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- Message # 35159 Area : 6 I-Hardware
- From : Peter Perchansky 10-22-91 17:47
- To : Casey Payne
- Subj : MAIL-ORDER COMPANIES
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- Tue 10-22-1991
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- Hi Casey:
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- CP|What does everyone think about Mail-Order companies?
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- Love them in general.
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- CP|What kind of questions should be asked when ordering from them?
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- Technical:
- * Manufacturer and date of the BIOS used in the machine (in your
- case it is guaranteed to be AMD).
- * Amount of RAM installed.
- * Speed of RAM installed.
- * Maximum installable RAM.
- * Amount and type of CACHE (if any)
- * Speed of CACHE (if installed)
- * Maximum CACHE size (if installed)
- * Slot for coprocessor?
- * Manufacturer of the floppy drives, hard drives, monitor
- * Type of floppy drives, hard drives, monitor
- * Manufacturer of the hard drive/floppy drive controller
- * Hard drive seek time
- * Hard drive transfer rate
- * Video card memory installed
- * Video card memory max
- * Number of parralell & serial ports
- * Number and type of expansion slots on the motherboard
- * Number and type of free (not in use) expansion slots
- * Rating of power supply
- * UL approved?
- * FCC rating (B is required for household use)
- (hopefully I did not miss any)
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- Company Orientated:
- * Warranty on each piece of equipement (computer, monitor,
- modem, printer, etc.)
- * Money-back guarantee
- * Return proceedures
- * Restocking free?
- * When they charge your credit card (time of order or time of
- shipment)
- (Get the above in writing before buying)
- * Type of tech support available
- * Cost (if any) of the tech support
- * Service after the sale (how is it handled)
- * On-site serve?
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- You may want to give Ares Microdevelopment a call, Casey. They rate
- hgihly on quality and service (2-year warranty, 60-day money-back
- guarantee). Their number is 800-322-3200.
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- < Peter M. Perchansky >
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