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- From: jimh@sequent.com (Jim Harrie)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Re: Gateway2000 486DX-33 ??
- Message-ID: <1993Jan7.233938.7714@sequent.com>
- Date: 7 Jan 93 23:39:38 GMT
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- References: <1993Jan4.220832.7098@linus.mitre.org> <1993Jan7.181330.6349@camax.com>
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- In article <1993Jan7.181330.6349@camax.com> holt@camax.com (Jonathan Holt) writes:
- >
- >The 486DX-33V model they now ship has a VESA conforming local bus,
- >but I couldn't justify spending the extra $$ for a bus that may or
- >may not be supported by 3rd party vendors. The hard drive controller
- >and video board are already on the local bus, even on the standard
- >486DX-33 model, so I can't see getting it unless you really know you
- >want it...
- Are you sure about this? The sales person from Gateway that I talked
- to said the 486DX-33 had the video board on the local bus but not the
- disk. THe 486DX-33V had both on the local bus.
- >
- >The worst part about dealing with Gateway is getting through to them
- >to make your order!
- It took 2 days to get a call back. I own a Gateway 386DX-33 which I've had for
- 1.5 years and it's been great. I haven't had to call for support of
- any kind probably because the components are so good. I am a little
- concerned about how busy Gateway is getting, though. I may buy my system
- locally just due to concerns about getting support. If you can't even
- get through to the sales people what is support going to be like?
- There's no question in my mind that they have good components.
- >
- >
- >---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- >Jon Holt CAMAX
- >holt@camax.com (Internet) Minneapolis, MN, USA
- >
- >"The reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once."
- > B. Banzai
- >---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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