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From: gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Mac + vs Mac SE
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Date: 29 May 89 18:58:00 GMT
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Nf-From: p.cs.uiuc.edu!gillies    May 29 13:58:00 1989


1.  The Plus *mouse* sucks.  Borrow a Plus, and an SE/II for a few hours,
and you'll see what I mean.  The ADB mouse on the SE/II has a nicer feel.

2.  The SE SCSI port runs at twice the transfer rate of the Plus.
This means disk transfers are faster on an SE.  Hence, programs load
& files are stored *much faster*.

3.  Internal SE hard disks are ~$100 cheaper than external Mac Plus
hard disks.  You don't have to pay for a power supply, case, and SCSI
cable.  By the way, DON'T buy an Apple disk (it's a ripoff).

4.  The SE is superior for left-handers, because of the clever
modularity of the ADB keyboards (mouse attaches to either side of the
keyboard).

5.  The Plus is likely to be discontinued in the next year, when Apple
comes out with a cheaper Mac.  It is hard to own an orphan machine.

6.  It is a safe guess that in the long run, SE's will support system
7.0's virtual memory through 68030 upgrades.  This is much less likely
for a Mac Plus, since Mac Plus expansion is so klugey.