This price while not bad could still be bettered probably if you shoped
around. from what I see, this system could be built for under $1400 using a
Shuttle MB. This does not include software or printer probably another $350
or so. You can purchase bundled software for practicly nothing.

I am not saying that this is not a good deal but you should also see how the
service is done on the system. Some times you have to ship the system back
where it came from to have it serviced. Also, make sure that the Toll Free
support is adequate, ie PB offers toll free suport as well but that doesn't
meen that it is good suport. Finally, I would make sure that they are using
quality components ie the Mother Board, Power Supply and monitor.

Finally, I wouldn't worry about the date, all of this equipment with the
possible exception of the memory is getting cheaper and cheaper every day!

>Greetings, all, and excuse (in advance) the verbosity--
>
>I have a friend (wish it was me) in the market for a computer who has
>happened upon what seems to be a particularly excellent package from a
>company called Video Computer Store div. Computer Personalities. The
address
>is 107 North Broad Street, Doylestown PA 18901; web site www.vcstore.com.
>
>For $1999 + $98 shipping/handling they offer the following system:
>Pentium II 233 (don't know the mobo brand)
>64 MB SDRAM
>512 L2 cache
>82440 LX chipset / 2 on-board USB / PS-2 port
>5.1 GB Western Digital UDMA 33 hard disk
>4 MB AGP STB Velocity 128 video adapter
>1.44 MB Floppy
>32X (max) CD-ROM (IDE)
>56K voice/data/fax modem (Diamond Supra Express)
>Wave table sound card (Sonic Vibes PCI)
>AOC 15" SVGA .28 dp NIEPA-compliant digital control monitor
>Epson 720 x 720 photo-quality color ink jet printer w/IEEE (?)
>MS Intellimouse w/pad
>Win95 B
>Corel WP suite 8
>Quicken SE
>Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia 1997
>Groliers Multimedia Encyclopedia 1998
>Many other edutainment  titles including ADAM, 2 atlases, games,etc.
>Win 95 keyboard
>Altec Lansing speakers
>3 year parts/labor warranty on the computer
>1 year parts/labor warranty on the printer
>1 year software reload warranty
>Toll-free tech support
>ALL MASTER DISKS and CD's
>
><(|:-0)puff, puff>
>That sounds like an awful lot for the bux, and may fall into the category
of
>"If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." Indeed, when my friend
>showed the specs to some local VARs and assemblers, one recommended she
call
>the BBB in the company's area to check up on them. This she plans to do.
>
>Has anyone had any experience with this company or their products? I need
to
>know pro and/or con quickly, because this deal is only good until Friday,
>Feb. 13. (Ominous date, that . . . )


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