v053qgzj@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (David M Snyderman) (05/14/91)
A fried asked me who to buy his new machine (probably going to be a 286 or an SX at most) from. I advised him to stay away from Gateway, eve though I am very happy with my Gateway, because I thik he will probably need more tech support than Gateway is providing. That said, I figured I'd advise him to go either Northgate or Dell, because they both provide quality machies and their reputatios for support are excellent. My concer is for Northgate's longterm stability. I remember reading a while back that they were having some cash flow problems. Is there any news on this that I missed? I would hate to advise him to buy a machine from them and the have the compay go belly up. Thanks for your help. Dave (Yes, I know that the 'n' on my keyboard (an old Digital terminal, *not* my Gateway) is having problems)
sguerke@brahms.udel.edu (Stephen Guerke) (05/14/91)
In article <76324@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> v053qgzj@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu writes: >My concer is for Northgate's longterm stability. I remember reading a while back >that they were having some cash flow problems. Is there any news on this that I >missed? I would hate to advise him to buy a machine from them and the have the >compay go belly up. According to COMPUTERWORLD magazine May 13,1991 vol.#25 #19 page 89 Northgate has made a major turnaround and for the first quarter of this year has reported profits of $2.24M on net sales of $46.94M. Apparantly they have dealt with their financial problems and are well on the road to recovery. IMHO (based on this article) your friend should be as safe with Northgate as with any mailorder house....read the article. Steve -- -------------------------------------------------------- Stephen Guerke, Coord. Computer Resources sguerke@brahms.udel.edu University of Delaware Parallel Program stephen.guerke@mvs.udel.edu Georgetown, DE 19947 ILV20078@UDELVM.UDEL.EDU
coy@ssc-vax (Stephen B Coy) (05/18/91)
In article <76324@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> v053qgzj@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu writes: >A fried asked me who to buy his new machine (probably going to be a 286 or an >SX at most) from. I advised him to stay away from Gateway, eve though I am very >happy with my Gateway, because I thik he will probably need more tech support >than Gateway is providing. If he's going to need this much hand-holding wouldn't it be better to direct him to a local dealer? There are several dealers local to here that have prices in line with Gateway or Northgate. You should be able to find the same. Having a local dealer to go to with problems (or return hardware to) can make life a lot easier and the savings in long distance charges and aggrivation will more than make up for any difference in price. Stephen Coy coy@ssc-vax.UUCP BDIF