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Analogic Computers - The Stinker
« on: November 19, 2004, 06:12:28 AM »
Do a search for Analogic on Amiga.org and you'll see that they are
still going but haven't a very good reputation at all.

I hope I can say this here since mentioning a bad service is far more
useful than reccomending a good one. It's like advising someone not to
get their hair cut with a serial killer barber.

:-D

They ripped me off big time in '95/96 and a lot of it was due to plain
incompetance and arrogance.

They are a small repair company in Kingston-upon-Thames that sell a
few OEM bits and pieces - don't expect after sales support or even the
correct goods to arrive or be repaired.

Bad news, please avoid.
 

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Re: Analogic Computers - The Stinker
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2004, 09:18:47 AM »
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Hyperspeed wrote:
Do a search for Analogic on Amiga.org and you'll see that they are
still going but haven't a very good reputation at all.

I hope I can say this here since mentioning a bad service is far more
useful than reccomending a good one. It's like advising someone not to
get their hair cut with a serial killer barber.

:-D

They ripped me off big time in '95/96 and a lot of it was due to plain
incompetance and arrogance.

They are a small repair company in Kingston-upon-Thames that sell a
few OEM bits and pieces - don't expect after sales support or even the
correct goods to arrive or be repaired.

Bad news, please avoid.


That's just down the road from me... Hmmm... their website is VERY pricy... :-o

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Re: Analogic Computers - The Stinker
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2004, 09:32:29 AM »
Yep, "Stinker" pretty much sums them up...

I've told the tale of my dodgy 68060 accelerater they sold me here before, but their refusal to pay for shipping costs for faulty goods to be returned, someone telling me that Motorola has mislabelled some 68060RC chips as EC (EConomy models with no MMU/FPU) and even questioning my competance when I dared to complain that my expensive 68060 accelerator was missing both an MMU and FPU...

Personally I'd urge everyone to avoid Analogic Computers like the plague.  If anyone connected with Analogic Computers is reading this then I would be absolutely delighted to discuss my grievances with them.
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Re: Analogic Computers - The Stinker
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2004, 09:36:07 AM »
They charged me 49.99 GBP to keep my A1200 for a few months and return
it without repair.

:-D

I visited their premises which is basically a tin shed on an
industrial car park, half of which is taken up by a courier van.

My Amiga came back covered in fingerprints, grease, worn screwholes
and the warranty sticker SUPERGLUED to the base. Yes, actual superglue
was used.

Wizard/Compute! fixed it for 29.99 GBP within 3 days.

I'm in two minds whether to write to the Office of Fair Trading about
them, despite it being 8-9yrs since the problem. If they have a
complaint on file it'll make the 2nd complaint all the more likely to
raise eyebrows.

And I'm pretty sure Analogic will earn themselves a few complaints!

:-(

Oh, and have you noticed something missing from their logo? Analog,
Logic, Analogic - Anal-Logic.

:-D
 

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Re: Analogic Computers - The Stinker
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2004, 10:07:53 AM »
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Hyperspeed wrote:
They charged me 49.99 GBP to keep my A1200 for a few months and return
it without repair.

:-D

I visited their premises which is basically a tin shed on an
industrial car park, half of which is taken up by a courier van.

My Amiga came back covered in fingerprints, grease, worn screwholes
and the warranty sticker SUPERGLUED to the base. Yes, actual superglue
was used.


Comes as no surprise.  My '060 card appeared looking like someone had eaten their lunch off it, with greasy fingerprints covering everything and unidentifiable substances lurked in the chip sockets.  



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Wizard/Compute! fixed it for 29.99 GBP within 3 days.

I'm in two minds whether to write to the Office of Fair Trading about
them, despite it being 8-9yrs since the problem. If they have a
complaint on file it'll make the 2nd complaint all the more likely to
raise eyebrows.


How about we all put a dossier together and submit it?  I had my problems with them in 2001, so maybe the OFT will investigate.  It's in all our interests that rogue traders like Analogic are closed down.
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Re: Analogic Computers - The Stinker
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2004, 11:47:05 PM »
Hmmm... I wonder if it'd be a good idea to send individual complaints
or some sort of parcel.

It'll be interesting to see if any others notice this thread - the
more the merrier (to kick Analogic's derrier).

:-D :-D ;-)
 

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Re: Analogic Computers - The Stinker
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2004, 08:13:08 AM »
Count me in too!
Had troubles with them about a year ago when I bought a 2.5 inch HDD from them.  :pissed:  :-x
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Re: Analogic Computers - The Stinker
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2004, 08:43:18 AM »
For the sake of balance, back in 1999 I bought a 720MB drive from them and never had a problem with it.
 

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Re: Analogic Computers - The Stinker
« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2004, 10:03:29 AM »
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Hyperspeed wrote:
Hmmm... I wonder if it'd be a good idea to send individual complaints
or some sort of parcel.


:-?
Like a letter bomb you mean?
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Re: Analogic Computers - The Stinker
« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2004, 10:24:02 AM »
Naa! That would be extreme.

Just something that says "Congratulation you have won" and inside have a smaller box with a smaller one inside that and so on until he last tiny box contains a small voucher worth 50 cents that can only be used in the US within 24 hrs. :-D
 

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Re: Analogic Computers - The Stinker
« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2004, 11:44:10 AM »
I bought TurboPrint 7.10 from them in November 2000, there was no problems it arrived as expected.

Although these stories have certainly put me off using Analogic (even though I stopped buying new Amiga hardware/software years ago).
I think our best bet is to use general computer retailers as much as possible, if we need something generic then go to where it is cheaper, or support a well-known good Amiga dealer like Amiga Deals.
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Re: Analogic Computers - The Stinker
« Reply #11 on: November 20, 2004, 01:07:26 PM »
thats because its software someone else wrote.. if it was something they wrote it would either be pirated or be written in AmigaBASIC, but the interpreter would not be included..and half the code would be "REM"ed out.. LOL
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Re: Analogic Computers - The Stinker
« Reply #12 on: November 20, 2004, 01:14:10 PM »
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GadgetMaster wrote:
Naa! That would be extreme.

Just something that says "Congratulation you have won" and inside have a smaller box with a smaller one inside that and so on until he last tiny box contains a small voucher worth 50 cents that can only be used in the US within 24 hrs. :-D


Or we could just send them one of Bloodline's socks...
:-)
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Re: Analogic Computers - The Stinker
« Reply #13 on: November 20, 2004, 01:37:38 PM »
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if it was something they wrote it would either be pirated...


Err, how do you pirate your own software? ;-)
 

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Re: Analogic Computers - The Stinker
« Reply #14 on: November 20, 2004, 02:24:52 PM »
I dunno..sounded funny at first.. lol
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