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To: violetta martinez who wrote (23648)	3/30/1998 1:19:00 PM
From: Ramsey Su	Respond to of 97611

Thanks to all for response. I am actually not "shopping" for a computer. All the computers that I have ever owned are vanila boxes my consultants put in. I keep hearing about ACER and Packard Bell being low quality, brand XXX being high quality etc etc. Most box makers buy components from the same vendors. I just wondered how they could be different, especially when someone claims that one brand can be faster than another, when they are using the same components. In terms of reliability, I have yet to have a computer "break" faster than they became obsolete, which occurs 3 seconds after you take it out of the box. Needless to say, I am trying to determine the direction of the PC sector from an investment standpoint. I think CPQ is coming after customers like myself (small business customer), who require a little more hand holding than ordering a few big boxes via the internet. That is a very labor intensive, though profitable, business. I wonder if CPQ can maintain the recent growth rate with this move. Ramsey