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From: smg@sparky.cis.ufl.edu (Scot M. Gardner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: give me solid facts: why is the mac better than MeSsy DOS/WINDOWS
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Date: 5 Mar 91 00:51:41 GMT
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In article <ingemar.668090810@stuart> ingemar@isy.liu.se (Ingemar Ragnemalm) writes:
>I look in the catalog of our local dealer. They have Macs, IBM and Nokia
>(PC clones, supposedly high quality). They don't have lowest-possible-price
>PC clones, you know the ones that work for two days before needing the first
>repair.
>
How come you don't list THOSE prices?

>Just have a look at the prices (university prices - and you know that Apple
>doesn't discount as much any more, right?):
No, I don't know. Last time I saw OUR university prices, they were pretty
good (for Apple).

>Mac LC (16 MHz), 12" hi-res grayscale (decent monitor), 2MB, 40M HD: 15000 SEK.
>The same with 13" color: about 19000 SEK.
>386SX-clone, 16MHz, 14" color, Windows, 2MB, 40M HD, mouse: 29980 SEK.
....(various prices deleted)...
>
>(SEK = swedish crowns.)
>
>Yes, I know there are cheaper clones around, so you can get a "noname"-style
>PC for less that a comparable Mac. A Mac can fail too, but I do believe
>that they have a higher quality than the low-budget PC clones. Sure you might
>find a cheap PC that works for a while - if you are lucky.
>
>Compared to the PCs of known high-quality brands, the Mac seems to be
>priced on a nice level. Note that I didn't compare lowest cost computers,
>since I wouldn't consider a "toaster" with the LC around. I usually advise
>people who consider buying a cheap Mac to get an LC with 12" grayscale.
>
>So, as long as you are looking at known brands (is that what "name brands"
>means?) it seems like the claim holds pretty well:
>
>Macs aren't very expensive.
>
I'm sorry if you have had bad problems in the past with "no-name" PC's,
but I am using one at work (lowest bidder, don't you know!) and it's
run FINE. I would talk prices, but I don't know them in SEK.

*I* belive we are talking 2 worlds here folks. You CAN'T COMPARE
PC's and MACS. 
I do think you can compare MAC's an AMIGAs though. 
(I think AMIGAs win hands down!!)
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