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From: paulr@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Paul Raulerson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Low cost Mac's ?
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Date: 19 Aug 90 19:05:02 GMT
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Comparing PC and Mac pricing is an effort in futility. If you want
        a Mac, you'll pay for one. You want to suffer thru DOS, you'll get
        a clone and poor to mediocre service with it, and the learning
        experience of a life time to get it running? If you get a decent
        PC from say IBM (remember them) Compaq and perhaps a few other
        names, you are going to spend just as much if not more for your PC
        and the pain to learn how to use it (assuming a novice computer user
        is the buyer) Mac's may cost a little more, but depending on very
        specific needs, in most cases its probably worth it.
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Have you *ever* tried to get tech support out of IBM?  They *never*
have the answer readily available and usually when they do it is 
"WHy not buy the (upgrade || another model || a replacement) instead?

Jeesh- *any* clone dealer can tell you which motherboards are good/bad,
and why, which cards do what and where, and usually put everything 
together for you, test it, and replace it if it goes bad for no charge.

Apple? Well, they are a *little* better, but if it wasn't for Bix and the
internet, there would be precious little support.  

I think I can safely say those things, becuase I am typing this on a Mac, 
and my son is about 3feet away using the 386 PC (Clone! Of course!) with
MS-Windows.   That also addresses the part about learning to use either 
computer.  He just turned 7 and uses Macs and PC's (with and without windows)
like an old pro. :-)
Paul

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