Re: [TCLUG:10519] Computer System Prices

[Adam Maloney <root@bilbo.intexp.com>]

Ben,

Let me tell you, the e-machines are NOT decent machines.  My little
brother got one, and it's been nothing but problems.  It's more
proprietary than compaq's used to be.  We had it for less than a month,
and the power supply fan failed.  A month later we had problems with the
HDD.

For $100 it might be worth the hassle, but being forced to use shitty ISP
services for 2 or 3 years is definately a bad idea.  

Just my $.02 USD

Adam Maloney
Systems Administrator
Internet Exposure, Inc.
(612) 922-3126


On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, Ben Beuchler wrote:

> On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, Troy Johnson wrote:
> 
> > Do any of you recommend computer systems to friends/family/customers?
> 
> Constantly...
> 
> > Are any of you sick to death of the $400 "computer" rebates tacked on to
> > new computers in advertisements these days?
> 
> Not at all...  Competition does interesting things.
> 
> I'm going to recommend to my brother-in-law who is looking for a cheap computer
> that he consider the E-Machines that are selling for around $500 minus a $400
> rebate if you subscribe to a year of some ISP.  Big deal.  E-Machines build
> decent computers for the price and even if the contract with the ISP ends up
> costing more then the computer, they would've bought internet access ANYWAY and
> this way it just works out to be an interest free loan.
> 
> Not what I would buy, since I wouldn't buy a prebuilt machine anyway, but not a
> bad deal for someone on a tight budget!
> 
> Ben
> 
> -- 
> "There is no spoon"
> 	-- The Matrix
> 
> 
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