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Re: ATIC (was: Re: Computer Stores)

Raphael Wong
Tue, 29 Sep 1998 10:11:08 -0700

Personally I have no experience with ATIC, but from what I heard from friends and
associates, it is definitely a place to avoid. They do seem to have the lowest
prices in town, but it is noted often that they sell stuff that seems to be illegal
(remarked chips) or used (old HD as new). There had been numerous complaints on
their products and also on the attitude of their sales.

Some of my friends (both computer literate and illiterate) have fallen for their
traps. They put on a warranty sticker and won't let you see the hardware at pickup
... then when you get home you will actually find data from the HD's previous owner
still intact, and when you finally say ... heck with the warranty ... and open the
case, the $200 video card that you paid turns out to be a $50 one, the RAM are the
wrong type, the CPU overclocked, the SB soundcard is actually a clone, and they
won't admit to it because you have voided the warranty .... trust me, it had
happened to my friends before, and from what I had seen in NGs, it had happened to
other people as well.

If you read the van.forsale newsgroup, you will notice that there are complaints on
ATIC every other week or so, and that everyone there will warn you away from them.

Buyers beware .....

Raphael

Greg Webster wrote:

<removed body ... totally valid accusations of ATIC>