On 21 Apr 2002, at 3:38pm, Rich Cloutier wrote: > Keep in mind that ANY new motherboard you buy today will have NO ISA > slots.
Not strictly true; you can still find them. However, ISA has become a specialty item, and actually commands a higher price because of that. > I never go to hardware shows; to my mind, it's equivalent to buying > Rolexes off a guy on the street corner. The PC shows are strictly caveat emptor. You can and will find reputable vendors selling good stuff there. You can and will find vendors selling junk that is, at least, presented as junk. And you will find con artists. > Sure you might get a fantastic deal, but if you don't, where's the > support? Same place as with Best Buy: The vendor and/or the OEM. For example, PC Authority, one of the NCShow regulars, has been selling computers in this area for over ten years. I buy from them all the time. I have had one or two bad eggs. The one that sticks out in my mind is a fan, which I simply brought back and they exchanged it. In the case of my Athlon CPU, I bought a retail box, which means I can also go back to AMD if I need to. > I search pricewatch.com for prices and have a list of resellers that I > use. Hah! You won't go to a PC show, but you buy off PriceWatch listings? :-) At least with the PC shows, I have the world's oldest warranty: If the thing I buy does not work, I can track the vendor down and beat him over the head with it! ;-) -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not | | necessarily represent the views or policy of any other person, entity or | | organization. All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
