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From: limoges@ac.dal.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Comparing Mac + and SE
Message-ID: <4574@ac.dal.ca>
Date: 28 Apr 91 20:42:13 GMT
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Organisation: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

I've been following the SE vs. Plus debate for a while, and it seems that
everyone is looking for speed differences. The SE is a superior piece of
hardware regardless of speed (and BTW disk speed is often more affected by
the disk you're using than by the Plus or SE difference). It has a better
power supply, with plenty of extra power for add-on boards and an internal
HD. Oh yes, that reminds me that there is an internal SCSI and power
connector. The power supply is self-adjusting, which means you don't have to
worry about tuning it when you add RAM, a board a/o HD. And the fan is also
an advantage, if you don't have one of the early noisy ones (I got mine
replaced).

I know that this often doesn't justify the price difference, but now that
cheap accelerators of all sorts are available, I think I will find it an
advantage to have the SE. Upgrading is a simple do-it-yourself job. The Plus
upgrades often need extra power supply, a fan, and occasionnally some
soldering, not stuff I would like to do. And I was forgetting that the SE is
an ADB Mac; lots of good add-on products for the Mac come only in ADB
versions (inexpensive digitizer tablets come to mind).

I didn't have to pay much extra money for my SE instead of a Plus back when
it was introduced, so I can't complain about price differences. But if you
are planning to upgrade, the SE is a more healthy machine (IMHO used SE is
better than used Plus).

Bertrand Limoges

( Wish I could find that brilliant quote I should have down here!)