Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucsd!network.ucsd.edu!barry From: barry@network.ucsd.edu (Barry Brown) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: Reasonably priced IIfx??? Message-ID: <2337@network.ucsd.edu> Date: 8 Apr 90 17:04:08 GMT References: <9573@sdcc6.ucsd.edu> <1990Apr08.043521.1151@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu> Reply-To: barry@network.ucsd.edu (Barry Brown) Distribution: usa Organization: U.C. San Diego Lines: 42 In article <1990Apr08.043521.1151@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu> dan@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Dan Schwarz) writes: >In article <9573@sdcc6.ucsd.edu> chris@helmholtz.sdsc.edu (Chris Ziomkowski) writes: >>MacII (Pre-Owned Electronics) $2195 >>Logic Board Upgrade $2200 >>Memory (Absolutely no idea. Totally guessing!) $1000 >>Quantum 105 MB drive $ 699 >>Apple 1.4 Meg HD Drive ~$ 400 >>----------------------------------------------------- >>Total: $6494 >> >>This is a far cry from the $10,000-$12,000 I've seen it being priced at. >Well, you might want some video output :-) >Add something like $400 - $5000 depending on your video requirements >I think you've picked a good way to go about a //fx purchase. Chris doesn't seem to be far off the mark, actually. I've been looking though the local classfied ads in the paper and have come up with these figures: Used Mac II (color 8-bit monitor, 40 meg HD, $3200 5 megs RAM) IIfx motherboard upgrade $2900 Apple FDHD drive upgrade $ 600 ------------------------------------------------------- Total $6700 The FDHD drive is, of course, optional. And from what I've been reading on the net, the IIfx upgrade is $2900, not $2200. A brand new Apple RGB monitor and 8-bit card (at educational prices) runs about $1200. With that, Chris's price comes to about $7700. I, too, wonder why Apple hadn't taken this route into account when they priced the IIfx. -- _____ _____ Barry Brown _|__ | | | / ---- / \ \ /" __ barry@network.ucsd.edu | | | | / | \/ / | bebrown@ucsd.bitnet / _| | |/ / ------ \ __/ __|_ ...!ucsd!network!barry