Granville Technologies

violat3 · Jul 27, 2005, 02:00 PM

go into recievership today makers of Time & Tiny computers with the lose of 1,500 jobs in there Burnley asembly factory, all shops have been closed under the name of The Computer Shop

just been announced on Sky news

http://www.ananova.com/business/story/sm_1477858.html

serves them right for selling me a duff computer in 1997

Matth · Jul 27, 2005, 06:25 PM

Time, Tiny, and I had an MJN (another of their brands before that) - Actually Tiny was one they took over that started as a small, customer centred operation, outgrew themselves, and like the rest of that group, turned to crap.

A friend had a more recent Tiny, and the modem was DOA.

The level of support, and the excessive marketing hype - they could make onboard graphics sound like the bees kness, and the atrocious practice of locking the modem to their "Supanet" ISP meant that few had a good word for anything other than their prices.

Charging extra for a backup CD also did not endear them to many.

I think I got a much better deal with my Aldi Medion - though the Medion machines have a few drawbacks, not least of which is "style award winning" case of poor thermal design.

Jul 27, 2005, 02:00 PM	#1
violat3 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Caledonia Posts: 348 Rep Power: 0	Granville Technologies go into recievership today makers of Time & Tiny computers with the lose of 1,500 jobs in there Burnley asembly factory, all shops have been closed under the name of The Computer Shop just been announced on Sky news http://www.ananova.com/business/story/sm_1477858.html serves them right for selling me a duff computer in 1997

Jul 27, 2005, 06:25 PM	#2
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,410 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	Time, Tiny, and I had an MJN (another of their brands before that) - Actually Tiny was one they took over that started as a small, customer centred operation, outgrew themselves, and like the rest of that group, turned to crap. A friend had a more recent Tiny, and the modem was DOA. The level of support, and the excessive marketing hype - they could make onboard graphics sound like the bees kness, and the atrocious practice of locking the modem to their "Supanet" ISP meant that few had a good word for anything other than their prices. Charging extra for a backup CD also did not endear them to many. I think I got a much better deal with my Aldi Medion - though the Medion machines have a few drawbacks, not least of which is "style award winning" case of poor thermal design.