pasquali@usage.csd.unsw.oz.au (Anthony Savva) (04/16/91)
Hi all, I'll be travelling to NYC next week, and staying there a while then going on to London. I would really find it helpful for someone to point me to the best and cheapest dealers in town. I'm particularly looking for an accelerator board ( maybe a GVP or Commodore ) and some cheap games. Thanx pasquali@usage.csd.unsw.oz.au (Not for long though!)
dtiberio@eeserv1.ic.sunysb.edu (David Tiberio) (04/18/91)
In article <1367@usage.csd.unsw.oz.au> pasquali@usage.csd.unsw.oz.au (Anthony Savva) writes: >Hi all, > >I'll be travelling to NYC next week, and staying there a while then going on to >London. I would really find it helpful for someone to point me to the best >and cheapest dealers in town. I can tell you one thing about every dealer in New Yok City...they are all crooks! Don't buy anything from them! Not even floppy disk labels! I bought my Amiga 500 NEAR NYC, but not actually in NYC, and they decided that I didn't need a warranty with my computer, so when I went to verify my warranty 1 week after purchasing my Amiga 500, they refused to admit I had ever bought the computer, event though I had a receipt! AWnd if you happen to go by Penn Station, and on the main floor you see a nice big electronics store that just so happens to sell Amigas, DON'T GO IN! It's Montgomery Grant! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! > >I'm particularly looking for an accelerator board ( maybe a GVP or Commodore ) >and some cheap games. > >Thanx > >pasquali@usage.csd.unsw.oz.au > >(Not for long though!) I suggest you check out some suburbs. There is a Go Amigo store in NorthPort, Long Island, which is about 30 minutes from NYC. You can take the train from NYC Penn Station to Jamaica, then switch to the Northport line. Ooops, it is called Amigo Business Computers, not Go Amigo. 192 Laurel Road, East Northport, NY phone:516-757-7334. It should be near the northern shores of Long Island. Also try Custom Computer Specialists, 1775 Express Drive North Hauppauge, NY phone:516-582-6699. I can't find it on my map, so I am not sure where it is. -- David Tiberio SUNY Stony Brook 2-3481 AMIGA DDD-MEN Tomas Arce Any students from SUNY Oswego? Please let me know! :) Un ragazzo di Casalbordino, Italia.
es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) (04/18/91)
In article <1991Apr17.190711.20217@sbcs.sunysb.edu> dtiberio@eeserv1.ic.sunysb.edu (David Tiberio) writes: >In article <1367@usage.csd.unsw.oz.au> pasquali@usage.csd.unsw.oz.au (Anthony Savva) writes: >>Hi all, >> >>I'll be travelling to NYC next week, and staying there a while then going on to >>London. I would really find it helpful for someone to point me to the best >>and cheapest dealers in town. > > I can tell you one thing about every dealer in New Yok City...they are >all crooks! Don't buy anything from them! Not even floppy disk labels! That is a sweeping, and stupid, statement. Have you been to EVERY dealer in NYC? I doubt it. There are four in Manhattan, and several more in the other boroughs, not to mention NJ, Westchester and Long Island. In particular I recommend Leigh's Computer on 83rd and 3rd. Although their prices aren't miraculous, they are (or should I say Ben Lott is) a good dealer. Just because some dealer rips you off doesn't mean you should go ranting about them all. Most ARE problem stores, but all crooks? Some are scum without being crooks, but Leigh's is very decent. -- Ethan Q: How many Comp Sci majors does it take to change a lightbulb A: None. It's a hardware problem.
consp13@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu (Marcus Cannava) (04/18/91)
A caveat:
DO NOT GO TO THE BYTE SHOP, Merrick, Long Island!
They ripped me off for about $600. They did a motherboard and keyboard
swap against my wishes, and refused to return the machine until I paid.
The repairs, it turned out, were unnecessary.
Find another Amiga dealer, just avoid The Byte Shop like the PLAGUE.
\marc
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consp13@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu Marcus N. Cannava
@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu SUNY-Binghamton
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'I do not fear computers..
