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From: gmiller@udel.edu (Gregory Miller)
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Subject: Re: zenith 386 laptop closeout - is it a good deal?
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Date: 11 Jan 90 18:39:22 GMT
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In article <1990Jan11.004443.8795@chinet.chi.il.us> bill@chinet.chi.il.us (Bill Mitchell) writes:
>zenith supersport 386 - 1.44 floppy, 1mb ram, 40mb hard drive is
>being closed out from various sources at $3000.00.  sounds like a
>good deal?  anybody have any opinions?  $3000 is still above my
>threshold of pain, but i'm thinking about it.....

  Wow! That sounds like a great deal to me. It's true that $3000 is
big bucks, but I have to wonder whether you'll get more for your money
anywhere else. I rushed out and bought the Zenith supersport 286 when
it first came out (I got serial number 93!), and I've been thrilled
with it since I've had it. Zenith gives substantial discounts (~40%) to
schools, even to the point that their own dealers can't compete, so I
bought mine through school. In 1988 I paid $2800 for my 286, and
that's with the discount! Of course, I'm not very up on how much
prices have dropped since then. Maybe someone else knows?
  The only complaint I have with the machine is the battery life seems
to be rather short, but otherwise I love it.
  IMHO, it sounds like a good deal, but of course they could knock off
another $500 tomorrow. It's a gamble, so if you do buy it, you might
want to use my trick. After making the purchase, refuse to look at any
advertisements or watch any commercials for several months. Ignorance
is bliss! :-) :-)

Greg
gmiller@dewey.udel.edu