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From: mvg@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Mitchell Gossman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Buying advice
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Date: 10 Jan 91 07:45:08 GMT
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I'd like some advice regarding possible purchase of the following items...

1.  I'm tired of 1200 baud, so it's time for 2400. I'd like to spend in the
neighborhood of $150 - what are some good mail-order choices, of reasonable
quality?

2. As long as I'm getting a new modem, is a fax modem worth it in your
experience? The Dove modem/fax attracts my eye, for example, as a good deal.
Any other good deals? Is a fax practicalwith a Mac? I've only got an SE/IW-II
combination - when a fax is received by me, is a printout at the highest
resolution of the printer, and does this approach the resolution of real
fax machine output? And is there a way to get even better resolution with a
laserwriter?

3.  I need a 19"/8-bit color combo for my Mac ci at the office. What is a good
bargain? The Nutmeg is a remarkable deal - are they any good? What about other
mail-order bargains?

4.  Is the infrared wireles optical mouse any good?

Thanks!

Mitchell Gossman (mvg@pnet52.cts.com)