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From: jlc@atux01.UUCP (J. Collymore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: To upgrade a Mac SE or not to upgrade, THAT is the question!
Message-ID: <1042@atux01.UUCP>
Date: 21 Mar 89 21:58:56 GMT
Organization: AT&T CSEd/CET, Piscataway, N.J.
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Well, I've been reading a lot about the virtues of a MAC SE/30, and now
the new IIcx.  If I were to spend $1700 on a new 68030 logic board, and another
$700 on a SuperDrive to upgrade my SE, WOULD IT REALLY BE WORTH IT?  I mean,
the way Apple is changing its hardware so frequently, will I just have wasted
my money on things that I'll be able to get in the 1992 Macintosh for about
the same price?

Aside from giving in to childlike "I want this new red wagon 'cause it's
REDDER than the red wagon I've got now!" behavior, could anyone tell me what
advantages I can really expect to have from upgrading my current SE, or buying
an SE/30?  I should add that the only thing I use my MAC SE for currently for
is doing HyperCard stack development, using WriteNow 2.0 and SuperPaint 2.0,
and sometimes playing "Colony."  

Is this really worth it for a Mac user such as me?  Please post your responses
since I think there are a lot of other people in this newsgroup who are in the
same position as myself.

Thanks for your feedback.


						Jim Collymore