Dell purchasing advice from a former employee

While this isn't a software-related story, it should be relevant to anyone that is considering buying a Dell computer. The Consumerist has a post with what they are calling 22 confessions of a former Dell sales manager, which are mostly simply good advice as to how to go about ensuring you get the best deal when you purchase. A few of the items on the list are suspect, like the recommendation to "drop your laptop" if you have an extended warranty to get a new one, but as long as you take the advice with a grain of salt, there is definitely some good stuff in there. Examples include sale dates, sales closing tools like coupons, and price matching.

Unsurprisingly, Dell didn't like this post and asked The Consumerist to take it down. A debate ensued, with that trying to suppress this information had actually been worse for them than simply joining in the conversation and correcting any factual errors.

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