[oclug] computer shopping

[Brian Barber]

I've had great experience with Deals Direct, but I've never purchased a complete system from them.  I only purchased parts, and I've done so on many occasions.  They have always stood behind their products and the staff is very knowledgeable.

That being said, I purchased a complete AMD system from RefurbComputers.ca for $399.99 (now it's $369.99).  It's a white box system that was new (i.e. not refurbished) and has performed very well for me.  They only thing I did was upgrade the RAM from 128MB to 512MB.  As for support, I never used it and they offer a 30-day warranty on the system with the store plus whatever manufacturers' warranties are available for the individual components.  I would definitely recommend you look into this.

Cheers,
BB 

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Roy <mjroy2416 at rogers.com>
To: General Membership Discussion List <oclug at lists.oclug.on.ca>
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 07:57:35 -0400
Subject: [oclug] computer shopping

Hello again:
        Thanks everyone for the tips.  There are some names I never considered 
and others  that I do know about.  I've heard good and bad things about 
Sprint and will avoid the other ones that were identified as bad risks.  
However, there are a few stores that have not been mentioned yet and I was 
wondering if others have had good or bad experiences with:

        Deals Direct (on Canotek Road)

        The Flat Planet (on Bank Street)   and

        Global Mart Business Networks (near Ogilvie & Blair)

        Again, any ideas or suggestions are appreciated.
cheers,
Mike
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