Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!nrl-cmf!ukma!gatech!hubcap!ncrcae!ncrlnk!uunet!mcvax!ukc!stl!stc!idec!camcon!mrh From: mrh@camcon.co.uk (Mark Hughes) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: anyone heard of "Amstrad" pc clone? Keywords: amstrad, pc clone Message-ID: <2225@titan.camcon.co.uk> Date: 13 Dec 88 09:31:25 GMT References: <401500bd.14dc3@gogol> Organization: Cambridge Consultants Ltd., Cambridge, UK Lines: 20 wagner@procase.UUCP (Mark Wagner) writes: >So specificially: has anyone heard of a pc clone called "Amstrad" >and if so how does it compare to other clones in terms of price/ >performance/ etc.? No long comparissons... just some simple feedback based on having used both Amstrad PC1512 and PC1640 for a couple of years. These machines are *very* compatible, as fast as you'd expect for the price, and extremely good value. Like most clones, they started out with reliability problems which were countered using cheap on site service agreements. I believe that they have no particular problems now, but would recommend a service agreement unless your purse is really stretched. -- ------------------- or <...!mcvax!ukc!idec!camcon!mrh> | Mark Hughes | Telex: 265871 (MONREF G) quoting: MAG70076 |(Compware . CCL) | BT Gold: 72:MAG70076 ------------------- Teleph: Cambridge (UK) (0)223-358855