Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!hscfvax!pavlov From: pavlov@hscfvax.UUCP (G.Pavlov) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: No problem AT clones (Flame on Compaq) Message-ID: <483@hscfvax.UUCP> Date: 9 Dec 87 06:45:13 GMT References: <2001@briar.Philips.Com> <3151@bnrmtv.UUCP> <636@qetzal.UUCP> <2363@killer.UUCP> Organization: Health Sciences Computing Facility, Harvard University Lines: 19 Keywords: naive' expectations doom frustation, exasperation In article <2363@killer.UUCP>, jonm@killer.UUCP (Jon Meinecke) writes: > > ...... long "defense" of his employer, Compaq ..... ending with: > It may well be that a low cost PC-clone provides the best > price/performance/reliability match for a particular situation. The > quality of customer support, especially for non-technical users, and > dealer and manufacturer reputations may, however, make a larger > initial investment payoff in the long run. > > JonM Alternatively, one can (should, actually, if spending someone else's money) consider offerings from other comapnies, particularly AST, which I believe are at least equal to Compaq's ("reputation" for) quality, have wide distri- bution, exhibit innovative design, yet are significantly cheaper. greg pavlov, fstrf, amherst, ny