hdw, may be somewhat OT

[Craig White]

On Tue, 2006-03-07 at 08:18 -0700, Siri Amrit Kaur wrote:
> On Monday 06 March 2006 11:11 pm, George Toft kindly wrote:
> > So after the ECS fiasco, I bought an ASUS board as I wanted a big name
> > brand.  The Fry's return specialist asked me if I wanted the Instant
> > Exchange Warranty.  Hmmm....since I was buying a board as its
> > predecessor failed, I said "yes."  6 weeks later ASUS mobo died
> > (replaced for free).  18 months later ASUS#2 died (replacement was an
> > Abit board, and was free).  2 months later, Abit died (replaced for
> > free).  I'm now on Abit #2 - sure glad I spent the $30 for that Instant
> > Replacement Warranty :)
> 
> 
> My jaw just hit the floor. I hadn't realized how lucky I've been. 
> May I suggest newegg.com ? They have customer product reviews that I've found 
> to be very helpful. When dozens of people say a certain mobo died, or another 
> one was well-built and reliable... I like knowing that before I buy 
> something. And they have great customer service.
----
you know what they say in apartment living...

one man's ceiling is another man's floor

often the 'user' ratings are statistically too insignificant to get a
clear picture. I had a bad experience with CompUSA so I don't go back
there but that doesn't mean that others are very happy with them.

Craig