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From: peter@aucs.UUCP (Peter Steele)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: More Mac prices
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Date: Mon, 26-Oct-87 11:35:58 EST
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Posted: Mon Oct 26 11:35:58 1987
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in article <23372B5U@PSUVMA>, B5U@PSUVMA.BITNET (George A. Brownfield) says:
> 
> I have a question to those flaming Apple for the high price of Macs in Canada,
> where the going (quoted on the net) price is Cdn$6150 (the last I saw, the
> exchange rate was roughly Cdn$1=$.70), giving a price of $4300 for an SE! In
> the US this would buy a Mac II. Now, my question is this: can someone find out
> if this is an act by Apple,in which case they deserve the flames, or is caused
> by some sort of import quota, tax, fine, levy, etc. by one of the governments

I'd also like to know the answer to this. For some reason, Apple's prices
seem more inflated than other companies here. Why? We can get an Atari for
about a quarter of a Mac...

So, $4300 will buy a Mac II in the States will it? Guess what one costs
up here in Canada? A friend of mine priced a configuration suitable for
running Unix on a Mac II, and the price the dealer gave him was over
$20,000!!!! The educational price was over $11,000. (all Cdn $'s of course)
Needless to say, there won't be many of us Mac enthusiasts (me for one)
who will ever own a Mac II, as much as I'd love to have one (I have an
SE now with an internal 20 and that cost me more than I like to think
about).


Peter Steele Acadia Univ. Wolfville NS Canada B0P1X0 (902)542-2201x121
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