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From: phd_ivo@gsbacd.uchicago.edu
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Subject: Re: New lower-priced NeXTcube
Message-ID: <1990Oct10.211802.20323@midway.uchicago.edu>
Date: 10 Oct 90 20:08:26 GMT
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In article <LAGARDE.90Oct10124522@sol.mcrcim.mcgill.edu>, lagarde@sol.mcrcim.mcgill.edu (Jean Lagarde) writes...
 
>In article 8130 cyliao@hardy.u.washington.edu (Chun-Yao Liao) writes:
> > All I can say is that I think I am going to **CRY** :-( I paid $7200+
> > for a BASIC 030 cube just 2 months ago... and $1100 for 320 mb drive
> > few weeks ago...	^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>  [ more unhappiness ]

Well, actually NeXT did not make a secret out of their upcoming product
announcements, and your respective computer store should have warned you that
in a short time, you may be able to buy something new.

Of course, you probably got good use out of your computer for a couple of
months. Buying a new machine would probably force you to rent a computer for a
lot of money for a few weeks, too. I bought my machine earlier, and paid $2,200
for the 320MB disk, which also cost me the right to get a 40MB harddisk for
free (I had hoped at one point that NeXT would give harddisk buyers a break,
since they always charged 50-100% over market). If I had waited a bit longer to
buy a harddisk, it would have been cheaper, and my money could have produced
interest. Then again, I wanted a machine THEN.

NeXT has been very good extending warranties, sending free 40MB upgrade drives,
etc., and the old cubes still have a good value even after the new product
announcement. Used cubes apparently go for roughly $5500. I for one feel that
NeXT has treated old users very well.

Again, if you just bought your cube 1 week ago, and your store did not tell you
about the upcoming product announcement, you got a raw deal. Maybe NeXT or your
store will decide to give you some small discount if you bring up the issue.
But I don't think that it is NeXT's fault that computer prices are going down
all the time. I hope you won't carry a grudge.

/ivo welch	ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu