[GLLUG] Best local place for custom built computers?

[Eduardo Cesconetto]

I can feel your pain, I had that same problem with other retailers.
My advice is when dealing with any retailer is after the return time  
(14 or 30 days), I go direct to the manufacturer's RMA ...

  Eduardo Cesconetto | eduardo at cesconetto.com | (517)507-5966

On Feb 29, 2008, at 11:10 PM, John Lewis wrote:

> My daughter bought a system from them some years ago. At about 10  
> months it
> started to act up pretty severely and Digilink talked them into all  
> kinds of
> useless fixes such as a surge suppressor. When the one year  
> "warrantee"
> expired they told them that the motherboard was dying and offered to  
> replace
> it, for parts. Oh, and plus labor. It seems that the particular  
> motherboard
> was rather famous for its defective power caps. I replaced the  
> motherboard
> myself with one I bought from another store. I have no love for  
> Digilink.
>
> The manufacturer of the motherboard offered to replace the board for  
> free
> but Digilink would have to ship it. Digilink refused. The  
> motherboard still
> sits on a shelf in my bookcase to remind me never to do business  
> with them
> again.
>
>
> Al Puzzuoli wrote:
>> Just shopping around for a new system, and seeking recommendations  
>> as to
>> options in the Lansing area.  I haven't decided yet whether I want to
>> buy online or locally, but would like an outfit that will let me
>> customize the machine down to the type of case fans being used, etc.
>
> I've been happy with the machines that I bought from Digilink.  They
> aren't necessarily the most reasonable, but they are professional and
> they are easy to work with.
>
> For good prices I've found I/O Software in Flint to be very hard to  
> beat
> if you can pay cash.  I've never bought a full machine there, but  
> their
> components are extremely inexpensive.  Professional isn't exactly the
> word I would use though.  Getting the owner to stop playing his online
> poker game while he rang my order up was something of a challenge.
>
> Clay
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