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In article <44fi4t$e...@ixnews7.ix.netcom.com>, tke...@ix.netcom.com says...
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>bshe...@olympus.net (Bev n Ken Shelton) wrote:
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>>>: >Everybody rags on them pretty bad, but Packard Bell has a lot of 
systems
>>>: >that would fit your requirements. About the only thing that I would be
>>>: >concerned and careful about is to check the amount of cache that comes
>>>: >with the system. Also, pay attention to the video card. Other than 
that,
>>>: >I would recommend a PB to about anybody.
>>>
>>>
>>>:     Spoken like a true PB public relations man.   And if you aren't
>>>: working for them already, I hope your resume is in the mail.  God
>>>: knows no one else would recommend that junk.
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>Here, here!
>
>>>Packard Bell's are actually pretty good computers.  The one thing that
>>>you need to watch out for when buying a Packard Bell (or any computer in
>>>general) is to make sure that the price of the computer includes the
>>>monitor, or at least factor that into the price of the computer.  I know
>>>that Packard Bell did not include monitor's in their prices a few years
>>>ago, but sold them as an add-on.  Many companies do this now.  Also, the
>>>Packard Bell technical support staff tends to be VERY bad.  Packard Bells
>>>are good computers, as long as you don't need any help with them...
>>>that's my two cents anyway.
>>>
>>>Mike Felts
>>>jmf...@eos.ncsu.edu
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>Packard Bells are for folks who don't know about buying direct or are too 
scared to,
>and those who are woefully ignorant.  Anyone who has figured out how to
>post to the usenet has already greatly exceeded the level of knowledge 
necessary to avoid
>buying Packard Bell.
>I have to ask you - what on earth is good about them? 
>What's bad?
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>1. Motherboards are garbage, plain and simple.
>2. Video chips are built on the mainboard and are very slow compared to what 
you can get
>for a similar price.
>3.generally the peripherals, including minor things like mice, are really 
crappy.
>4. the monitors are god-awful
>5. the modems and built in telephony features are garbage.
>6. service sucks.
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>If you think they're inexpensive, I suggest looking closely at what you're 
getting.
>You'll see they're not that much cheaper than a real computer.
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>Timothy P. Kelley            E-mail: tke...@ix.netcom.com

I would like to know where you get your information from...Are you talking 
about Packard Bell Computers built today or 3 years ago? If you are talking 
about Packard Bell's today, I think the only point I agree with is that the 
modems are garbage.I own one. Do you? And if you did: When?
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