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- From: stevek@hpfcmgw.FC.HP.COM (Steve Kauder)
- Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1993 17:32:01 GMT
- Subject: Re: Gateway way unresponsive
- Message-ID: <13460012@hpfcmgw.FC.HP.COM>
- Organization: HP Fort Collins, CO
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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- References: <jwiers01.727412197@ursa>
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- >In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware, jwiers01@ursa.calvin.edu (James Wiersma) writes:
- >
- > I ordered a Gateway 2000 486sx25 before Xmas, thinking I would get it in
- > January sometime. Well now its mid Jan and its not here. I sent email
- > to them and they said the earliest ship date would be ythe 27th for
- > my pc. yippee. I was hoping to get it in early Jan. so I could have time
- > to familiarize myself with it during interim (My college has a January interim).
- > Now I'll get it after interim and into 2nd semester, when I'm busy.
- > I havenn't decided if I'm going to cancel the order yet, but Gateway better get
- > their act together or they'll start getting a bad rep.
- >
- >
- I'll also add my two cents. You are always free to buy from Dell or
- someone else who seem to have their act together on meeting original
- shipment dates. The cost? These other folks charge more.
-
- I have considered a Gateway for some time now. They seem to have a very
- good (not excellent, though) product at a very low price. I expect one
- of the tradeoffs is their reputation for not meeting promised deliveries.
-
- sk
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