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Article #11642Re: Zenon Computers
From: Sergei Borodin
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 03:24
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 03:24
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In article <1ihof4INNlmu@gaia.ucs.orst.edu> schottd@ucs.orst.edu (Derek Schott) writes: >Does anyone know anything about this company and their service. >I recently looked over one of their adds, and they have some of >the least expensive 486 VLB systems I have ever seen. They >appear to be made with quality components from the adds, and their >warranty coverage is quite good too. If anyone has dealt with >them, please e-mail me or post a response. (Good and bad inquires >accepted). Thanks! Yes, I almost bought a computer from them. It was on a computer show and the deal looked great - 486-50 4Meg 200M HD and LB S3 accelerated video. I wrote a check for $1975 (do you beleive me? - I don't beleive myself - it was 2 months ago) and got a receipt and was waiting when my monitor arrived from some storage place. Then the next part of the story started. Another salesrep came and said that she can't sell the computer for this price because it has 256 k cache instead of 64, she wanted another $75 plus tax. After a short conversation - well, I was kinda angry - I was ready to pay that damn money, but the b**ch discovered that I'm getting a NI monitor - what else would I buy with that machine?- she asked another $50 or so. This got me. Having said some unplesant words to her address I took my check and left. Not that I mind to pay another $150, but we made the deal and good or bad for them they should have kept the word. These are people you will deal with in Zenon Computers. 30 minutes later I bought 486-33 from Maximus. ($2,000 out the door). Funny, their salesrep also discovered 256 k cache instead of advertised 64, but when I said that if he would try to ask a dollar more he lose the deal - he agreed. >* Derek Schott Mail:schottd@ucs.orst.edu * S.B.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!spool.mu.edu!darwin.sura.net!jvnc.net!netnews.upenn.edu!upenn5.hep.upenn.edu!sergei From: sergei@upenn5.hep.upenn.edu (Sergei Borodin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: Zenon Computers Message-ID: <104007@netnews.upenn.edu> Date: 8 Jan 93 03:24:42 GMT References: <1ihof4INNlmu@gaia.ucs.orst.edu> Sender: news@netnews.upenn.edu Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Organization: University of Pennsylvania Lines: 41 Nntp-Posting-Host: upenn5.hep.upenn.edu