PC Mail-Order Systems Rating Service

Since 1995

The Survey
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Purpose

I created this page after buying a new PC from a mail-order company. My experience was good, but after reading some of the horror stories in the newsgroup comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems I wish something like this existed before I made my choice.

A new computer can be a very large purchase. And for some people, like students, a new computer can involve a lot of debt. There are many mail order companies, and a few anecdotes on Usenet or in a magazine won't be helpful in making the right choice. This page may not help you make a good decision, but hopefully it will keep you from losing out to a bad company.

Results

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The Survey

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Time Frame

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Rating

Rate the company on the following scale.

No problems.: Got what you ordered, in reasonable time, at expected price, no unpleasant surprises.
Minor Hassles.: Minor delays, unpleasant salesperson, hard to get through to toll free line; probably not enough to keep you from ordering from them again.
Major Hassles.: Major problems occurred, but you were satisfied enough with with the way they were resolved that you might consider ordering from them again when you cool off.
AVOID.: Major problems occurred that either were not satisfactorily corrected or that you feel were significant enough to begin with that you wouldn't consider ordering from them again under any circumstances.

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Related Connections

Here are a few sites similar to this one.

Photographic/Video Mail Order Survey: This usenet survey was the inspiration for this survey.
ResellerRatings.com / Evaluations of Mail-Order/Internet Computer Products Sales Companies: January 9, 2000 This site has a new link, new name, and even more ads than before. It's probably the largest survey of this type now.
An unwieldy name, but lots of information. It has strict registration requirements which are supposed to stop fraudulent evaluations, but it also seems to accept advertising directly from companies that are in the survey.
~~Moan and Groan List~~ Gone: An interesting list of problems with specific hardware and software.
~~The Online Computer Buying Guide~~ Gone.: This site seems to be geared toward complaints about a few companies. There's alot of unhappy customers here.
~~Computer Mail-Order Satisfaction Survey~~ Possibly gone: A very nice survey. Clean and simple to use. No annoying ads or useless fluff. Your results show up immediately. Plus they accept no advertising of any kind. A good place to go if you're looking for complete objectivity.
~~ZOO's Mail-Order Survey~~ It's gone again, and I don't know where to.: Another survey similar to this one, but a little flashier.