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From: sklein@cdp.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Printer advice needed
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Date: 21 Aug 89 10:51:41 GMT
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Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!sklein    Aug 20 09:42:00 1989


Two more reasons why an SE might be a better choice than a plus:
 1) The Plus keyboard sucks.
 2) The SE can be expanded to the SE/30 with a simple board swap
    (and a drive swap for older SEs).

Face it, the Plus is the end of the line.  There will never be an
Apple (tm) upgrade to the plus.  So what are the real differences?

The SE has:
 * An expansion slot
 * Better keyboard options
 * room for two internal floppies AND a hard disk
 * some ROM routines are 10-15% faster on the SE
 * a chance to upgrade to the newest compact Mac, the SE/30

Are these features worth an extra $800?  Probably not, but Apple
just dropped the price of the SE by $300 so the difference is more
like $500.  If you need any of the above features, or just want to
keep your options open, then the SE is the better choice.
-shabtai
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