Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!dino!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!van-bc! From: lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: info on cost of Amiga 3000 and educational discount Message-ID: <2044@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca> Date: 26 Sep 90 11:13:12 GMT Lines: 30 Return-Path: To: van-bc!rnews In , andrewsr@u2.rutgers.edu (Rich Andrews) writes: >> Amiga 3000/25Mhz-100MB HD System: list: $5798, Education: $3899 >> 25 50 4798, 3039 > ^^^ > >Why is the 100MB version over $800 more? Other than the obvious 'Because people will buy it for the advantages', take a closer look at what you are getting... 1.565 times the speed 2 times the HD storage Dividing the $800 up into a similar proportion, you end up paying about $350 for the speedup, and $450 for the 50 megs extra storage. While $450 may seem high to you for the extra 50 megs, figure that it's installed, formatted, and contains the basic system stuff already, and figure that $350 is a Genuine Bargoon for the speedup. -larry -- It is not possible to both understand and appreciate Intel CPUs. -D.Wolfskill +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | // Larry Phillips | | \X/ lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca -or- uunet!van-bc!lpami!lphillips | | COMPUSERVE: 76703,4322 -or- 76703.4322@compuserve.com | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+