ogil@quads.uchicago.edu (Brian W. Ogilvie) (10/07/90)
Greetings, net! Here at the University of Chicago, the computer store has decided to price the Mac Classic 2/40 for $1350, which is only 10% off the list price which various rumors have given. I am wondering if other consortium schools are pricing the machines at similar levels, or whether the U of C has once again decided to gouge its students and staff. Please e-mail responses; I will post a summary after I receive a reasonable number of responses. Thanks very much! -- Brian W. Ogilvie "Find a need and fool it!" ogil@midway.uchicago.edu --Zippy the Pinhead
Adam.Frix@p2.f200.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Adam Frix) (10/10/90)
Brian W. Ogilvie writes in a message on 06 Oct 90: BWO> Here at the University of Chicago, the computer store has decided BWO> to price the Mac Classic 2/40 for $1350, which is only 10% off BWO> the list price which various rumors have given. I am wondering BWO> if other consortium schools are pricing the machines at similar BWO> levels, or whether the U of C has once again decided to gouge BWO> its students and staff. ... Latest MacWEEK reports that list price on that machine will be $1499, and that dealers will buy it from 20-28% off list. In the same article, dealers are quoted as saying something like "if people think we're gonna discount THIS one very much, they're nuts. We got no room. We gotta make *some* margin." So perhaps the $1350 isn't such a rip. 'Course, you should wait to see what your neighborhood dealer is going to charge. --Adam-- -- Adam Frix via cmhGate - Net 226 fido<=>uucp gateway Col, OH UUCP: ...!osu-cis!n8emr!cmhgate!200.2!Adam.Frix INET: Adam.Frix@p2.f200.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG
a1104@mindlink.UUCP (Linda Richards) (10/10/90)
They don't need THAT much margin on the prices of the machine itself. Witness the current blow-out of Mac+'s for around $650. There is virtually no margin there. The profit comes in the sale of all the neato software and periphereals you need to make the beast happen. How many people just go out and buy a Mac?
ogil@quads.uchicago.edu (Brian W. Ogilvie) (10/12/90)
In article <79186.27140AA8@cmhgate.FIDONET.ORG> Adam.Frix@p2.f200.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Adam Frix) writes: >Brian W. Ogilvie writes in a message on 06 Oct 90: > [Stuff I wrote about U of Chicago pricing on Mac Classic deleted] > >Latest MacWEEK reports that list price on that machine will be $1499, and that >dealers will buy it from 20-28% off list. In the same article, dealers are >quoted as saying something like "if people think we're gonna discount THIS one >very much, they're nuts. We got no room. We gotta make *some* margin." > >So perhaps the $1350 isn't such a rip. 'Course, you should wait to see what >your neighborhood dealer is going to charge. But consortium schools have traditionally gotten better discounts than dealers, and (being in theory not-for-profit) have passed on that savings to their students, faculty and staff. $1350 is only 10% off list; previous machines have been discounted more on the order of 30%. Moreover, prices at the U of C have usually been a few percent higher than those at other consortium schools with which I am familiar. Hence my interest in comparing _consortium_ pricing on the Classic. Even the U of C has better prices than any dealer in town on the current Macs, and I can imagine aggressive dealers pricing the Classic 2/40 at under $1350. -- Brian W. Ogilvie "Find a need and fool it!" ogil@midway.uchicago.edu --Zippy the Pinhead
gillies@m.cs.uiuc.edu (10/12/90)
I've heard local dealers say, "Your consortium prices are as low as a local dealer's wholesale price". In that case, 20-28% off the $$1499 price equals $1079-$1199. Keep your fingers crossed!
gwangung@milton.u.washington.edu (Roger Tang) (10/12/90)
In article <3486@mindlink.UUCP> a1104@mindlink.UUCP (Linda Richards) writes: >They don't need THAT much margin on the prices of the machine itself. Witness >the current blow-out of Mac+'s for around $650. There is virtually no margin >there. The profit comes in the sale of all the neato software and periphereals >you need to make the beast happen. How many people just go out and buy a Mac? Ahhh......you're forgetting that the blowouts are just that; they're getting rid of the line. And most people getting modular Macs simply do that; they go out and buy a mac without software (which Apple doesn't get a part of, remember?). And the margin applies both to the hardware AND the software.....
