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From: tod4@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (phillip a todd)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Reliability of PC Mail-Order Dealers
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Date: Thu, 15-Jan-87 15:38:25 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 15 15:38:25 1987
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I am considering buying a PC clone (8088-2) through a mail-order
company such as those that advertise in PC Magazine, BYTE, and PC
World. I would greatly appreciate any comments or experiences, good
or bad, about the quality of products and service of the following
mail-order computer dealers:

-- PC Network (T-H-E Computer Products Company), Chicago, IL.
-- PC Connection, Marlow, NH.
-- Logicsoft, Farmingdale, NY.
-- PC's Limited, Austin, TX.
-- Computer Direct, Austin, TX.
-- Compuclassics, Reseda, CA.
-- CompuAdd, Austin, TX.

If you know of other reliable dealers, please post the info.
In particular, has anyone had any experiences trying to return
a defective product for refund or exchange? Do their warranties
hold up? What about support?

Has anyone had experience with PC Network's "PC+"? It has 256K, one
360K drive, 135W PS, AT-style keyboard, etc. for $444 plus 8 percent.
Is it any good?  Thanks in advance.   p.todd

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