I fear the lack of them' -- I. Asimov RNMjimmy@uhunix1.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Jimmy Chan) (04/19/91)
In article <1991Apr17.234814.14675@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu> consp13@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu (Marcus Cannava) writes: > DO NOT GO TO THE BYTE SHOP, Merrick, Long Island! > > They ripped me off for about $600. They did a motherboard and keyboard >swap against my wishes, and refused to return the machine until I paid. > > The repairs, it turned out, were unnecessary. > > Find another Amiga dealer, just avoid The Byte Shop like the PLAGUE. If you have disputes such as this with any shop you should do two things. 1) Give C= a call. They do want to make sure that dealers are not ripping customers off. 2) Give the Better Business Bureau a call and fill out a complaint against the dealer with them.
dtiberio@eeserv1.ic.sunysb.edu (David Tiberio) (04/20/91)
In article <1991Apr17.194953.17811@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes: >In article <1991Apr17.190711.20217@sbcs.sunysb.edu> dtiberio@eeserv1.ic.sunysb.edu (David Tiberio) writes: >>In article <1367@usage.csd.unsw.oz.au> pasquali@usage.csd.unsw.oz.au (Anthony Savva) writes: >>>Hi all, >>> >>>I'll be travelling to NYC next week, and staying there a while then going on to >>>London. I would really find it helpful for someone to point me to the best >>>and cheapest dealers in town. >> >> I can tell you one thing about every dealer in New Yok City...they are >>all crooks! Don't buy anything from them! Not even floppy disk labels! > > That is a sweeping, and stupid, statement. Have you been >to EVERY dealer in NYC? I doubt it. There are four in Manhattan, >and several more in the other boroughs, not to mention NJ, >Westchester and Long Island. > In particular I recommend Leigh's Computer on 83rd and >3rd. Although their prices aren't miraculous, they are (or should >I say Ben Lott is) a good dealer. Just because some dealer rips >you off doesn't mean you should go ranting about them all. Most >ARE problem stores, but all crooks? Some are scum without being >crooks, but Leigh's is very decent. > -- Ethan Is that the one where the guards check to see if people bring in weapons with them? > >Q: How many Comp Sci majors does it take to change a lightbulb >A: None. It's a hardware problem. I didn't mean to offend anybody. I guess instead of saying every (Amiga) dealer in NY is a crook, I should have said, "Every business/store/person in NYC is a crook (except for those that aren't)." -- David Tiberio SUNY Stony Brook 2-3481 AMIGA DDD-MEN Tomas Arce Any students from SUNY Oswego? Please let me know! :) Un ragazzo di Casalbordino, Italia.
es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) (04/20/91)
In article <1991Apr20.015622.21873@sbcs.sunysb.edu> dtiberio@eeserv1.ic.sunysb.edu (David Tiberio) writes: >In article <1991Apr17.194953.17811@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes: >>> >>> I can tell you one thing about every dealer in New Yok City...they are >>>all crooks! Don't buy anything from them! Not even floppy disk labels! >> >> That is a sweeping, and stupid, statement. Have you been >>to EVERY dealer in NYC? I doubt it. There are four in Manhattan, >>and several more in the other boroughs, not to mention NJ, >>Westchester and Long Island. >> In particular I recommend Leigh's Computer on 83rd and >>3rd. Although their prices aren't miraculous, they are (or should >>I say Ben Lott is) a good dealer. Just because some dealer rips >>you off doesn't mean you should go ranting about them all. Most >>ARE problem stores, but all crooks? Some are scum without being >>crooks, but Leigh's is very decent. >> -- Ethan > > Is that the one where the guards check to see if people bring in >weapons with them? > No. It isn't. In fact it is in a NICE and SAFE neighborhood on the Upper East Side. It is a small place but the people are friendly and know what they are talking about, as well as providing in-house service. > > "Every business/store/person in NYC is a crook (except for those that >aren't)." >-- > David Tiberio SUNY Stony Brook 2-3481 AMIGA DDD-MEN Tomas Arce > Any students from SUNY Oswego? Please let me know! :) > > Un ragazzo di Casalbordino, Italia. -- Ethan Q: How many Comp Sci majors does it take to change a lightbulb A: None. It's a hardware problem.