"Awesome 6300- Warning-Be prepared for nothing but problems.DOA out of box-would not turn on. Shipped back,ABS replaced motherboard,3 week turnaround. DVD drive failed,shipped replacement. Problems with audio driver, video driver, speakers. Wireless keyborad failed. And after 1st month, you pay shipping to return failed parts. Tech support takes 24-48 hours to return phone calls. Yes it's incredibly fast,but very expensive. And I'm still waiting for my rebate. For this much money do you want all these problems?"

"My small business was in need of new systems to replace often failing, often repaired HP Desktop computers. Upon checking out value for dollar, ABS crushed the competition. We were able to get top of the line systems with top of the line brand name parts, including 3 years of on-site technical support for hundreds less per system than anything from Dell, IBM, or HP. On top of the price savings, ABS even shipped the systems at NO COST. When you are buying PC's in bulk, that is a significant cost savings. We have been running the systems for 4 months and have not had any problems. The company was extremely quick to reply to any concerns we had and worked with us to design the systems that would best suit our business. Since the purchase, several employees liked the computers so much they purchased their own for at home."

"Before we had purchased an ABS system, we had first bought two Dell PC systems. The first was very good quality. The second was a major disappointment.

The setup of our PC was black, the monitor flickered, the PC had Windows Millenium edition (which was our fault for buying) but none the less it was a disappointment from Dell. I was expecting excellence and we got about average. Eventually the monitor developed blue lines across it and had a brightness problem.

Fed up with the Dell machine, I searched online to see what PC would be better then Dell.

I went to PCworld.com, and discovered their rating of the number 1 PC as the ABS system.

I investigated and saw ABS offered more features then Dell did for my PC (especially a TV tuner, which I purchased) and at a lower cost. Plus, I loved ABS's policy of not installing ridiculous software such as AOL trials or Fax machine software (how many people today have Fax machines?) that Dell installed on our previous computers.

When we received our PC, it came well packaged, with all the instructions and pamplets for all the products we purchased in the PC (for the motherboard, memory, hard drives, etc.)

The only thing we had a complaint on was lack of a manual. We later received one yet didn't contain much information. Yet we were experienced enough with PCs to know what we were doing...and it doesn't take a scientist to hook up a computer, so it wasn't much of a concern for us.

Overall, today, I adore my ABS PC. It runs smoothly and efficently. The monitor does not flicker at all. Today Dell does offer monitors at 19 inches that do not flicker, however they should not have sold us one that flickered in the first place.

I would defineately recommend ABS systems to anyone. I am sure to order from them again because they build excellent PCs."

"Excellent product, great prices and quick delivery. No problems with this computer after two months of heavy gaming, unlike my last Gateway computer."

"Easy and fast ordering system. After the order was placed they even had a detailed and well designed order status page that kept me up to date on the shipping and even building process of the pc."

"Customer #209224
I have purchased several computers from ABS, as well as recommended ABS to others. I have not had any negative feed back from anybody nor have I been other than satified with the computers received. I have one question though, in the past all the manuals and software was received in a notebook. This last computer came with the motherboard box full of documation and software but no notebook or user manual! At first I assumed that ABS had stopped using the notebook, but then one of the people that I recommended ABS to received their computer and called me to tell me that they were as pleased with the computer as I had told them they would be and how they really liked the notebook containing all the documation and software. The notebook is an excelent of keeping all the records together and I commend ABS for doing this as an extra service. But is there a way I can receive a notebook for this computer?
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"I bought a new computer from ABS. The ordering system was excellent, and I got the computer with very little problem.

I did try emailing tech support, which only resulted in my being told to call up the tech support line (which of course I can't reasonably do at my computer, since I have a day job). I was trying to figure out if WindowsXP shipped activated, or if I needed to activate it myself, but I couldn't get anyone to answer that question in any useful way after about half a dozen emails. (Perhaps I was being stubborn by not simply calling eventually, but it WAS a fairly simple yes/no question.)

Since it's been 30 days since I've had my computer and it hasn't stopped working, I can only assume that Windows comes activated -- just for anyone who may encounter the same problem."

"Purchasing was a "breeze". I requested a price quote, received same within a timeframe that exceeded my expectations, and proceeded from there. Questions relative to the order were always addressed within one business day."

"Ordered an Awesome 3500 from ABS in November. This is the single best user experience I have ever had with a PC, and with customer service in general. The machine was built perfectly. No missing parts. All software was included.

When FedEx lost the PC in transit, ABS followed up for over 24 hours, tracked it down and kept me in the loop as to when I could expect delivery.

The machine itself has run perfectly, and I will buy again from ABS, not only for myself, but for my business as well."

"Very pleased with system and pricing. Had problem with motherboard about 6 weeks after purchase. System was turned around with an upgrade for a thank you in three weeks over the Christmas holidays. Excelletn!"

"I received a note from ABS about sending in rating to your page.. since I just saw you on Tech Tv screensavers .. I must say except not sending the XP pro disc(I asked if they send the full XPpro disc, before shipment) on delivery i found that they only send a recovery cd..
i'm very pleased with the system the workmanship is quality, you choose what part's you want inside, I shopped & shopped for the system I wanted 3.0ghz p4 120gig hd dvd/cdrw the works Price was by far the best @ ABS..i haven't had any problem's with anything . i'd like to tell you about the support but, I haven't had to use it . knock on cpu.. "

"I love these guys. You can actually talk to the person building your pc. And, they go out of their way to do the little setup things that make the experience so much better when the pc arrives. I've purchased two desktops and recommended them to a friend who is very happy with her ABS laptop."

"Overall, an excellent experience. For starters, I truly appreciate the fact that their web site is usable in Lynx; it makes me feel welcome in my technophilic Luddite tendencies. I liked the straightforward configuration mechanism. I liked the good prices and quality components.

The computer shipped and arrived on time, I set it up, and I haven't had any trouble. (Note that it was a low-end machine about three generations behind, so I was expecting a trouble-free experience. But I didn't want the Dell/Compaq crap that has shared-memory video, either.)

Three thumbs up."