Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Compaq -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (8041)	10/29/1997 11:27:00 AM
From: hpeace	Respond to of 97611

Meathead was incorrect. Several days ago meathead indicated that I could get the dell p166 business dell pc for sub 1000. Well, I thought there was a price drop and I didn't doubt him. Well, he was incorrect. I had my dell rep quote me the dell p166 with 32 meg of ram and 3 yr warranty. Meathead left off the fact that it came with 1 yr warranty. The cpq p166 comes with 3 yr warranty. the cpq unit with 32 meg of memory is $1051. The dell unit is $1275. Now I buy a lot from compucom to get that price from them (it is rock bottom.) I buy allot from dell too. So, the $1275 is discounted another 5-10% to $1148-$1211. I still can't get the price of $955 he was posting and even adding the warranty I need to buy I cannot get that price. I don't think my Dell rep is trying to rip me off. These reps at dell are great. It was with a 2.1 gig drive like I get with the cpq. The extra 16 meg with the copaq is what get's it over $1000. Meathead doesn't even use a pc. he is a SUNW ws I beleive. and, he certainly doesn't have a dell rep to talk too. I don't think he was trying to flimflam me. I think he was trying to give me a home unit for work...something I would never do. Or the 1.6 meg drive and forgot to check warranty. this would account for the difference. I know he was wrong on cpq gross margins. he said 25%..they are 27.4%. He just never came back and corrected that one.