<DIV>thats why we need to rank them</DIV>
<DIV>some will be very good with the odd bad experience</DIV>
<DIV>and the bad dealer will have the odd good customer experience</DIV>
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<DIV>whether they support linux or not is not a MAIN requirement (we usually know what we want befor we shop)</DIV>
<DIV>but followup support, no bullshit, return policy, etc IS important (price maybe,but better service and support, we'll usually will pay marginally more)<BR><BR><B><I>christopher whittaker <chriswhittaker@smartchat.net.au></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Firstly thanks to all those who answered my query on MINITAB, it has <BR>been very helpful and pointed me in the right direction.<BR><BR>Secondly , there seems to be some ongoing discussion about a good <BR>hardware supplier for Perth and PLE has come up on a few occassions.<BR><BR>I have found by my own experience to find PLE are rabid anti Linux and <BR>will not even enter into discussions about whether something is Linux <BR>compatible regardless of driver support for the component or it saying <BR>so on the box.<BR><BR>They openly state on signs around the shop they only support W$ and will <BR>not support Linux or Mac<BR><BR>I have in the past bought some hardware to upgrade my W$ pc, I took the <BR>books from my previous purchases including my dockets and said this is <BR>what I have , this is what i want to get to please give me the components ,.<BR><BR>When I went to install
them I found the video card was not compatable <BR>despite relying on their expertise and supplying the information needed <BR>to make an informed decision.<BR><BR>PLE charged me a 25% "service fee" as they did not have the right card <BR>in stock and they accept no responsibility for the compatability of the <BR>parts when they gave me a refund.<BR><BR>PLEs staffs stupidity and lack of knowledge cost me despite my being a <BR>good customer to the tune of $4500 over 8 months for the sake of a 25% <BR>of $165 video card.<BR><BR>If I am ever asked about good hardware suppliers in Perth you can forget <BR>PLE in my books.<BR><BR>Chris Whittaker<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>PLUG discussion list: plug@plug.org.au<BR>http://www.plug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/plug<BR>Committee e-mail: committee@plug.linux.org.au<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><p>__________________________________________________<br>Do You Yahoo!?<br>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection
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