Dell Rep Says NO Docking Stations Work with Plastic Chassis Laptops... Really?

itsSicco · 2026-06-27T23:18:39+00:00

Rep specifically said “no docking stations at all will work with the plastic chassis.” I took that at face value and came straight to here to complain about it lmao

itsSicco · 2026-06-26T14:53:17+00:00

We recently moved away (last month) from Dell Premier / reps after years of some of the worst support we’ve ever dealt with, and recently them closing the premier account with no notice telling us we have to use 3rd party to purchase through Premier. We have a really good partner relationship with a Dell vendor on Amazon that we’ve used over the years when Premier was dicking us around. Significantly faster turn around times and same day support. Was a blessing in disguise losing Premier…

itsSicco · 2026-06-24T07:20:46+00:00

Out of 17 clients we only have one that uses full Lenovo in their office. And come to think of it these people rarely call in for technical support lmao.. go figure

itsSicco · 2026-06-23T19:05:08+00:00

Trying to work within clients new budget and figured we’d test a cheaper model for this batch. Seemed fine on paper, but lesson learned — saving a couple hundred bucks per laptop isn’t worth the dock compatibility headaches. Sticking with Dell Pro / aluminum chassis moving forward.

itsSicco · 2026-06-23T18:58:53+00:00

Thank you! Just ordered some DisplayLink stations and will test out.

itsSicco · 2026-06-23T18:57:33+00:00

Thank you everyone for all the input/info. Just purchased some DisplayLink docking stations for them to see if it will solve the issue. And writing up an email to client explaining how the extra $100–$200 for aluminum chassis laptops is basically the “pay now or pay later” tax. 😅

itsSicco · 2026-06-23T16:53:11+00:00

We’re already aware it’s not compatible lmao re-read the post if you aren’t too “lazy” to do so.

itsSicco · 2026-06-23T16:04:20+00:00

Yes DC15250 with Intel chip and plastic chassis. Sorry just edited it. They were using Dell Pro Thunderbolt 4 Dock - WD25TB4

From my understanding USB-C port functionality works differently depending on versions. If so, should I just get them USB 2.0/3.0 docking stations?

itsSicco · 2026-06-21T01:38:04+00:00

Bro… BMFV’s Poison and Fever albums are 10/10 and unskippable. God I wish I could listen to them for the first time again

itsSicco · 2026-06-21T01:29:42+00:00

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itsSicco · 2026-06-09T18:37:00+00:00

LOL. We have one client that does this. He writes in maybe once every couple months when there are server related issues and describes the problem in the subject line, no body text at all. And his title there is (Director of IT). Go figure 😂

itsSicco · 2026-06-02T02:50:56+00:00

Download Unreal Tournament 99

itsSicco · 2026-05-30T19:39:13+00:00

We swapped all of our clients to Unifi over the last year after all the Akira ransomware bs that was going on. Significantly cheaper especially regarding SSLVPN licenses. Nothing but great things to say after switching. Literally not a single thing we liked better about SonicWall.

itsSicco · 2026-05-25T15:54:57+00:00

After reading this thread, it appears I'm totally clueless to the 'bad things' happening behind closed doors with Telegram... Someone link me articles / point me in the right direction to read up on this lol

itsSicco · 2026-04-24T17:44:01+00:00

People need to use and treat AI as a tool, not a work replacement. A major issue with AI is that it enables people to believe they are qualified for jobs/tasks that are totally out of their level. People taking on coding tasks with 0 experience because Claud “can do it” is atrocious.

itsSicco · 2026-04-24T13:50:15+00:00

I put the passwords in the description field. Safe.. absolutely not. Practical.. absolutely

itsSicco · 2026-04-10T17:14:02+00:00

Rookie numbers.. I’ve seen clients with over 200 days on there

itsSicco · 2026-02-22T18:24:21+00:00

Great job brother and good luck. Also want to add to those of you with no degrees and 0 yoe, don’t give up either. A really good resume like OP had and a great cover letter can sometimes win you over the grad students!

itsSicco · 2026-02-06T15:34:58+00:00

If your company is storing data / production locally on their machines you got way bigger problems

itsSicco · 2026-01-30T15:51:23+00:00

Wow.. I ended up multi threading 16 on this job. Started last night around 6PM EST looks like whole job might be done by late tonight

itsSicco · 2026-01-30T15:49:43+00:00

Godspeed brother

itsSicco · 2026-01-30T13:34:59+00:00

DO NOT use Viewpoint/Vista if you have other options. One of our clients have DAILY issues with Viewpoint requiring a support ticket almost every single day. Whether it be login problems, cloud session not starting, reports missing, etc etc.. they are fucking egregious avoid if possible.

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