gwangung@milton.u.washington.edu (Roger Tang) (10/12/90)
In article <70400069@m.cs.uiuc.edu> gillies@m.cs.uiuc.edu writes: > >I've heard local dealers say, "Your consortium prices are as low as a >local dealer's wholesale price". In that case, 20-28% off the $$1499 >price equals $1079-$1199. Keep your fingers crossed! Latest rumor I've heard is that consortium pricing will be gone around the first of the year......Any confirmation or denials?
drg@mdaali.cancer.utexas.edu (David Gutierrez) (10/12/90)
In article <70400069@m.cs.uiuc.edu> gillies@m.cs.uiuc.edu writes: > >I've heard local dealers say, "Your consortium prices are as low as a >local dealer's wholesale price". In that case, 20-28% off the $$1499 >price equals $1079-$1199. Keep your fingers crossed! I've seen the list of prices that Apple charges universities. Universities are paying about $1150 for this machine. In article <9089@milton.u.washington.edu> gwangung@milton.u.washington.edu (Roger Tang) writes: > Latest rumor I've heard is that consortium pricing will be gone around > the first of the year......Any confirmation or denials? That list also makes a point of saying that the prices are good only until January 5. Previous price lists have not had any kind of expiration date. Make of that what you will. David Gutierrez drg@mdaali.cancer.utexas.edu "Only fools are positive." - Moe Howard
starta@tosh.UUCP (John Starta) (10/13/90)
gwangung@milton.u.washington.edu (Roger Tang) writes: > Latest rumor I've heard is that consortium pricing will be gone around > the first of the year......Any confirmation or denials? This is nothing more than a rumor in my opinion. I can't imagine Apple discontinuing consortium pricing; especially with their new stance of taking lower profit margins to gain market share. John
hadjiyia@cat3.cs.wisc.edu (Simos Hadjiyiannis) (10/16/90)
>Brian W. Ogilvie writes in a message on 06 Oct 90: > >BWO> Here at the University of Chicago, the computer store has decided >BWO> to price the Mac Classic 2/40 for $1350, which is only 10% off >BWO> the list price which various rumors have given. I am wondering >BWO> if other consortium schools are pricing the machines at similar >BWO> levels, or whether the U of C has once again decided to gouge Just in case anyone's interested, here at the UW the price tag for the Mac Classic 40/2 is $1,161 (provided you buy it through the university of course...). It seems as though the U of C indeed HAS decided to "gouge" its students and staff. It might be cheaper to tranfer to UW Madison for a semester just so you can buy the machine... Simos Hadjiyiannis hadjiyia@garfield.cs.wisc.edu
kreme@isis.cs.du.edu (Fred Zeats IV) (10/16/90)
In article <79186.27140AA8@cmhgate.FIDONET.ORG] Adam.Frix@p2.f200.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Adam Frix) writes: ] ]Brian W. Ogilvie writes in a message on 06 Oct 90: ]BWO] Here at the University of Chicago, the computer store has decided ]BWO] to price the Mac Classic 2/40 for $1350, which is only 10% off ]BWO] the list price which various rumors have given. I am wondering ]BWO] if other consortium schools are pricing the machines at similar ]BWO] levels, or whether the U of C has once again decided to gouge ]BWO] its students and staff. ... Gouge Gouge Gouge.. ]Latest MacWEEK reports that list price on that machine will be $1499, and that ]dealers will buy it from 20-28% off list. In the same article, dealers are ]quoted as saying something like "if people think we're gonna discount THIS one ]very much, they're nuts. We got no room. We gotta make *some* margin." ] ]So perhaps the $1350 isn't such a rip. 