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Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!ns.saard.net!fang.dsto.defence.gov.au!foxhound.dsto.gov.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.hawaii.edu!ames!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!ixnews1.ix.netcom.com!netcom.com!stephenk From: stephenk@netcom.com (Stephen Knilans) Subject: Re: Why to not buy Matrox Millennium Message-ID: <stephenkDqEHp1.79J@netcom.com> Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest) References: <317D4402.47D3D8C9@anakin.transy.edu> <stephenkDqCqEL.9nA@netcom.com> <317E9B33.68E96DEC@lambert.org> Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 04:27:01 GMT Lines: 49 Sender: stephenk@netcom10.netcom.com Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.development.apps:14799 comp.os.linux.development.system:22172 comp.os.linux.x:30062 comp.os.linux.hardware:37106 comp.os.linux.setup:51847 comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc:803 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:3462 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:3316 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:18019 In article <317E9B33.68E96DEC@lambert.org> Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> writes: >Stephen Knilans wrote: >] >] In article <317D4402.47D3D8C9@anakin.transy.edu> "Brian L. Naylor" ><jones@anakin.transy.edu> writes: > >Reviews are only as good as the reviewer. If written from a >user perspective, you are typically taking the word of someone >with as little real information as yourself, who likes >something because it works for him. > >It is incorrect to assume anything from a positive review; only >negative reviews (it didn't work for him, so it might not work >for you) contain any information. > >So all you can make is "don't buy" decisions based on reviews. Quite right, but MANY say "research"! This gets VERY hard at times. Especially with name brand components and/or so called "gurus"! My boss wanted a tape drive that could store over 1GB at a time when any drive over 750MB cost a FORTUNE users, gurus, company rep, etc... all indicated that this HP DAT drive was GOOD. Even messages HERE indicated that. After six drives(one NEAR DOA), I am convinced that they AREN'T good. The tapes lasted through only two copies, etc... ALSO, HP wouldn't honor the 5 year warranty because it was an OEM drive. The OTHER company claimed it never had a five year warranty. I don't know what I did with the ad, so..... >] My point, however, is that even the SALESPEOPLE will >] intentially misquote. This guy claimed I ordered what I >] didn't. EACH time I found a descrepancy, I had to call >] the MFG and SCO to verify compatibility. The last change was >] one I was NOT apprised of. > >If no one does business with these people, they will go out of >business. > >By continuing to do business with them, you reward this >behaviour, and should not be surprised when they continue >to behave that way in expectation of future rewards. > > HP is the only company I have continued even in PART to do business with. I ALWAYS let people know of these things. Some companies have lost 10s of thousands just from me on this! Steve