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Mike Champagne (mch...@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
In article <44i8q6$g...@ixnews6.ix.netcom.com> you wrote:
: I think I remember someone telling me they were under a lawsuit for shipping
: used components in their new computers.  Anyone know if there's any truth to
: this?

        I had heard this too, and I would not be surprised. The long and the
short of what I heard was from a Compaq rep who said that they (Compaq) had
brought suit against PB for false advertising (ie new systems with used
parts) and that they didn't do it for a settlement but for the pr.
        I worked at a computer superstore for 3 years and I can tell you
for a fact that the PBs are JUNK! I hated selling them (~%25 come back with
some kind of problem right out of the box) the techs hated working on them
(most after market cards are incompatable with them) and their service
stinks! Among the problems I have seen with them: bundled software
incompatable with the PB sound card, BIOS conflicts out of the box, cables
not properly connected, bad (INSERT COMPONENT HERE) out of the box. Yes,
you can see all these problems with other computers but not with the
frequency of the PB line.
        My advice if you want to get a pre-built is the NEC line. Good price
(usually US$100 less than a comparable Compaq) good waranty (3yrs, 1 yr on
site) and good tech support as well as good hardware.
        Alex