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From: roy@phri.nyu.edu (Roy Smith)
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Subject: Re: Low cost Mac's ?
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Date: 15 Aug 90 18:55:00 GMT
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gaynor@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Jim Gaynor) writes:
>> MAC Classic  (Yeah, right...)
>> Basically replaces Mac Plus and Mac SE......$2000
[...]
> Mac Plus			$1799

	Well, it seems to me that if the SRLP of the current low-end Mac is
$1800 and the SRLP of the new low-end Mac is $2000, one way or another, it
will probably end up being more expensive to get a low-end Mac.  Can this
really be true?  I am probably in a minority, but the argument that the
price for an SE will have effectively dropped doesn't hold water with me
since I consider that a Plus and an SE are essentially the same as each
other in terms of functionality.

> I don't know what current "Street" prices are, but I've seen
> the Plus selling for as low as $899 via retailers.

	Tell me where!  The best non-educational resale price here in New
York for a Plus is currently hovering at about $1050.
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