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From: davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (Wm E. Davidsen Jr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: CHEAPEST POSSIBLE 386!
Keywords: hardware, pc, order
Message-ID: <2282@sixhub.UUCP>
Date: 14 Nov 90 03:28:38 GMT
References: <1990Nov13.100839.19075@lut.fi>
Reply-To: davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (bill davidsen)
Organization: *IX Public Access UNIX, Schenectady NY
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In article <1990Nov13.100839.19075@lut.fi> saffe@lut.fi (Petri Savolainen) writes:
| I am planning to buy a 386. BUT! I would like to order motherboard, drives,
| monitor, etc. *RIGHT FROM THE MANUFACTURERS* to get it *CHEAP*

  No problem, get a copy of _Computer Retailer News_ and there are
dozens of ads for just what you want. Many manufacturers will sell in
lots as small as 20 pieces to anyone with a tax number.

  You will not get wholesale prices in retail quantities. You can search
the magazines and find places who will sell at discounts, but most
expect to sell to people who don't come back with questions.

  You may also find that there are places which will sell you a complete
system for less than you would pay for the parts. Think about it. I've
been building systems since S100 days in the 70's, and there's so little
margin in the bottom end of the market that it's hardly worth it to
build a system anymore unless you get a bunch of parts at one time price
from flea markets and such.
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bill davidsen - davidsen@sixhub.uucp (uunet!crdgw1!sixhub!davidsen)
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