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- From: cmk@athena.mit.edu (Charles M Kozierok)
- Subject: Re: Anyone had experience with Gateway computer company & shipping?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov15.165520.27164@athena.mit.edu>
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- References: <1992Nov4.160103.27714@cs.wayne.edu> <1992Nov14.212808.10903@cis.ohio-state.edu>
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- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 16:55:20 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov14.212808.10903@cis.ohio-state.edu> kalra@turtle.cis.ohio-state.edu (harsh kalra) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov4.160103.27714@cs.wayne.edu> pbh@pandora.cs.wayne.edu (Patrick B. Haggood) writes:
- >[Stuff Deleted]
- >>Anyone had any bad experiece with Gateway and their not actually having in
- >>stock the items they advertise? I'm not terribly interested in Gateway's
- >>--
- >>Kadidjri Lahab
- >>Wayne State University
- >>Physics '94
- >>
- >I bought a 486SX-25 from Gateway a couple of months ago, and was supposed to
- >recieve Borland C/C++ and Paradox free with the system. Needless to say, I
- >still haven't recieved it. Every weekend, I'm always told of some
- >problem they are havin, and that I should get it within a week or so. Anyway,
- >on top of that when I ordered the system the AD in PC Magazine said that this
- >machine will be able to accept the doubler chip when Intel made that available.
- >But, when I called Gateway about not having a slot for the doubler chip, I was
- >told that the AD was wrong and this system is in fact not upgradeable as the
- >AD had said, and all I could do was to get another motherboard with a faster
- >processor for which, of course, they would charge me.
- >
- >I would strongly urge anyone anyone buying a system from them, to get a written
- >sheet of specs and make them *legally* promise on a delivery date.
- >
- >kalra@cis.ohio-state.edu
- >
-
- well, i *have* heard a lot of complaints about GW2K, but then people are
- usually more vocal when there are problems, for obvious reasons. i feel
- compelled to say that i ordered a GW machine a few weeks ago. they
- promised me 3 week delivery -- and they shipped it 10 days early!
- it came with everything requested and (so far) is working great. i
- have my fingers crossed..
-
- --
- charles
-