Anyone familiar with ABS computers???

[maddmaxx]

Was looking at one of their systems...seemed pretty reasonable in price, just didn't know much abou the reliablility of the Co.!

Thanks for any input!!

peace

 

[Paulson]

My neighbor had that brand of a computer, it was a p133... older than crap but they used it like crazy... don't know if things have changed since then though or not...

 

[maddmaxx]

I'm looking at an Athlon XP 1700 system....the price is very good, just don't want to buy from a company that has a bad rep!!!

peace

 

[Daovonnaex]

<< Was looking at one of their systems...seemed pretty reasonable in price, just didn't know much abou the reliablility of the Co.!

Thanks for any input!!

peace >>

ABS manufactures quality machines and offers good technical support. They even allow upgrading to a nice InWin tower. They consistenly win awards from Ziff Davis magazines (e.g., PC World, Computer Shopper) and web sites (e.g., ZDnet, C|NET).

 

[Sundog]

OMG......I bought a new system from ABS computers in 1993. It was hot then, was a 486DX66.....I didn't know they were still around.

 

[herbage11]

Knew a guy that bought one from them. Got it and was so disappointed he sent it back. Not too sure the details but I'll ask again.

 

[Kingofcomputer]

Nothing special, just a white box pc with a brand name. They want to become another dell. They're very aggressive, you can see a lot of ads in computer magazine, they're often editor's choice or have top rating.

 

[Midnight Rambler]

<< Nothing special, just a white box pc with a brand name. They want to become another dell. They're very aggressive, you can see a lot of ads in computer magazine, they're often editor's choice or have top rating. >>

Exactly. The more ads you buy the better the ratings you receive. I don't know which are worst at this practice, car magazines or computer mags ...

 

[4824guy]

A friend of mine got a ABS PC a few years ago, I think it was a p200. He was happy with it and never said there was a problem. However, what they put inside these newer PC's I don't know. Make sure to find out what their return policy is and if there is a re-stocking fee if you are not happy with the PC.

 

[Daniel]

A friend of mine had a p3-450, was loaded at the time though, 256 megs of ram, 19" hitachi, etc, ran like a top for all that I ever heard of it.

 

[TwilightZone77]

I looked at ABS when shopping for a new computer, but I decided to order from NuTrend (www.nutrend.com) instead, because it was somewhat cheaper and also received good reviews from mags such as PCWorld. I don't know if nutrend is still cheaper, though, as both companies seem to have completely revamped their product lines since I ordered mine in September. I have been pretty happy with the system, there hasn't been any major problems. They're probably faster, now, too, since they offer a mobo with the KT266A chipset instead of the AMD760 that i bought. When I ordered at least, both companies offered almost identical components in their systems, it was strange. ABS looks like a good, reliable company, though, if you want to order from them.

Edit: Just looked and it seems that nutrend is still the cheaper choice.