'Course, you should wait to see what ]your neighborhood dealer is going to charge. The educators/Non-Profit/School/Student cost for the new Mac Classic is just over $1000 with the 40 Meg HD and the 2 Megs of RAM. The price for the Mac IIsi with an 80Meg HD and 5 Meg of RAM is $3000 and some change.. How do I know? Apple said so... -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | kreme@nyx.cs.du.edu |Growing up leads to growing old, and then to dying, and| |---------------------|dying to me don't sound like all that much fun. | | If you don't get kissed good-night you get Kafka Dreams |
wilkins@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Mark Wilkins) (10/17/90)
In article <1990Oct16.061616.1300@isis.cs.du.edu> kreme@isis.UUCP (Fred Zeats IV) writes: >The price for the Mac IIsi with an 80Meg HD and 5 Meg of RAM is $3000 and >some change.. At University of California, Riverside, it's around $2600. Remember, consortium pricing varies a great deal, depending on the size of the school and the whims of the department which handles the purchase. -- Mark Wilkins -- ******* "Freedom is a road seldom traveled by the multitude!" ********** *-----------------------------------------------------------------------------* * Mark R. Wilkins wilkins@jarthur.claremont.edu {uunet}!jarthur!wilkins * ****** MARK.WILKINS on AppleLink ****** MWilkins on America Online ******
wayner@kama.cs.cornell.edu (Peter Wayner) (10/17/90)
At Cornell, Mac Classic 1meg, no hard drive: 815
2meg, 40m hd :1224
In NYC, in an advertisement in today's NYT, the Mac Classic is
going for $750. I think the IIsi was $2300, but I'm not sure.
Some educator's discount.
-Peter
Peter Wayner Department of Computer Science Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY 14850
EMail:wayner@cs.cornell.edu Office: 607-255-9202 or 255-1008
Home: 116 Oak Ave, Ithaca, NY 14850 Phone: 607-277-6678bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral) (10/17/90)
From article <47152@cornell.UUCP>, by wayner@kama.cs.cornell.edu (Peter Wayner): > At Cornell, Mac Classic 1meg, no hard drive: 815 > 2meg, 40m hd :1224 UWisc - Madison prices are: Mac Classic 1/SuperDrive 756 Mac Classic 2/40 1132 Mac IIsi 2/40 2321 Mac IIsi 5/80 2813 -- Paul DuBois dubois@primate.wisc.edu "Was all of this because I wore a big man's hat?"
vnend@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (D. W. James) (10/17/90)
In article <47152@cornell.UUCP> wayner@kama.cs.cornell.edu (Peter Wayner) writes:
)At Cornell, Mac Classic 1meg, no hard drive: 815
) 2meg, 40m hd :1224
At Princeton: Mac Classic 1 meg, no hd: 779.90
2meg, 40hd: 1170.40
Mac IIsi 2MB/40Mhd, no keyboard: 2404.60
5MB/80Mhd, no keyboard: 2915.00
12" RGB Color Monitor: 394.90
)In NYC, in an advertisement in today's NYT, the Mac Classic is
)going for $750. I think the IIsi was $2300, but I'm not sure.
Wouldn't surprise me. I know Princeton tacks on 10% to cover the
expenses of the store.
