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I have just bought a copy of a magazine from the U.K. called 
Personal Computer World with an article on the 1040ST. This
article is very positive on the ST family with only one 'sour' note:

" After conversations with users and dealers of the 502 ST, its 
appears that there is some doubt as to the reliability of the 
system. One dealer reported 18 of his 30 Systems being returned 
to Atari and, of the users I know, everyone has experienced at 
least one hardware fault. The system in the office of Personal 
Computer World has gone through one mouse and one monitor in 
about four months, and the 1040's disk drive is rather 
temperamental."
 
I would appreciate comments on the above statement as I have
ordered my ST1040 now and I am now considering cancelling this
order if the above is TRUE.

Thanks for any information


Peter Verbruggen

Rank Xerox ,Venray  

p.s. the 1040ST cost $1543 overhere !!!