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From: patel@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Amit Patel )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Purchasing decision help needed
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Date: 15 Nov 90 07:24:38 GMT
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Reply-To: sjporte@asc.upenn.edu (Jeff Porten)
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Just wanted to get some outside input before I commit to anything.  I am
going to buy a Mac in the near future, and I've narrowed it down to the
SE/30 or the Mac IIsi.  Here are the configurations and prices at Penn:

SE/30: 2/40 $2278, 5/40 $2473, 4/80 $2896
IIsi: 2/40 $2454, 5/40 $2686, 4/80 $2942.

Additional costs if I buy the IIsi:

68882 coprocessor, so I don't have the compatibility problem that seems to be
popping up: $181

Monitor: Mono $275, RGB 12" $402, RGB High 13" $671.


Right now, I'm leaning towards getting the SE/30.  Money is important, here,
and the features of an si don't seem that important.  Color would be nice,
but nothing that I would use (or are there programs out there that make this
a productive feature?).  I can get a MacRecorder if I want a mike.  And I can
always expand later.

So, can anyone give me a convincing reason to go for the IIsi?  Or should I
stick with the SE/30?


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Jeff Porten, Annenberg School for Communication, UPenn (sjporte@asc.upenn.edu)