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"Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same." vd09+@andrew.cmu.edu (Vincent M. Del Vecchio) (10/17/90)
> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.mac.misc: 16-Oct-90 Re: Consortium > pricing on n.. Brain in Neutral@primate (416) > UWisc - Madison prices are: > Mac Classic 1/SuperDrive 756 > Mac Classic 2/40 1132 > Mac IIsi 2/40 2321 > Mac IIsi 5/80 2813 Getting on the bandwagon... CMU Mac Prices: Classic 1/SuperDrive 750 Classic 2/40 1120 IIsi 2/40 2300 IIsi 5/80 2790 Just for the sake of comparison... +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Vincent Del Vecchio \ #include <stddisclaimer.h> | | Box 4834 \ #include <stdquote.h> | | 5125 Margaret Morrison St.\ BITNET: vd09+%andrew@cmuccvma.bitnet | | Pittsburgh, PA 15213 \ UUCP: harvard!andrew.cmu.edu!vd09 | | (412) 268-4441 \ Internet: vd09+@andrew.cmu.edu | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
jhex_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Jeff "Ashton" Hexter) (10/17/90)
Just for some more comparison, here at the U of R: Mac Classic (1MB) $ 799.00 Mac Classic (2MB/40HD) $1198.00 Mac IIsi (2MB/40HD) $2449.00 Mac IIsi (5MB/80HD) $2969.00 and that new 12" RGB (the one that looks remarkable like a reworked Apple //gs color monitor - yeah, you know the one :) costs $405.00
gillies@m.cs.uiuc.edu (10/17/90)
I've heard these "Mac Classic" prices include a keyboard. How do these prices compare with a Mac Plus? How much has the (total) entry-level price actually gone down? How does a "Mac Classic" differ from an SE with cement in the direct slot, and a fancy new case?
umcarls9@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Charles Carlson) (10/17/90)
In article <wb6sCna00awUI5o3MU@andrew.cmu.edu> vd09+@andrew.cmu.edu (Vincent M. Del Vecchio) writes: >> UWisc - Madison prices are: > >> Mac Classic 1/SuperDrive 756 >> Mac Classic 2/40 1132 > >> Mac IIsi 2/40 2321 >> Mac IIsi 5/80 2813 > >Getting on the bandwagon... > >CMU Mac Prices: >Classic 1/SuperDrive 750 >Classic 2/40 1120 >IIsi 2/40 2300 >IIsi 5/80 2790 > I see Canadian university students, or atleast those here at the U of Manitoba are getting the shaft. Mac Classic 2/40 $1745<cdn> Mac IIsi 2/40 $3765<cdn> w/ext kb Mac IIsi 5/80 $4509<cdn> w/ext kb Using a somewhat generous exchange rate of $1.20 and 13.5% FST on CMU's prices, they would work out to be: $1518, $3119, and $3783, respectively. A difference of $227, $646, and $726, Cdn, respectively. I would say our SI prices are WAY out of line! Thankfully, I won't be buying one. Charles
dl3o+@andrew.cmu.edu (David B. Ladek) (10/17/90)
Does anyone have consortium pricing on the IILC? I know the prices here are really good on the Classic and IIsi, but the store is being VERY closed-mouthed about the LC. I'd really appreciate it .... dl dl3o+@andrew.cmu.edu
ogil@quads.uchicago.edu (Brian W. Ogilvie) (10/17/90)
Thanks everyone who responded either by mail or by news to my original posting. Since so many of the responses have been by posting, I've decided to not post the responses that I have received by mail; if you want them drop me a note and I'd be glad to email them to you. BTW, I discovered that the $1350 that the University of Chicago wants for the Classic 2/40 includes your choice of either MacWrite II, WordPerfect, or Microsoft Word (academic version). So it's not as much of a gouge as I had thought. Still, considering that it's about $200 higher than some of the other schools, it's not as good as it could be. [Insert standard gripe here about the university going to the dogs.] -- Brian W. Ogilvie "Find a need and fool it!" ogil@midway.uchicago.edu --Zippy the Pinhead
jk3t+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jonathan King) (10/17/90)
wayner@kama.cs.cornell.edu (Peter Wayner) writes: > At Cornell, Mac Classic 1meg, no hard drive: 815 > 2meg, 40m hd :1224 > > In NYC, in an advertisement in today's NYT, the Mac Classic is > going for $750. I think the IIsi was $2300, but I'm not sure. > > Some educator's discount. Okay, so everything listed here *is* cheaper at CMU, but I don't know how your school funds the campus Computer Store, so this may not be as raw as you think. Also, it used to be that many NYC computer places had ads like: MAC PLUS $447* [or something] Then whisper: * when purchased with an ImageWriter II [which you're paying list for, sucker.] [And they don't print the stuff in brackets] > -Peter > Peter Wayner Department of Computer Science Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY 14850 > EMail:wayner@cs.cornell.edu Office: 607-255-9202 or 255-1008 jking
djb@mailer.cc.fsu.edu (David Brightbill) (10/17/90)
The word here is that the 2 drive classic will go for $889 and the 2/40 will go for 1299
hofbauer@csri.toronto.edu (John Hofbauer) (10/18/90)
> I see Canadian university students, or at least those here at the > U of Manitoba are getting the shaft. > > Mac Classic 2/40 $1745<cdn> Hmm. The University of Toronto Computer Shop is charging $1899<cdn> for the Mac Classic 2/40.
