Re: Maaco vs. Scheib & Acer Note

["Mike" <lerb@redrose.net>]

<x-charset iso-8859-1>The problem was not so much with there equipment but more so with there
support. I was authorized Acer and still had to wait 4-5 months for
replacement parts on DEAD ON ARRIVAL equipment. that's really what gave them
there bad name...there peripherals are great....just hope ya never need any
service for any of it!
----- Original Message -----
From: Marc Getty <marc@getty.net>
To: Scirocco <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 11:23 AM
Subject: Maaco vs. Scheib & Acer Note


> > Isn't that kind of like comparing Packard Hell and Acer. : ^ )
>
> Please note that there are two very different divisions at Acer: the OEM
> (beige) division and the consumer (black) division. I sold acer OEM
components
> for a number of years and very rarely ever had a problem with their stuff.
I
> sold their keyboards, mice, cases, CD-ROM drives, and monitors, never
having
> any problems that were not user based (like keyboards full of peanut
butter
> etc). Their consumer division selling entire systems at retailers really
> sucks. The stuff is absolute crap.
>
> So remember, if a mom and pop computer shop is selling beige Acer
components,
> they are probably good, but never buy Acer from a Best Buy, Circuit City,
or
> CompUSSR.
>
> I still firmly believe that Acer makes the best OEM cases for under $300
sold
> today.
>
> > I'd say go with Maaco over Earl "I'll paint any car" Scheib, but you
> > could probably do better with a good independent body shop.
>
> Go with Maaco, they do good paint work and okay body work. Earl Scheib is
a
> rip off who will screw up anything they touch. Maaco will not do show
quality
> work, but it looks pretty good, and is often a bargain.
>
> -Marc
>
> '74 VW Thing http://getty.net/thing/ http://vwthing.org/
> '81 VW Jetta Diesel gone to the scrap heap after 178,000 miles
> '84 VW Jetta GLi SLC _SOLD_ with only 164,275 miles, moved to NJ
> '87 VW Scirocco Red 16 Valve with 165,100 Miles, just got it on 7/2/99
>
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