Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!psuvax1!rutgers!cmcl2!sbcs!libserv1.ic.sunysb.edu!dtiberio From: dtiberio@libserv1.ic.sunysb.edu (David Tiberio) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: A500 HD Message-ID: <1991May13.141829.24522@sbcs.sunysb.edu> Date: 13 May 91 14:18:29 GMT References: <1991Apr28.201142.26545@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <1991May2.015645.21767@sbcs.sunysb.edu> <1991May8.214233.5368@jato.jpl.nasa.gov> Sender: usenet@sbcs.sunysb.edu (Usenet poster) Organization: State University of New York at Stony Brook Lines: 74 In article <1991May8.214233.5368@jato.jpl.nasa.gov> jdickson@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Jeff Dickson) writes: >In article <1991May2.015645.21767@sbcs.sunysb.edu> dtiberio@eeserv1.ic.sunysb.edu (David Tiberio) writes: >>In article <1991Apr28.201142.26545@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> gjackson@hpuxa.acs.ohio-state.edu (Ginger M. Jackson) writes: >>> >>>there had and good or bad experiences with the mail order company Mongomery >>>Grants out of NY. Thanks in advance. >>> >>>Ginger. >> >> Do not ever order anything from Montgomery Grant. Not even disk labels. > > I am going to speak on behalf of Montgomery Grant. I've bought stuff >from them before and didn't regret it. One time I bought an Amiga 5 1/4 disk >drive from them. When it arrived it was dead. I called them up and obtained >an RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization). At the same time they sent me a >replacement! > >> I almost ordered my Amiga from there, too. They charged me $50 for a >>surge protector, which I later bought for $6 at SEARS. > > Pretty cheap surge suppressor! I think I paid something $75 - $139 >for the strip I have on my computer (Software Central) and the strip I >have on my stereo/TV (Federated Group). Great if you got the same quality. >Sears has never been my first choice! > You must have a repairable surge protector. They are more expensive. Mine is a fry-once-and-toss-it. :) > Take two different magazines for the same month, that both have >>Montgomery Grant ads. Notice that at the top of the page it says the month >>and the magazine name. Then notice any differences in the prices. If there >>are many other Amiga vendors in he issue, the prices are low. Otherwise, the >>prices are as much as 30% higher. > > You have to keep your eyes open. Most vendors will total your bill >for you. Perhaps what you saw was a misprint. They have no way of knowing Once I refernced all of there products, of which there were big differences, even in comnparing C64 magazines. >from which magazine you're referring to, unless you explicitly tell them. Try calling them and asking about prices or make a fake order. One of the first things they do is ask what magazine and month you are reading from. And never say 'I don't know which magazine it was from', because it will give them a reason to increase the price. > I've been sitting idley by while Montgomery Grant has been getting the >short end of the stick. Maybe they burned someone - I don't know. I don't >share your demise. Well, it was never that bad for me, or for my friends. Usually they fixed what needed to be fixed. But I knew there was something fishy, and I didn't go berserk about it until I heard all of the horror stories here on the net. >-jeff > >> David Tiberio SUNY Stony Brook 2-3481 AMIGA DDD-MEN Tomas Arce Actually, I don't trust too many vendors anyway. When I had my A500 cleaned I marked all of my chips just in case. :) But hey, for $30 it started working again! Well, you're taking your chances. Try calling Commodore and say, "Oh I just bought a computer from Montgomery Grant a week ago and would like to know how long the manufacturers warranty is". I think the normal warranty is one year, but try the above and see what Commodore says about your Montgomery Grant purchase. -- David Tiberio SUNY Stony Brook 2-3481 AMIGA DDD-MEN "If you think that we're here for the money, we could live without it. But the world isn't too good here, and it wasn't always like that." Un ragazzo di Casalbordino, Italia.