Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!wuarchive!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!wolfman.cis.ohio-state.edu!francis From: francis@wolfman.cis.ohio-state.edu (RD Francis) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: StyleWriter at MacProducts USA Message-ID: Date: 10 May 91 14:12:04 GMT References: <1991May8.201714.19391@ncsa.uiuc.edu> Sender: news@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Organization: Ohio State Computer Science Lines: 24 In-reply-to: rcook@ncsa.uiuc.edu's message of 8 May 91 20:17:14 GMT In article <1991May8.201714.19391@ncsa.uiuc.edu> rcook@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Robert Cook) writes: The Apple StyleWriter is on backorder four to six weeks. The price will be $393 plus $59 for the Accessory Package. "Accessory Package"? I asked. This includes the cable, the software and the warrantee. Needless to say, I hung up on the guy. It's still not a bad price, but I will not do business with a company that operates like this. Just to clarify a point, based on what I saw last time I was in a Mac store, the Stylewriter Accessory Package is a valid Apple-provided item. In other words, the mere existence of the Accessory Package isn't some sneaky trick these guys have pulled. Now, as far as the fact that you basically don't end up with a printer you can use *without* the accessory package, that's another matter. On second thought, or do you? Now, if you have to buy the accessory package in order for the standard Apple 1 year warranty (or whatever they put on the SW) to go into affect, then it's sort of a requirement. But, does it require a special cable? And the software; when we all go out to get System 7.0, will we have everything they're providing? Maybe it's only necessary if you don't already have the basics you need. Would someone who bought one like to comment on this? -- R David Francis francis@cis.ohio-state.edu