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From: jimb@amdcad.UUCP (Jim Budler)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: In favor of skinny Macs.
Message-ID: <1113@amdcad.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 17-Apr-85 18:01:59 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr 17 18:01:59 1985
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Summary: 

In article <820@peora.UUCP> jer@peora.UUCP (J. Eric Roskos) writes:
>> ...
>>  upgrade your mac by yourself RIGHT NOW), you get a much more flexible
>>  machine.
>
> ...
>net.  A long time ago I asked the question, "will Apple service Macintoshes
>that have been `fattened' by the DDJ method?" ...
>net, only ONE replied; and his reply was, "No." Thus you are really
>deferring the cost of the upgrade until the time the machine fails, at
>which time the price you have to pay is whatever Apple charges to sell you
>a whole new board (rather than a trade-in).  And, in fact, we don't know
>that that will happen; they may refuse to do so, and you'll have to buy a

The only problem in your analysis of the analysis is your assumption
that there will be no experienced, third party repair facilities.  They
already exist.  At worst you would have to pay full spare part cost for a
replacement board with no trade in credit, plus per hour labor rates instead
of normal flat repair fee. 

How much is that cost increment?  I don't know.  But I would not be surpised to
find it was less than $600. ( $700 Apple upgrade - $100 DDJ upgrade).  You
WILL pay more for your repairs than a person with an authorized upgrade.

>new machine.  Thus it appears that the original argument still holds, and
>it is still cost-effective to buy a 128K machine.
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