Dell Knowingly Sold 11.8m OptiPlex PC
July 1, 2010 | Computer, Dell | 1 CommentThe New York Times, Dell knowingly sold 11.8 million OptiPlex PC between 2003 and 2005 that had a failure rate of 97 percent. Worse, the paper argues that their inherent fault (bad capacitors) can cause fires and Dell so desperate to save money to ignore the problem
Yes, it is a surprising revelation and becomes public, since the records of a trial three years have been recently sealed. Jess Blackburn said Dell spokesman of the New York Times Company is unable to comment on pending litigation or have been, what he had hoped to resolve after taking a charge of $ 300 million to repair or replace the affected computers in 2005.
Given the nature of these revelations and the ongoing legal issues, we will make your own opinion about this fascinating story, but it is safe to say high volume, low margin business model is still an environment pressure. I suspect this story will run and run …
In computer problems Sony has rejected the report in The Wall Street Journal that he is remembered more than 500,000 Vaio laptops CW2 F11 and due to overheating. Sony acknowledges the problems but said they can be solved with a simple update (link below). [via trustedreviews]