ggiergiel@vmsa.oac.uci.edu (10/18/90)
Here are the prices UCI highway robbers are charging: IIsi 2/40 : $2575 IIsi 4/80 : $3125 12" color : $425 13" color : $699 std. keyb : $100 ext. keyb : $180 Could somebody at Apple look at these obscene markups and see if their contract with UCI could be terminated? J.G
umcarls9@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Charles Carlson) (10/18/90)
In article <1990Oct17.135435.15654@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> hofbauer@csri.toronto.edu (John Hofbauer) writes: >> I see Canadian university students, or at least those here at the >> U of Manitoba are getting the shaft. >> >> Mac Classic 2/40 $1745<cdn> > >Hmm. The University of Toronto Computer Shop is charging $1899<cdn> >for the Mac Classic 2/40. OUCH!! Looks like your shaft is bigger than ours. So, does anyone at Apple care<sometimes I wonder! <sorry, needed to get my occasional Apple jab in there>> to explain why the Canadian prices are so much higher than those in the U.S.? I could possibly understand if we were an ocean apart, but the only thing that seperates us is a river, a couple lakes <big ones> and some wheat fields. Charles
draphsor@elaine0.stanford.edu (Matt Rollefson) (10/18/90)
In keeping with the recent thread of pricing at Universities... Mac II Systems (All need Monitor; fx and cx require video card as well; however, extended keyboard *is* included) IIfx HD 160/4MB CPU $6718 IIfx HD 80/4MB CPU $6060 IIfx 4MB CPU $5519 IIci HD 80/4 Parity CPU $4453 IIci HD 80/4MB CPU $4158 IIci 4MB CPU $3726 IIsi HD 80/5MB CPU $2934 * IIsi HD 40/2MB CPU $2446 * IIcx HD 80/4MB CPU $4082 IIcx HD 40/1MB CPU $3302 IIcx 1MB CPU $2890 Macintosh LC Systems (Does not include monitor.) HD 40/2MB CPU $1600 - listed 'approximate price'; available to order 11-15-90 Macintosh SE Systems (Do not include Keyboard.) SE/30 HD 80/4MB $2745 SE/30 HD 40/1MB $2023 SE HD 40/2MB $1336 SE HD 20/1MB $1119 Macintosh Classic Systems Classic HD40/2MB $1120 * Classic 1MB $747 * Macintosh Portable (It is to laugh...) Portable HD 40 $3357 Portable $2930 Monitors High Resolution 13" Color $629 special w/"some computers" $379 12" Color $378 Two-Page monochrome $1042 Monochrome portrait $692 High-Res monochrome 12" $189 12" monochrom (available 12/90) $189 * indicates a system released on 10-15-90 Well, there you have it. For what it's worth... Draphsor vo'drun-Aelf draphsor@portia.stanford.edu -- Draphsor vo'drun-Aelf draphsor@portia.stanford.edu
philip@yunexus.yorku.ca (Phil McDunnough) (10/18/90)
In article <1990Oct17.135435.15654@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> hofbauer@csri.toronto.edu (John Hofbauer) writes: >> I see Canadian university students, or at least those here at the >> U of Manitoba are getting the shaft. >> >> Mac Classic 2/40 $1745<cdn> > >Hmm. The University of Toronto Computer Shop is charging $1899<cdn> >for the Mac Classic 2/40. This is the same price as many local dealers. May I suggest you ask them why? Perhaps it's time for the University community to look a little bit more closely at the University of Toronto Computer Shop's policies. You might start by looking at prices for NeXT's for various usable configurations. In any case as this is a Mac group, there are several good dealers in Toronto that will easily match that price. Philip McDunnough Professor of Statistics University of Toronto->philip@utstat.toronto.edu [these are STRICTLY my views,etc...]
