[comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc] HD Computers 386-33: anyone buy one?

ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Nur Iskandar Taib) (04/24/91)

Some time ago I posted a request for info about HD computers
and got one reply from someone who said that the company has 
been in operation selling locally for several years. There is
also a favorable comment in the products file. 

Well, I called them again last Friday and here is what they 
tell me:

The system advertised for $2095 in Computer Shopper is really
$1895. It is a 33 MHz 386 with the following:

Choice of Data Expert (OPTI chip set) motherboard (to 16 Meg)
or Micro System(s?) motherboard (with Chips & T chipset, to 
32 Meg).

	Which one is better? Anyone hear anything bad about 
	either?

120 MByte IDE drive. Seagate standard, Connor at no xtra charge.

	Go with Connor, right?

Teac or Chinon floppy drives.

	Teac.

Choice of 3 keyboards. MaxiSwitch, OKI or Keytronics 101 key.

	Which ones best?

Impression SVGA (1024x768 interlaced) monitor. Supposedly made
in the Bay Area.

	Anyone heard of this monitor? Forgot to ask about dot
	pitch.

OEM (or maybe Tseng's own board) Tseng ET-4000 based SVGA card
with 1 Meg installed.

	Any problems with OEM cards? Maybe I ought to have them
	use the Boca card?

Full tower case. Other cases $40 off the price.

	Lets open this can of worms up again. Towers are out for 
	me. No space for one. But I can't decide between mini-
	tower, full-size AT or Baby AT. No slimlines either.

Extras: Free 3-button mouse. $55 per extra meg (1 Meg RAM std).
$70 per extra floppy drive.

7 days a week (lifetime) toll free tech support. I just about 
died laughing when I saw this in this month's ad. Previous ads
simply said "7 days toll free tech support". No more support 
on the 8th day. Someone must have called them and asked about 
it.

30 day money back guarantee. 

One year parts and labor. No on site support available. 

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This sounds like one heck of a deal, IF everything is above
board. There is the saying that goes "You get what you pay 
for", and I wonder if thats the case here, as these prices 
are well below anyone elses' except for Warehouse 54. 

So has anyone dealt with these people?


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