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Article #146Re: Buyer Beware--MIDWEST MICRO
From: Sean Lensborn
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 22:32
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 22:32
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In article <Cszx9s.KsD@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu>, kline@bobcat.ent.ohiou.edu (Paul Kline) writes: |> |> I recently ordered a 486DX2-66 from Midwest Micro and: |> |> 1) The system would not boot up |> 2) The video cable had a bent pin |> 3) They sent a 14" monitor even though I ordered |> a 15" monitor. And, oh BTW they charged me for |> the 15" monitor. |> 4) I took off the cover and found a cooling fan |> that was not in its socket, with about 10 badly |> bent pins. |> |> So I returned the system for a refund, shipping EXcluded. So now |> I am out 75 bucks for nothing (52 bucks for the original shipment, |> 23 to send it back with insurance)! They offered to pay for the |> return shipping on the condition that I wait around 6-10 days for |> UPS to come by and get it. BULLS&#@!!! Needless to say I am very |> disappointed with Midwest Micro, and I am ordering a system from |> Gateway 2000 instead (fingers crossed).......... |> |> pk There is enough stuff posted to this newsgroup daily to put together a system that will blow away anything midwest or gateway can offer you. You just have to be willing to look through all the crap, and put it together yourself....and if you can't do that, go back to radio shack.. :) Just a friendly thought, Sean -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- lensbs@rpi.edu Sean Lensborn Yes, many primitive people still believe this myth...But in today's technical vastness of the future, we can guess that surely things were much different. - The Firesign Theater
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