chase@ee.princeton.edu (Chris Chase) (11/21/90)
For the information of the net I thought I would post the prices of Macs at Computer Era of NYC on Park Ave. South. These prices are as low or lower than most academic prices I have seen (and some universities like Princeton add a %10 handling fee in addition to sales tax). Source: Tuesday New York Times, Science Section. Mac Classic $699 Mac Lc (2meg) $1499 Mac SE/30 $2299 Mac IIsi $2299 Mac IIci $3399 Mac IIfx $5699 Mac Portable $3199 These units are just the basic units. No stipulations to buy any other peripherals, but the prices are for payment by cash or certified check. Chris Chase ee.princeton.edu
das@media-lab.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (David Sheppard) (11/21/90)
I just bought a IIsi from these folks. Their prices *can* be good, but they can be quite a hassle, too. For instance, one must bodily show up at their offices in NYC. THEN they will ship to you to avoid the 10% sales tax, if you want. Originally, they were going to beat my academic price (pre-tax) for a IIsi with 5/40meg (~2640, no mon or kybd). Then I went there, waited for over an hour, finally got a different salesperson (this is a sales area, NOT a 'store'), and had to bargain like crazy to make my trip to NYC from Boston worth the drive. I rejected the salesman's "final offer", and was putting on my coat when the sales supervisor came out & accepted my terms--$3100 for IIsi, 5/40, nuBus/68882, 13"RGB apple monitor, no keyboard. They said my $160 academic price for the extended kybd was below their cost. Best of luck! --das In article <4177@idunno.Princeton.EDU> chase@ee.princeton.edu (Chris Chase) writes: >For the information of the net I thought I would post the prices of Macs >at Computer Era of NYC on Park Ave. South. These prices are as low or lower >than most academic prices I have seen (and some universities like Princeton >add a %10 handling fee in addition to sales tax). Source: Tuesday New York Times, >Science Section. > >Mac Classic $699 >Mac Lc (2meg) $1499 >Mac SE/30 $2299 >Mac IIsi $2299 >Mac IIci $3399 >Mac IIfx $5699 >Mac Portable $3199 > >These units are just the basic units. No stipulations to buy any other >peripherals, but the prices are for payment by cash or certified check. > >Chris Chase >ee.princeton.edu