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From: john@newave.UUCP (John A. Weeks III)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Which to buy?  Plus or Classic?
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Date: 10 May 91 02:58:10 GMT
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In article <19071@sdcc6.ucsd.edu> gknauss@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (G. "Maddog" Knauss) writes:
> I have a friend who has the opportunity to buy either a used Mac
> Plus (1MB, 1 floppy, 40MB HD, big fat ugly mouse) for $900 or a new
> Classic (1MB, 1 floppy, 40MB HD, sleek new stylish mouse) for $1300.
> Is either of these even close to a good deal?

Both are a little too high.  The classic is almost at suggested list.  The
Mac Plus is at new price (new price at some liquidators), but does it have
a warranty?  If these are the choices, get the classic.  It has a warranty.

> I know the Classic is faster than the Plus and has the newer ROMs, but
> she's going to be using it mostly for word processing and pie graphs, so
> such nicities don't really matter.

The Mac Plus, SE and Classic all run at the same speed.  A normal user
will not notice the difference.  If the Plus has the original keyboard,
this is a major drawback--but you can get decent keyboards for the Plus
for about $100.  The Classic has a superdrive--a major nice feature.

-john-

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