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From: cht@athena.mit.edu (Chester Liu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: SE/30 upgrade
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Date: 13 Feb 90 15:49:27 GMT
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Here's a question for y'all who know about the SE/30 upgrade:

	Is it better if I shell out $1300 for a SE/30 upgrade (university
discount), or should I get a '030 16MHz accelerator board (such as
the $700 by Gemini)?

	As far as I know, the pro's for the SE/30 upgrade is that I
get the Color QuickDraw ROM routines and the Direct Slot expansion
port.  The con's are that I have to spend at least $500 more for the
Apple upgrade, and that the local Apple repairman said he's seen
many third-party boards die in 1 year.

	Please give me your opinion taking into consideration
price/value/performance, and future upgrade possibilities.

	Thanks,
	Chester Liu

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