isr@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Michael S. Schechter - ISR group account) (10/18/90)
Here at Syracuse Univ. the Classic is going for 800$, not too bad, but me, I'd rather have a Plus for $650.. BTW, New York street prices are (get ready) $749!!!! Computer Era, (212) 689-6500 -- Mike Schechter, Computer Engineer,Institute Sensory Research, Syracuse Univ. InterNet: Mike_Schechter@isr.syr.edu isr@rodan.syr.edu Bitnet: SENSORY@SUNRISE
jlee4@lion.uwaterloo.ca (Johnny Lee) (10/18/90)
In article <1990Oct17.135435.15654@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> hofbauer@csri.toronto.edu (John Hofbauer) writes: >> I see Canadian university students, or at least those here at the >> U of Manitoba are getting the shaft. >> >> Mac Classic 2/40 $1745<cdn> > >Hmm. The University of Toronto Computer Shop is charging $1899<cdn> >for the Mac Classic 2/40. At UW it's: Mac Classic $1166 Mac Classic 2/40 $1727 Mac LC 2MB Superdrive $1844 Mac LC 2MB 40MB HD $2305 Mac IIsi 2Mb 40HD $3477 Mac IIsi 5MB 80MB HD $4215 As noted before, even including rate of exchange, there's an extra couple hundred of bucks not accounted for. Love this free trade. :-) N.B. The LC and IIsi have curved fronts so that if you place a monitor on top of them, you get a flush(?? forgive my english, 4yrs of engineering hasn't helped) surface. Johnny Lee jlee4@lion.waterloo.edu
carsup@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Fisher Library support) (10/19/90)
In article <1990Oct17.154504.19204@mailer.cc.fsu.edu> djb@mailer.cc.fsu.edu (David Brightbill) writes: >The word here is that the 2 drive classic will go for $889 and the ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ SAY WHAT????? >2/40 will go for 1299 **My employers don't understand me, so I guess I'm on my own when I speak out** Norton Chia | I *think* my address is Micro Support | carsup@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU *******************************************************************************
kreme@isis.cs.du.edu (Finnegan's wake-up call) (10/19/90)
In article <271CB152.6882@orion.oac.uci.edu> ggiergiel@vmsa.oac.uci.edu writes: >Here are the prices UCI highway robbers are charging: > >IIsi 2/40 : $2575 >IIsi 4/80 : $3125 ^ Should be 5, no? >12" color : $425 >13" color : $699 >std. keyb : $100 >ext. keyb : $180 The Keyboard prices are too high, but the others seem in line. The price for a Mac IIsi direct from Apple for a non-profit organization is $3050 in the 5Meg/80Meg setup. A $75 markup isn't too bad. I think the 13" color monitor retails for $999, so I don;t see why you're complaining. The retail price on the Mac IIsi is $4070 (and that is a discounted sale). > >Could somebody at Apple look at these obscene >markups and see if their contract with UCI could >be terminated? >J.G -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | kreme@nyx.cs.du.edu |Growing up leads to growing old, and then to dying, and| |---------------------|dying to me don't sound like all that much fun. | | If you don't get kissed good-night you get Kafka Dreams |
gkj@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Gregory K Johnson) (10/20/90)
