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From: philip@Kermit.Stanford.EDU (Philip Machanick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: SE/30 Ugrade Price
Message-ID: <1990Jun14.211738.2461@Neon.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 14 Jun 90 21:17:38 GMT
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In article <898@banyan.UUCP>, barnette@banyan.UUCP (Steve Barnette) writes:
> In article <10657@oolong.la.locus.com> howard@alpha.la.locus.com
(Howard Moskovitz) writes:
> >
> >I am in the market to upgrade my SE to an SE/30. I am currently shopping
> >around for the best price I can find for this upgrade. Please post the
> >best price you may have found for the upgrade with the following info:
> >
> >	1) Price WITH FDHD
> >
> >	2) Price without FDHD
> >
> >	3) Is there a rebate associated with trade in of the
> >	   SE motherboard?
> 
> I'm interested in this also. I hear the actual price list from Apple
> has the motherboard rebate printed right on it. Try to get a store
> to admit to it is impossible. I keep getting quotes around $1600 and
> up.  I heard that if you turn in the motherboard its about half that
> price $800.                        
> 
> I know it's a pretty extensive upgrade, a lot of parts are swapped,
> But $1600 is a lot of money. In Fact one store told me I could sell
> my SE used and buy a SE/30 cheaper with discounts than the upgrade 
> would cost.
> 
> What has the rest of you heard?
There's a special deal on at Stanford now, where you can trade your old
Mac in if buying a faster one. The trade-in values of SEs and Pluses are
close to the price of a new one*. Not surprisingly, the Bookstore appears
to have been swamped (the wait time for delivery has gone up from 1 week
to 4). Since this seems to have worked well, maybe Apple will do the same
at other universities. In general: selling and replacing seems to be a
better strategy than upgrading - you get a whole new machine with 1 year
warrantee, and it could cost you less if your old machine is in good
condition/not obsolete.
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* at university pricing, of course

Philip Machanick
philip@pescadero.stanford.edu