graifer@net1.UCSD.EDU (Dan Graifer) (03/17/87)
Maybe I've missed it before, but PacTel InfoSystems ( the business marketing
arm of the west coast chunk of the AT&T breakup) is now an Apple Dealer. On
page 5 of the Business Section (Part IV) of the today's L.A. Times there is
a 2/3 page ad for the Mac SE.
Their advertised price seemed a bit high to me: Mac SE, ImageWriterII, MS Excel
& Word, 1 800K & int 20meg drives, 10 diskettes, surge protector, training,
and a one year service contract leases for
$190.41/month for 3 years, plus tax, shipping, and handling charges. At 15%
per annum, that's a present value of $5500.
Still, PacTel may have marketing muscle and connections in business that Apple
has lacked in the past.
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Dan Graifer
graifer@net1.UCSD.EDU
Disclaimer: Nobody ever listens to me anyways; Why should they start now?jimb@dopey.AMD.COM (Jim Budler) (03/17/87)
in article <433@net1.UCSD.EDU>, graifer@net1.UCSD.EDU (Dan Graifer) says: > > Their advertised price seemed a bit high to me: Mac SE, ImageWriterII, MS Excel Of course...This is the company that charged $4.00 per month for 25 years for a $20 telephone. And claimed it was a good deal. :-) Seriously, their price is quite in line with what any value added computer services dealer would charge for a comparable piece of equipment. The value added in this case may not be software or anything like that, but the assurance to a customer that if the Mac croaks, there'll be another in place operating within 'X' hours. -- Room for growth: +==== Jim Budler ==== Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ==== (408) 749-5806 ====+ | Compuserve: 72415,1200; Delphi: JIMBUDLER; Usenet: jimb@amdcad.AMD.COM | +=== Disclaimer: My company wouldn't let ME speak for them, would they? ===+