philip@Kermit.Stanford.EDU (Philip Machanick) (05/29/90)
In article <16724@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>, smmontgo@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Susan Montgomery) writes: > >The following are typical educational prices for an M0713 logic board swap: > >Harvard Technology Product Center quotes $1302. as of 26 March 90. > >MIT Microcomputer Center quotes $1261. as of April 90. > > > >Prices are apparently still dropping, so these may be too high now. > >List price from Apple is $1699. according to the same MIT price list. > > Well, I did find out what the story was here at PU: An SE->SE/30 > upgrade (logic board) is $1121 (after the rebate for return of the old > logic board), and the FDHD is $395 (after the rebate for return of ROMS > or the old drive or whatever) for a total upgrade of $1616. > > Note that by spending only $21 more ($1637) you can get a whole new > SE/30, thanks to the new educational price! Since the upgrade cost > doesn't include installation, it really is cheaper to get a new SE/30! > (with the added plus that you still have the original SE to play > with...) So much for sensible upgrade paths. For comparison, here are Stanford Bookstore prices: SE->SE/30 logic board $1199 INCLUDING installation Mac SE FDHD upgrade $ 441 (I haven't checked, but assume this includes the controller chip, so maybe the FDHD for IIx/IIfx price, $346, is more accurate) new SE/30 (1M, no HD) $1724 This is slightly better, but not much, considering the SE/30 would be a totally new box. BUT there is a much better deal being offered here for a limited time. You can trade in your older Mac for a new one, as long as it's a more expensive model. Assuming you are starting with an "old" SE with 2 800K drives, you can trade it in for a an SE/30. New SE/30 $1724 "trade-up" value of SE $950 (in "good" condition - don't ask me what that means) net cost of "trade up" $774 Compare this with the logic board / FDHD upgrade - even if you get some trade in value for the old 800K drive (e.g., $100), the upgrade is going to cost you nearly double. I think this is a "summer special" rather than a change in strategy, but the advertizing makes it sound like an Apple deal, not something the local bookstore thought up. Is this being done anywhere else? Philip Machanick philip@pescadero.stanford.edu