I'd normally agree, but just as a note here, if you get a Dell, Gateway, Compaq, IBM or NEC you get the same non-standard m/b's (boards with i/o ports on the m/b and cases custom-made to fit). Packard Bell also switched to IBM's MWave sound/modem cards, so they actually have a little quality in them. (I do retail sales and technical support for a living, and most of the PB complaints are from the 386/486 systems, not the late-model MMX systems.) My biggest gripe with them is that there's no BIOS reset jumper on most of them like 'normal' systems, so if you forget a BIOS password or such it's basically screwed. I usually recommend them as low-cost home PC's, NOT something your business and income depends on...
>>--------------------------------------<< > ---------- > From: Richard E. Hawkins Esq.[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 1998 6:11 AM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: RE: FW: about K6 bug > > >(ex: Office Max here in Anchorage has > >Packard Bell 200MMX's with 32MB SDRAM, 3GB HD's, 56k modems etc. for > $699. > >The demo at the store has been running for over a month solid now with no > >problems...). > > Yep, that's about how long that brand will run :) > > More seriously, I'd avoid packard bill unless, perhaps, it has been given > to > you. They have a tendency to use non-standard parts that can't be > replaced > with standard parts (oddly sized motherboards and the like), and are > *grossly* > disproportionately represented int the "computer from hell" gripes. > > rick > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
