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To: Time Traveler who wrote (35952)8/13/1998 10:44:00 PM
From: david alexander  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1573219
 
I think I agree with your comment but it certainly seems that a retailer must offer consistency of quality and delivery of services to make a mark. I don't see that with CompUSA. It certainly is easier for a wholesaler with less direct image to the public. The margins may be thin but they are not that bad since component costs have plummeted. Compaq still claims that their low price units are highly profitable. BTW I just saw an article about a $399 computer from Micro Center sporting a 180 Cyrix and 16MB.



To: Time Traveler who wrote (35952)8/14/1998 8:18:00 AM
From: david alexander  Respond to of 1573219
 
I will be in Warwick this weekend and I will try to stop in to CompUSA and see how different this one is from the one in my area. The Albany store was carrying Compaq, IBM, CTX, HP, PB, NEC, and two or three other brands with AMD and Cyrix chips. Frankly, I didn't find the salepeople pitching much of anything but themselves. Only one register open with about 12 people in line. I did see a NEC system go out the door with a Cyrix 333.


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