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From: lemke@radius.com (Steve Lemke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: 8-bit 19" color for $999
Message-ID: <1459@radius.com>
Date: 20 May 91 23:04:07 GMT
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bh11+@andrew.cmu.edu (Braddock John Hathaway) writes:

>Does this sound too good to be true?

Yes...

>I think so too, which is why I am
>posting to the net.  There is a company that is offering a 19 inch color
>monitor w/8-bit card for $999 + shipping.  The name of the company is
>"Relax Technology."  Has anyone ever dealt with this company?

Yes, a friend of mine bought a Quantum 40mb drive from them and it seemed to
work ok without any problems.  That's about all I know about them as a company.

>What kind of 19" monitor do you think one would get for such a price?

A stolen one?  :-)

>I'm really curious but really skeptical as well.

I don't know of any major companies that sell even JUST a monitor for $999,
let alone a monitor AND a card for $999.  I haven't seen the ad, and I don't
know anything about this particular case, but buyer beware...

Remember, "You get what you pay for" really applies in most cases with Mac
hardware.  I can't tell you how many people have echoed this to me as well.

If you're in the bay area, I would recommend you try to take a look at this
monitor before buying it.  I always recommend to anyone who asks about Mac
monitors that they should always try to spend some time with any monitor
they are considering buying BEFORE they plunk down the money.  After all,
you're the one who's going to have to look at the thing, day in and day out.
Make sure you're happy with it before you make the decision to buy.

>Any thoughts on this would be welcome.

It's your eyes...  Be nice to them - they're the only ones you have!

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