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An item in which to ask about BARGAINS and bargains???, and other comparison shopping.
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Has anyone bought from DAMARK, "The Great [phone order] Deal Company"? [They carry home and office electronics and misc.] They have a category called "Factory serviced", which translates to products that have "been returned to the manufacturer, inspected and serviced by the manufacturer or an authorized service center, tested, repackaged and sold to DAMARK. Most factory serviced merchandise is warranted by either the original manufacturer or by the servicing contractor." [Its amazing how many things have been "factory serviced" - from "programmable bread bakery", to "Canon Business Copier".] Has anyone had experience with DAMARK - and the terms and conditions of "factory serviced" merchandise? Are they BARGAINS, or bargains???.
Damark is a good source for the *perceptive* buyer. Some of their stuff is a GoodDeal (tm) and some of it, just isn't. If you see something appetizing, disassemble the PR-text carefully. Then assemble a list of questions and call them. Using that model I've bought some stuff, and not bought other things. What I've bought has been JustFine (tm). There was a single incident of "id-don't-work" which was resolved in record time. The factory refurbished stuff is also a good deal. Sometimes you can find a better deal from elsewhere, but you need to be plugged in to find it. Most of the time these are "bargins," sometimes though, "BARGINS."
Is bargins/BARGINS the 'white-trash' spelling of 'bargains?'
I've never had a problem with Damark, but there are plenty of items that are the same price as in stores for lower quality. The same's true for Sam's Club, too. So be careful out there, and know what the thing you're buying usually seels for.
Of course, tnt, had to make sure you could understand it ...<g>.
I am linking this item to hardware. Keep those BARGAINS (bargains?????) coming!
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WAIT! 78 might be the BARGAIN you've been looking for!
Is there a bargain on an Epson 720dpi?
From Damark? Not in current catalog.
What's the going price for a used Mac? Preferably a Performa or quad?
These prices are from MacWeek Marketcenter,
model Ram HD price
Mac Plus (1 / 0) $199
Mac SE/30(1 / 0) $429
Mac LC II(4 /80) $479
P466 (4/160) $875
P550 CD (5/160)$1075 includes built in monitor
Quadras are not easy to find used - these are new below here.
Q605 (4/160) $840 (avail with Claris works, Design Keyboard,
Apple color Plus monitor $1099)
Q610 (8/320)$1199
PM 6100 (8/250)$1576
what do they get for 1MB simms that run at 120ns? Best price I could find was 49.95 per chip.
$49.95 for 1MB 120ns SIMMs? Wow. Call CCS, Inc. at 747-8440.
My guess is that you can get an 8-chip 1MB SIMM from the Chip Merchant for under $35. Call 1-800-426-6375. They may have an even better deal on used memory. Used memory is a good option if it comes guaranteed to work, because the age of memory chips does not contribute to their failure rate. (unlike things with moving parts)
Re 15- I will in a few days. re 16- These are the 30 pin Simms. Are we talking about the same thing Steve?
Yup. The ones you need have 8 1Mebabit chips in a row, making a megabyte. They have 30 pins, and I've seen them advertised new for $35. You'll need two to replace your 2 256K simms, which will then be suitable for bookmarks or coffee stirrers.
Jim, for your computer, all you need is 2 more 1M SIMMs to bring it up to 4M. Chip Merchant is a good place to go for memory. Call them @ (619) 654-2700, ext. 7 is you want used. They won't sell used if you call the regular (800) 426-6375 ext. 3 number. (I've tried.)
Do you know if CM has Powerbook (145) upgrade simms (+4M is $169 @MacW)?
Yep. Sez in their add: PB 145, 6M, $175 I don't know how they advertise PB memory. I have a PB 160 with 4M. If I want to upgrade to 10 do I get 6M more or do I have to buy a 10M module?
For the PB 160 you buy 6M to add to your 4M. I seem to have misread the MacW pricefor the 145B: CM's price is best so far. (I asked UM computer sales, and got different answers from everyone on whether one removes or does not remove 2M from the PB 145B to add 6M, to get 8M. Their price is also much higher than CM.) Decisions, decisions....
Cool, I'm thinking about buying a Mac. Thanks guys
re #22: now everyone says the 145B has 4M soldered in, so one needs 4M as a plug in to go to 8. MacExtra has it for $94/4M, better than CM (but they had only the used chip). Decision made.
If something is soldered in, can't it just be soldered right back out? I've done it before with other things.
Probably, but no need. That's the first 4M; the second is a SIMM.
4M *board* (not SIMM) for PB 145B just arrived. "Made in USA", no less. Who are CUbig Ent Inc? Anyway, now we see if I have a BARGAIN or a bargain???.
Let me know how it goes. I'm contemplating another 4 for our PB 160.
Anyone know who has the best deal on a 1 Gig (or slightly bigger) hard drive? I heard of a 1Gb Western Digital for $400 somewhere locally. Damark has a 1.26 Maxtor for $500, with free shipping. I bought a couple of small items from Damark a few years ago with good success, but no expensive items. Damark also has a "Maxtech" 14.4 fax/data modem w/voice mail for $80. I don't know anything about Maxtech, any suggestions?
You may have more success in reaching a larger audience if you repost this in the Winter Agora conference. You are currently in the Fall Agora, and only a few stragglers will se your response here.
???? I am in Winter Agora now, and am reading this item "here". (Linking does get a little confusing, because you can't tell from what to what from <linked item>. This item appears to be linked from oldagora to agora...(did I do that??).
Um, Rane, no you're not. This item is in Fall agora and the hardware conference. You must have been in one of those 2 when you posted that last response.
You're right! I am in hardware (what was Willy Loman in?). So, we need a agora fw to link it there. I guess it doesn't have to be split yet. Maybe the thing to do is start it in the next agora, and then link it here.
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