It’s always a pain in the ass setting up a new computer the way I want it, with the software, including utilities, that I want. Sure, firing it up and configuring the basics for Win10 only took about 10 minutes, but the rest takes longer. Microsoft already had an OS update for it. The damn thing came with McAfee, which I can’t stand, so I had to nuke that after I got Norton 360 installed. No point to nuking Edge, since Microsoft will just keep reinstalling it, but at least I got my browser of choice installed with the extensions I wanted, and made it my default.
I think it’s mostly done, but I’ll probably find something else I forgot to download and install over the next day or two. As much as I can’t stand dealing with Dell employees who lie to me about why they can’t fulfill my custom “build-your-own” order (no it wasn’t my payment method, as claimed), or tell me they no longer build ones with optical drives, I did manage to order a Dell from elsewhere that had all the features that were important to me — lots of memory, loads of HD space, and a CD/DVD RW drive.
In the end, and cost me a few hundred less than the one I originally tried to have built to my specs. I like Dells inasmuch as they’re usually good for 5+ years before something like the fan, hard drive, or wifi card shoots craps and needs to be replaced. I never got that sort of reliability or lifespan out of any laptop HP my employers would issue me.
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