In article <47152@cornell.UUCP> wayner@kama.cs.cornell.edu (Peter Wayner) writes: >At Cornell, Mac Classic 1meg, no hard drive: 815 > 2meg, 40m hd :1224 > >In NYC, in an advertisement in today's NYT, the Mac Classic is >going for $750. I think the IIsi was $2300, but I'm not sure. > >Some educator's discount. It is true that the Mac Classic is advertised at $750. But they will try to sell you a whole bunch of things with it, because $750 is just about dealer cost on the machine. I went in, bought a Mac Classic with 4 MB of ram and a 40 mb internal hard drive for $1462, which is less than what I would have paid had I bought the machine at $750, bought a memory expansion card at the educational discount price here of $116, 3 SIMM's and an external hard drive mail order. And they'll have it for me by next week, and I won't have to void the warranty by installing anything myself. So I think I got a pretty good deal (I imagine dealer cost on the machine to be $1200-1300). But most importantly, I won't have to wait six weeks for them to deliver the "educationally discounted" machines. --Greg Johnson
gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu (10/20/90)
------ In article <1990Oct19.201213.7782@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>, gkj@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Gregory K Johnson) writes... > >It is true that the Mac Classic is advertised at $750. But they will try >to sell you a whole bunch of things with it, because $750 is just about >dealer cost on the machine. > >I went in, bought a Mac Classic with 4 MB of ram and a 40 mb internal hard >drive for $1462, which is less than what I would have paid had I bought >the machine at $750, bought a memory expansion card at the educational >discount price here of $116, 3 SIMM's and an external hard drive mail order. >And they'll have it for me by next week, and I won't have to void the >warranty by installing anything myself. So I think I got a pretty good >deal (I imagine dealer cost on the machine to be $1200-1300). But most >importantly, I won't have to wait six weeks for them to deliver the >"educationally discounted" machines. What was the name of the place? Robert ============================================================================ = gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu * generic disclaimer: * "It's more fun to = = * all my opinions are * compute" = = * mine * -Kraftwerk = ============================================================================
jtgorman@cs.arizona.edu (Quaestor) (10/23/90)
Here at the UofAhh, I just got the new _HIGHER EDUCATION PURCHASE PROGRAM_
brochure and on the second page was the lovely little heading of FALL
PROMOTIONAL BUNDLES. As if the standard student price slash at the UofAhh
was already satisfactory ($1199 for a 2/40 Classic), they have put together
some even better packages. Check these out:
IIsi 2/40 & AppleColor Monitor $2955.30
IIsi 5/80 & " " $3487.30
IIci 4 & Apple Color Monitor (no HD?!?!) $4269.30
IIci 4/80 & AppleColor Monitor $4717.30
IIfx 4 & 8.24 Card & AppleColor Monitor (no HD) $6748.60
IIfx 4/80 & 8.24 Card & AppleColor Monitor $7324.60
IIfx 4/160 & " " " $8028.60
No keyboards, of course
As if the IIsi wasn't already sweet enuf, this new deal will save me and
other UofAhh students another $250 (for the 2/40 deal). It's time for a new
machine...mike@maths.tcd.ie (Mike Rogers) (10/25/90)
In article <271CB152.6882@orion.oac.uci.edu>, ggiergiel@vmsa.oac.uci.edu wrote: >Here are the prices UCI highway robbers are charging: >IIsi 2/40 : $2575 >IIsi 4/80 : $3125 >12" color : $425 >13" color : $699 >std. keyb : $100 >ext. keyb : $180 Well here in Ireland the si2/40 will set you back about $5400 in the Campus Shop. And people wonder why Amiga is so popular in Europe??? -- Mike Rogers, Box 6, Regent Hse, TCD. | WRITE (UNIT=*,FMT=*) 'FORTRAN SUCKS' mike@hamilton.maths.tcd.ie (UNIX=>AOK)| The Irish...White Niggers of the World mike@tcdmath.uucp (UUCP=>oldie/goodie)| There is no God, get real for Chrissakes msrogers@vax1.tcd.ie(VMS => blergh) | -my annoy maximum number of people .sig-