GOLDSTN@MAINE.BITNET (Michael E. Goldstein) (01/05/90)
This is a short summary of the e-mail responses i received regarding my inquiry on used MAC+ prices. i was offered a used 1meg MAC+ with mouse & keyboard for $600.00 US. and i asked if that was a good price. 95% of the responses i received said that this was a good price for a MAC+. The cheapest new price seems to be through the educational consortium at 900-1000 dollars. However, it also seems that a used MAC+ from an Apple dealer would be in the 1000 dollar range. Anyway, i bought it. It seems that while i was making inquiries on the net, the seller assumed i was getting cold feet for the deal and dropped the price to $450.00. :-) Thanks you; Aron Roberts, Scott Paisley, Scott Sutherland, Jan Genemans, Dorian Garson, Sam Cramer, Brad Miller, Dave Barnhart, Jeffrey Kuskin, Ingemar Ragnemalm, Behzad Alavi, Mike Bergman, and Drew; for taking the time to mail me your thoughts about my question. Michael Goldstein goldstn@maine.bitnet goldstn@maine.maine.edu University of Maine at Presque Isle
ostroff@oswego.Oswego.EDU (Boyd Ostroff) (01/08/90)
In article <GOLDSTN.90005060016@MAINE.BITNET> GOLDSTN@MAINE.BITNET (Michael E. Goldstein) writes: [discussion of fair price for a used Mac Plus deleted] >The cheapest new price seems >to be through the educational consortium at 900-1000 >dollars. However, it also seems that a used MAC+ from >an Apple dealer would be in the 1000 dollar range. > In a December 23 ad, the "Computer Factory" in Syracuse advertised new Mac Plusses for $1049. This included an Apple rebate which expired December 31, however and also had some fine print about purchasing a complete system with "certain Apple peripherals".... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boyd Ostroff, Technical Director ||||||| System Administrator, "The CallBoard" Theatre Department, SUNY Oswego ||||||| Serving the performing arts since 1986 (315) 341-2987 ||||||| (315) 947-6414 300/1200/2400 baud 8N1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ostroff@oswego.Oswego.EDU ...!rutgers!rochester!kodak!gizzmo!cboard!ostroff
gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu (01/09/90)
In article <1990Jan8.044229.24644@oswego.Oswego.EDU>, ostroff@oswego.Oswego.EDU (Boyd Ostroff) writes... >In article <GOLDSTN.90005060016@MAINE.BITNET> GOLDSTN@MAINE.BITNET (Michael E. Goldstein) writes: > >[discussion of fair price for a used Mac Plus deleted] > >In a December 23 ad, the "Computer Factory" in Syracuse advertised new >Mac Plusses for $1049. This included an Apple rebate which expired >December 31, however and also had some fine print about purchasing >a complete system with "certain Apple peripherals".... Check the New York Times on Tuesdays. I think I've seen new prices from NY dealers for $1100-1200. Robert ============================================================================ = gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu * generic disclaimer: * "It's more fun to = = * all my opinions are * compute" = = * mine * -Kraftwerk = ============================================================================
Ed.Edell@f563.n107.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Ed Edell) (01/10/90)
> In a December 23 ad, the "Computer Factory" in Syracuse advertised > new Mac Plusses for $1049. This included an Apple rebate which > expired December 31, however and also had some fine print about > purchasing a complete system with "certain Apple peripherals".... yeah, usually they want you to purchase an Imagewriter II to get the good price... -Ed -- Ed Edell via cmhGate - Net 226 fido<=>uucp gateway Col, OH UUCP: ...!osu-cis!n8emr!cmhgate!107!563!Ed.Edell INET: Ed.Edell@f563.n107.z1.FIDONET.ORG
stuart@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (S. D. Ericson) (01/11/90)
In article <7057@tank.uchicago.edu>, gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu writes: > In article <1990Jan8.044229.24644@oswego.Oswego.EDU>, ostroff@oswego.Oswego.EDU (Boyd Ostroff) writes... > > Check the New York Times on Tuesdays. I think I've seen new prices from NY > dealers for $1100-1200. > > Robert Another way to get a good price is to go for a used (read proved) Macintosh. There are a number of firms in the back of MacWEEK which advertise buying and *selling* of used Mac's. They often offer a warantee. One good outfit is Sun Remarketing - they are the ones that have been keeping the Lisa (oops, cough) I mean the Mac XL running and up to date. They offer a 90-day warantee on all products they sell. Just as good as Apple's! Last year (spring '88) they offered a Mac Plus for $1049. Could be a lot lower by now... Their number: 1-800-821-3221 extension 367. Stuart -- Stuart Ericson AT&T Bell Laboratories | Note: area code 312 USEnet: att!ihlpa!stuart IH 1C215 | becomes 708 on ARPA: stuart@ihlpa.att.com 2000 N. Naperville Road | 11/11 Thanks to Voice: (312) 979-4491 Naperville, Il 60566-7033 | Illinois Bell :-(
ostroff@oswego.Oswego.EDU (Boyd Ostroff) (01/14/90)
In article <12741@cbnewsc.ATT.COM> stuart@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (S. D. Ericson) writes: > >One good outfit is Sun Remarketing - they are the ones that have >been keeping the Lisa (oops, cough) I mean the Mac XL running and >up to date. They offer a 90-day warantee on all products they >sell. Just as good as Apple's! Last year (spring '88) they offered >a Mac Plus for $1049. Could be a lot lower by now... > I have heard generally good things about Sun, but their prices seem a bit high. The educational price for a new Mac Plus here is $999, and you should be able to get one at a "street" price for $1200. I've seen used Mac Plusses here on USENET for $600. BTW, I got a real chuckle from an (unsolicited) copy of the COMB catalog that showed up in the mail the other day and says (page 21): "Our buyers thought that Apple's Lisa 2 Computers had all but disappeared. Then we received word of a refurbisher who had an extensive inventory and wanted to move them out. When Lisa 2 hit the market, it carried a price tag in excess of $10,000. Now you can own this upgraded Lisa 2/Mac XL hybrid for just $999. It's better than the original...yet lower in price!" Now I wonder *who* that "refurbisher" is that "wants to move" their Mac XL's.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boyd Ostroff, Technical Director ||||||| System Administrator, "The CallBoard" Theatre Department, SUNY Oswego ||||||| Serving the performing arts since 1986 (315) 341-2987 ||||||| (315) 947-6414 300/1200/2400 baud 8N1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ostroff@oswego.Oswego.EDU ...!rutgers!rochester!kodak!gizzmo!cboard!ostroff