weeks in advance) and it looks like I'll be working on my laptop for the next few weeks - I'm stunned

Date of experience: September 23, 2019
California
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Dell used to be a top-rated company and always purchased my computers from them. My last experience was not good and tried to build a new computer for my company. It was over a month and it never arrived and once I wanted to change the computer as it realized it would not work, my account manager would not help me. Three months later, I still have not been able to get anyone to help me so I guess Dell is not interested in selling computers.

Date of experience: August 15, 2020
Washington
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Worst customer service
December 26, 2023

I ordered software on their website. It's been 1 month and they still haven't processed the order. I already have the download. They only need to provide me with the registration key. They can't process the order and I can't contact them. Everything on the website gives the runaround. Everything leads back to the order page. No live chat, no email, no toll free number. Even PayPal can't remove the hold on my account until it's been one month, but they continually renew the hold so the month will never expire. I can't understand how they can run a business like this.

Date of experience: December 26, 2023
Texas
5 reviews
11 helpful votes
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Great buy!
February 26, 2015

After a lot of research, thoughtful consideration, and then a hesitant decision, I purchased this and now I am wondering why I waited so long! Rapid delivery, in a double boxed package for a confidential delivery, was no surprise because Amazon is known (and appreciated!) for this.
The ease of set-up was noted, and all my devices were automatically recognized and...

Date of experience: February 26, 2015
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Works good!
June 22, 2019

I've got a laptop Dell. What I can say is that it works very fast without any problems. I bought a laptop that was used by another person but the quality of this machine is pretty good. I can compare this laptop with Sony. I must admit Sone has better screens than Dell. In others, they are both work good without any problems.

Date of experience: June 21, 2019
Pennsylvania
3 reviews
0 helpful votes
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What a great experience
October 18, 2017

What a great experience. After having a horrendous experience with HP, I chose to give Dell a try. Well, I do not regret it. They fulfilled my wishes with ease and provided me with a high quality machine. Thank your for making my buying experience seamless. My time is highly valuable and lucrative. You valued this and for this you have gained a life long customer. Salut to you!

Date of experience: October 16, 2017
Washington
4 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Decent
November 3, 2015

My last desktop was a dell that I had for 4 years only having moderate usage. When it bricked out I decided to keep with Dell and get the replacement from them. Big mistake! The service was terrible trying to purchase the thing since I had to contact customer support multiple times while ordering with website issues. I finally get my order placed and 3 weeks go by with nothing... I give them a call and they can't find an order for me anywhere, despite me being charged! I had to be escalated 3x to be told that the item I ordered became out of stock the day after I was charged, and my order went to limbo... I find this very unacceptable that nobody reached out to me about it. In the end I was fully refunded and the whole thing was a wash. While the last supervisor was very helpful, hence 3 stars, I refuse to ever go to Dell again. I got an acer laptop from walmart that barely processes at half the speed of gravity... I will need to replace within the year, and will probably go with HP!

Date of experience: November 3, 2015

Overview

Dell has a rating of 1.6 stars from 538 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Dell most frequently mention customer service, tech support and hard drive. Dell ranks 184th among Computer sites.

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