PC Opinions (was RE: FW: about K6 bug)
I'd normally agree, but just as a note here, if you get a Dell, Gateway,
Compaq, IBM or NEC you get the same non-standard m/b's (boards with i/o
ports on the m/b and cases custom-made to fit). Packard Bell also switched
to IBM's MWave sound/modem cards, so they actually have a little quality in
them. (I do retail sales and technical support for a living, and most of the
PB complaints are from the 386/486 systems, not the late-model MMX systems.)
My biggest gripe with them is that there's no BIOS reset jumper on most of
them like 'normal' systems, so if you forget a BIOS password or such it's
basically screwed. I usually recommend them as low-cost home PC's, NOT
something your business and income depends on...
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> From: Richard E. Hawkins Esq.[SMTP:hawk@eyry.econ.iastate.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 1998 6:11 AM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: RE: FW: about K6 bug
>
> >(ex: Office Max here in Anchorage has
> >Packard Bell 200MMX's with 32MB SDRAM, 3GB HD's, 56k modems etc. for
> $699.
> >The demo at the store has been running for over a month solid now with no
> >problems...).
>
> Yep, that's about how long that brand will run :)
>
> More seriously, I'd avoid packard bill unless, perhaps, it has been given
> to
> you. They have a tendency to use non-standard parts that can't be
> replaced
> with standard parts (oddly sized motherboards and the like), and are
> *grossly*
> disproportionately represented int the "computer from hell" gripes.
>
> rick
>
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