My relative in Punjab bought (or rather made a mistake of buying) an HCL laptop from authorized dealer in Kapurthala in Punjab for around Rs30000. (~ $650)
* Machine Serial No : 8084AX056382
* Product Code : AX0P2825
* Warranty Card No. : 10485949
* Date of Installation: 18/11/2008
After some time of purchase the machine started giving problems with the display which was reported to HCL and given to service center for warranty repair.. Even after keeping machine for weeks for repair a permanent fix was not done by HCL service and the same problem reoccurred 3rd time in October/November and machine was again given to HCL as it was still in warranty.
Calls to HCL's Support desk were essentially of no use and waste of time and effort. Machine was last given to HCL service center on 9th November 2009 and have not been returned by the company till date (today 7th January 2010). What kind of service is this? Essentially during last 12 months machine has been with HCL service for close to 4 months. So HCL has taken money for the laptop and in a way still owns the machine, Isn't that cheating?
Emails and calls to HCL helpline have not resulted in any thing. This example shows how some of these Indian companies treat customers.
I have suggested to file a consumer and civil court case against HCL Infosystems for compensation. I would suggest buying a laptop or a computer from Dell, Acer, HP, Compaq or Toshiba and avoid local brands specially HCL.
- Neeraj
Thursday, January 7, 2010
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3 comments:
Hey Neeraj , do you have any suggestions on other laptop brands?
I was planning to buy a lenovo y460 for 55k , but heard pretty sad stories about lenovos after sales service in india.
-raviraj
HCL is worst laptop i have ever seen, Why dont you try ACER, I am using ACER for 3 years and i am very much satisfy with this, No problem till now, Its Acer aspire 4736Z. I would recommend you Acer Aspire AS5560G, Its on your budget.
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I actually enjoyed reading through this posting.Many thanks.
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