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To: Milan Shah who wrote (59685)	10/23/2001 12:06:21 AM
From: TimF	Respond to of 275872

what I am puzzled about is how does Dell manage to ensure things like 5 years of reliability, whereas my components lasted 2 years You have one example from Dell. It may not be typical. My Dell PC was only reliable for two or three years. Tim

To: Milan Shah who wrote (59685)	10/23/2001 12:22:40 PM
From: wanna_bmw	Respond to of 275872

Milan, Re: "Yes - what I am puzzled about is how does Dell manage to ensure things like 5 years of reliability, whereas my components lasted 2 years. How do you simulate wear-and-tear caused by time on electronic (non mechanical) components?" You can't simulate what can happen in 5 years' time, but that's what a technical support staff is for. With fewer platforms, it's easier to train a technical staff, it's easier to write debug manuals, and it costs far less. Throw in AMD, and you have that much more in terms of costs. wanna_bmw