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From: pavlov@hscfvax.harvard.edu (G.Pavlov)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Sun 386i Road Runner Impressions
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Date: 2 May 88 07:28:29 GMT
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 Did not notice that prices I "corrected" were in Canadian dollars.  Here is a
 summary of Sun 386i prices in U.S. currency:

 1. Base Models:

    a. RR150 - 20mhz 80386 with 4 meg memory, 20 mhz 80387 co-proc, ethernet 
       and SCSI controllers,  serial and parallel ports, 3.5" floppy drive, 
       keyboard, mouse, 15" 1152x900 monochrome monitor, 2-user SunOS license
       with "integrated MS-DOS 3.3"......................................$7990

    b. RR150X - same as above, but with 32 kbyte static cache ...........$9490

    c. RR250 - as above, but: 25 mhz 80386 and 80387, 8 meg memory, 32 kbytes
       cache, 19" 1152x900 monochrome monitor ..........................$13990

 2. Hardware Additions (price additions to base models):

    a. Monitors (substitute cost):

       i. 19" monochrome (for RR150 models)                   $1000
      ii. 14" color, 1024x768                                 $1000
     iii. 16" color, 1152x900                                 $3000
      iv. 19" color, 1152x900                                 $7000

    b. Memory and Storage:

       i. 4 meg SIMM memory (system max: 16 meg)              $2000
      ii. 91 meg, 16 msec drive                               $2000
     iii. 327 meg, 16.5 msec drive                            $6000
      iv. expansion box with 60 meg, 1/4" tape drive          $2000
       v. same as (iv), but including 2nd (327) meg disk      $8000

 3. Gotcha's 

    a. "application SunOS" and manuals, on tape                 $325
    b. "applcation SunOS and Developer's toolkit" (C), on tape  $550
    c. same as (a), but on floppies                             $550  
    d. same as (b), but on floppies                             $850

    - implication in price list that only one copy needed per site.  Not
      sure that this applies to "Developer's toolkit".  Also not sure if
      "on tape/floppy" means man pages AND substitue for printed manuals.

    - SunOS also comes preinstalled on disk, for systems ordered with disk.
      Hard to tell what is included in this SunOS.  It is 4.0, with at least
      a Mac-type interface, VP/ix, and basic network software tossed in as
      standard issue.  But the local salesperson claims that the total distri-
      bution consumes only 30 meg, which is either dead wrong or implies that
      much has been left out and/or unbundled.

   Pricing is purely additive e.g., no built-in discounts in systems.  The
   underlying price increase from one base model to the one directly "above"
   it is $1500.  So, for example:

      RR150 ($7990) + 2 jumps to RR250 ($3000) + 4 megs memory ($2000) +
      19" monochrome sub. for 15" ($1000) = RR250 ($13990) 

   and so on.....

     greg pavlov, fstrf, amherst, ny.

    (no connection to SUN, etc; prices accurate as given me, etc)