teach@tc.fluke.COM (Dick Beier) (07/03/90)
I have read the PC Mag article on Portables and have made extensive
inquiries based on the information I found. It should be noted that PC Mag
did do itself proud with this issue. However, after you read the whole
thing and try to digest the meat of it, you will find (as I did) that many
of the machines they are showcasing are no more and many better machines
are now on the market.
One such machine that was not listed because it was not available at the
time is the Zeos 386sx Portable. In a later issue I saw an add for this
machine and I couldn't believe the P vs P. I immediately ordered the
machine (around the 1st of June) and was told that delivery would be around
the end of June.
Since this is now the 2nd of July and my long awaited machine haden't
arrived, I called the Zeos Company to get a status report. Not
surprisingly. The delivery was delayed till the beginning of October.
This was too much for me. I expressed my displeasure and the salesman told
me that since they could not meet the shipment they were prepared to
compensate me in one of several ways.
1. Give me credit for the same purchase price on any other
machine they sell, or
2. Give me a gift certificate for $200 toward the purchase of
any addition Zeos product, or
3. Sell the updated version of the machine to me for the same
price.
UPDATED? Yes, the first machine isn't even out of the box yet and there is
already a new one hitting the bricks.
Differences?
Backlit Supertwist LCD VGA display vice Gas Plasma.
Battery operation. (1.5 hours)
One expansion slot instead of two.
This wone can be delivered at the end of August. Okay! I bit on it. I'll
let you know if there is any problem with the latest delivery deadline.
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Dick Beier . . . aka: Dicky-Poo . . . that's Mr. Poo to my enemies. B-{)