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Subject: Re: Not another NeXT defector???!!!
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Date: 7 Nov 90 20:57:08 GMT
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One other thing that should be noted about the Next is the price.

Now it has better bang-for-the-buck than comparably priced Macintoshes (an
$8000 '040 cube versus a $8000 '030 FX, for instance).  Let's get that cleared
up up front.

But for all the talk about Macs being overpriced, the Next is really a computer
only for the wealthy, or those lucky enough to get a university discount. 
Remember, if you buy a Next on the street it STARTS at $5000 (plus tax).  A
non-trivial amount.

If you HAVE over 5 grand to spend on a computer, a Next might be a pretty good
deal.  A IIci or a IIfx is likely to run you as much as a Nextstation or a
cube, respectively.  But most people don't have $5000+ to spend on a home
computer.

You can get a Macintosh for as little as $1300 (I'm talking about with a HD). 
And you can get a color Mac with larger screen for somewhere around $2000-2500. 
These are of course not comparable to the Next in terms of speed or included
HW.  But they offer an entry into the Macintosh world for many more people than
can afford a Next.

There's nothing wrong with the Next costing what it does.  As I said, it's a
good deal.  But when discussing the Mac versus the Next let's keep in mind that
many people will have to pay over $5000 to get a Next -- not the $3000 so often
mentioned by people in this thread -- and that the Next is essentially a
machine for the relatively well off, not for the rest of us.

Robert

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