Tonight at some point, I’m opening up the Gaboogie to talk with anybody and everybody about what the PC manufacturers are doing wrong. I’m talking about personal computers, be they running Windows, OS X, or any flavor of Linux.

Preliminary talking points have already started streaming from our live chat room:

• “Lower prices should be #1″
• “Power management in laptops is horrible”
• “Better durability for portable hardware”
• “They don’t fix hardware failures”
• “Warranties shouldn’t be voided when opening the case”
• “Loading crapware on your PC”
• “Tech support in India”
• “Getting driver updates”
• “Poor Linux support”
• “They suck at configuration choices”
• “They’re all trendy: following one another in design and features, and NOBODY is original in what they offer.”
• “They don’t give you an actual OS disk, they give you a ‘restore’ disk”
• “They suck at saying Vista Compatible. I have a laptop supposedly vista compatible. NOTHING ON the laptop would work in Vista.”
• “Custom made parts can’t be replaced except via the OEM.”
• “Overheating machines.”
• “When you call in and ask for a new serial number for xp. They didn’t believe me that I was legit and won’t give me a new key.”
• “Inflated hardware prices.”
• “Tech support agents don’t have proper training.”
• “Turn around time on orders is HORRIBLE at some places. Taking upwards of 4-6 weeks just to configure and ship the machine.”
• “Their upsells (routers, cables, etc.) cost WAY TOO MUCH.”
• “OEM manufacturers buying the best custom boutique PC makers and turning their products into OEM clones.”

So, what about you? Where do you think computer OEMs are messing up?

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