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Subject: RE: Upgrading from //e to a //gs
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Date: Thu, 26-Feb-87 13:43:00 EST
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Subj:   Re: Apple //e upgrade to //gs
 
>In article <273@aucs.UUCP> consult@aucs.UUCP (John Baikie) writes:
>>Sender:John Baikie
>>
>> I'm writing this to see if any can tell me about the Apple //gs
>>and what is involved in upgrading an Apple //e to one.
>>                                John Baikie
 
>The bottom line is that in order to upgrade completely you will more than
>likely spend a good $1000.00, plus lose your //e, and be forced to shelve or
>sell many of your cards and programs.  Since a complete //gs system retails
>for under $1000.00 you are better off just buying one out right and hanging
>on to (or selling) your current system.
 
Wrong!  The //GS cpu is only $1000.  RGB monitor, 3.5 drive, 5.25 drive,
and auxillary memory are all extra!  With $995 list you get:  A keyboard,
a mouse, and the //GS motherboard.
 
A complete system is more likely to cost $1500+, which includes 2 3.5 drives,
color monitor, and the //GS.
 
Regarding the first question of whether to upgrade or not:  It's a damn good
question.  I've read, I've looked at prices, I've done everything you could
possible do to analyze the situation, and I still don't know!  I'm torn
between selling my //e and buying a //gs or just plain upgrading my //e.
 
If you already have a 3.5 drive, I would think it would be wise to upgrade.
But, if you don't have a 3.5 drive you now need one with the //GS, so it
becomes less economical to upgrade.  You'll need a mouse, but mice
are trivial...and don't cost much (I hate the things anyway!), so that should
be a small factor.  As a economic rule: add up all the costs of the stuff
you'd buy for your //e (including the cost of upgrading) and compare that
to the cost of a packaged //GS system that meets your needs, less the cost
you could get from selling your //e.  Which is cheaper, better for you?
Well, that's the path you should take.
 
--Scott Bresnahan
  (BRESNAHAN @ BCVAX3 via BitNet)