Trolling ebay for computers: Chips ahoy!

[Net Llama!]

Avoid TigerDirect at all costs:
http://www.resellerratings.com/seller1983.html

Note their well below average rating, as well as the multitude of negative
feedback.  I recently purchased from them, against my better judgement,
and:
1) I was on hold for 50 minutes trying to take to a sales rep
2) That sales rep hung up on me after giving me the wrong tracking number
for my shipment
3) I emailed them *12* days ago asking for the correct tracking number,
and have yet to get a reply.

Some people seem to have had good luck, but i think its just that, luck.
This company has a very poor track record that they seem to think they can
fix by having cust. service managers call disgruntled customers after the
damage has been done.

On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, ronnie gauthier wrote:

> Not to slam ebay but have you looked at
> http://www.tigerdirect.com
>
> On Thu, 12 Dec 2002 22:43:14 -0500 - Joel Hammer <Joel at HammersHome.com>
> wrote the following
> Re: Trolling ebay for computers: Chips ahoy!
>
> >I would like to buy some economical computers on ebay. I will need
> >three at work and I'll be able to pick them out, me thinks. I have a
> >reasonable budget so I am not trying to scrimp, but I don't want to
> >over spend, either.
> >
> >One has to likely run windows98, the others maybe linux. This will be
> >graphically intensive work (capturing 4 million pixel images from a
> >nikon camera) and manipulating same later on.
> >
> >So, is a Duron chip worth looking at? They seem to be the cheapest,
> >likely for a good reason. Athlons work fine with linux. Does Athlon XP
> >work with linux?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Joel
> >
> >
> >
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