Noel Stoutenburg wrote:
David Bailey wrote, in response to my suggestion to consider purchasing a PC at the college bookstore
Usually extremely overpriced -- better off to go to CompUSA or Staples or find an on-line dealer, once you know what the specs are.
to which I would note that I merely intended the college bookstore as a resource for finding out what characteristics a machine should have. I'd be more inclined to agree with an alternative provider to the college bookstore, too, if I had the information about where the college was. If the institution is in a major market center, CompUSA or Staples would be a good choice; on the other hand, if the institution any of a number of other institutions of higher learning that are located in smaller communities, CompUSA or Staples may not be as viable an option. Once while browsing in the bookstore of one of these institutions a few years ago, where the bookstore sold machines, I had the occasion to overhear the exchanges with two student who came in with a problems with their respective laptops. Both machines were identical and had similar a failure of a critical component requiring the machine be sent out for service. The student who bought through the bookstore was able to obtain a loaner machine; the student who purchased from another source, was not.
If I may - one thing to keep in mind. I've NEVER run across an "Acer" brand PC of component that wasn't complete garbage. Avoid them if at all possible.
cd
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