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From: chao@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Chia-Chi Chao)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Do not order from PC BRAND.
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Date: 20 Jul 89 22:22:51 GMT
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In article <1280@crdgw1.crd.ge.com> stenstro@algol.crd.ge.com (Ross Stenstrom) writes:

>Now I know that two sample points does not a population make, but it
>is not really good that the only two comments on PC Brand were negative.
>
>Has anybody had a good experience or more bad experiences, for that
>matter?  Is the 5 year warranty a crock?  How long have they been around?
>What is "Personal Computing" really, an advertiser's rag whose comments
>are bought by the advertisers?

I haven't bought any computer from PC Brand, but I got my 2400 baud internal
modem (with BitCom) from them for $89, including shipping.  All the
line noise I have experienced with my other modem is gone.  I am very
satisfied.  A friend of mine bought a Teac 3.5" 720K drive complete with 5.25"
mounting kit from PC Brand sometime ago, and no complaint at all.

The warranty is 100% parts and labor for the first year, and partial for 4 more
years.  This applies to items advertised as "PC BRAND" only.  Other items carry
the regular 1 year warranty.