davidbrierley@LYNX.NORTHEASTERN.EDU (01/16/89)
For anyone who is consdering buying an Apple or Laser. Someone has
recommended buying an Apple IIc+, however there are features which the
latest model from Laser (the Laser 128 EX/2) has that the IIc+ doesn't.
The EX/2 has your choice of a 3.5 or 5.25 inch drive whereas the IIc+
only comes with a 3.5 drive. The Laser has a built-in memory expansion
board that allows you to expand up to 1 meg. You have to spend well
over $200 on a Z-Ram Ultra card from Applied Engineering to do that on a
IIc+. The IIc+ lets you operate at two speeds, the Laser has three. The
Laser 128 EX/2 also has a built-in, self-recharging, ProDOS-compatible
clock and an expansion slot which allows you to connect an optional box
that can hold two additional cards (for even more memory, etc.). Also
included is a serial modem port which can allow you to connect MIDI by
pressing a switch. The best feature is that Laser offers you all that
for less than the cost of a IIc+. There is also an educational discount
offered by Laser (it may be aplicable to teachers as well).
Either way, a Laser 128 EX/2 or an Apple IIc+ will give ou a great
machine.
-David R. Brierley
Internet: davidbrierley@lynx.northeastern.edu