Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!pasteur!ames!lll-winken!uunet!mcvax!unido!tub!tmpmbx!netmbx!blume From: blume@netmbx.UUCP (Heiko Blume) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: Why not buy a Mac? Message-ID: <2500@netmbx.UUCP> Date: 3 Apr 89 02:05:11 GMT References: <8903240141.aa08668@SMOKE.BRL.MIL> <356@tahoma.UUCP> Reply-To: blume@netmbx.UUCP (Heiko Blume) Organization: netmbx Public Access Unix, Berlin, West Germany Lines: 11 because of price and speed. the WORST pricing (at least here in germany) is for the 80MB scsi disk which sells for 6400DM, about $3000. for this i can buy a 630MB (read my lips, son: SIX HUNDRED) scsi disc, 15ms, and have 300DM left for the power supply that ( i think ) comes with the apple disk. i just recently bought a 84mb scsi drive (3 1/2, 12ms) drive for 1800DM. (from quantum, recommended!) -- Heiko Blume,Seekorso 29,D-1000 Berlin 22,VOICE=(+49 30)365 55 71,BBS=()365 75 01 TELEX=184174 intro d,FAX=()882 50 65|ARPA =crash!pnet01!pro-cess!blume@nosc.mil PSI =PSI%45300043109::netmbx:blume |BITNET=pro-cess.UUCP!blume@PSUVAX1 UUCP =blume@netmbx.UUCP |INET =blume@pro-cess.cts.com