Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!pt.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!+ From: dpm@cs.cmu.edu (David Maynard) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Who is Packard Bell and why are they making clones? Message-ID: Date: 4 Nov 89 20:55:32 GMT References: <1153@elmgate.UUCP>, <3435@nmtsun.nmt.edu> Distribution: na Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 30 In-Reply-To: <3435@nmtsun.nmt.edu> > Well, I don't have a Packard Bell computer, but I did have a Packard > Bell monitor, and based on my experience with that, I'd say stay away from them! The monitor was a CGA color monitor, model 1452CG, I > believe. After having it about 3 months, it suddenly died. .... So, I > don't know their computers, but their CGA monitor sucks! On the other hand, I know someone know has the Packard Bell multisync monitor and has been very happy with it. My experience with their AT clones has been that they seem to be well-built and offer many of the newer features (e.g., shadow RAM, on-board Paradise VGA-16, EMS driver). The one I work on came with a fast 40Meg Western Digital hard drive instead of a slow drive that other many clones offer. This particular system also came with a 4 month on-site warranty (I don't think they all have this warranty though). Overall, I doubt that their quality is any better/worse than most other clones. They seem to offer reasonable features for the price and I think they are more likely to be around in 2 years than some other clone makers, but who knows. -David --- David P. Maynard (dpm@cs.cmu.edu) Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 --- Any opinions expressed are mine only. I haven't asked the ECE department or CMU what they think. ---