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In article <307gvf$hkp@crl3.crl.com> mmanyen@crl.com (Mark Manyen) writes:
>Paul Kline (kline@bobcat.ent.ohiou.edu) wrote:
>
>: 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 
>
>I have bought about a dozen P5-60 machines from Gateway 2000 have have 
>nothing but good things to say about them, in fact another order has just 
>been placed with them.  After dealing with a number of losers from 
>Computer Shopper and local companies I do not believe the company will 
>ever buy from anyone else.  I hope your experience with Gateway 2000 is 
>as good as mine.  Let me know how it turns out...

Does gateway still put them old BIOS chips in the systems they sell???
Where I work we cringe when we hear the words Gateway 2000 486-33, usually
they have a Phoenix 1/15/88 BIOS.
>
>Mark (mmanyen@crl.com)
>