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Subject: Re: More Mac prices
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Date: Mon, 26-Oct-87 08:59:56 EST
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Just so people will have a perspective of what computer prices are in Canada
I offer the following. I consider these 2 machines to be pretty much
identical in capabilities.

              Mac Se                         IBM PS/2 Model 50
Discount
  Price       $3,997                            $3,929
Suggested
  Retail      $6150                             $6063
             
Memory         1 Meg                             1 Meg
Processor      68000                             80286
Floppy         1 3.5"                            1 3.5"
Hard Drive     20 Meg Internal                   20 meg Internal
Monitor        9" BitMap                         12" monochrome
                                                    with MCGA
Software       System & Finder whatever          DOS 3.3
               HyperCard

The logical conclusion is that you take a quality machine from any of the
biggies and you pay thru the nose.
Personally, I would stay clear of most of the cheap clones. Our experience
in the department has not been that great. Everything is fine until something
breaks then you either can't get it fixed (due usually to bankrupcies) or
you have to pay someone who knows little about the machine to figure it
out and fixit (for a hefty sum of course). 

Richard Crispin
Dept. of Psychology
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ont.
Canada    N2L 3G1
(519)885-1211 ext 2879