mcguffey@muvms3.bitnet (Michael McGuffey) (09/24/90)
In article <4488@sage.cc.purdue.edu>, ar4@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Piper Keairnes) writes: > In <4593@crash.cts.com> oleg@crash.cts.com (Oleg Rovner) writes: > > What also upsets me is that these prices are listed as up to date as of > September 15th and they exactly match the prices listed as of August 15th. > Wasn't there a significant drop in the IIci's price before/on September 15th? > When will this be reflected?!? (If ever...) > The difference in price, assuming both schools are using the same Apple price list (there are at least two that I know of), can be explained by the "dealer markup". Our bookstore charges some % over one of the lists. Other schools may charge more or less. Also, my local Apple rep has explained that the recent IIci cut was reflected about 2 to 3 months ago. I seem to remember a drop, but I haven't gone back through the lists to see exactly when it occured. --michael ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael McGuffey, Director BITNET: mcguffey@marshall Office of Institutional Research Internet: mcguffey%muvms3@wvnvms.wvnet.edu Marshall University Phone: 304/696-3212 Huntington, WV 25755 FAX: 304/696-3601 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
ts@cup.portal.com (Tim W Smith) (10/04/90)
To get the best price, you have to buy different parts from different places. For example, as of about two years ago, when I was last buying a Mac, the cheapest way to get a Mac II that was available to me would have been to get the CPU box from Apple (I work for a developer, so could get developer prices), but to get the keyboard, monitor, and video card from Caltech (I knew students who would have been able to get me student prices). Sometimes even dealers have the best prices. I've seen one place selling the Mac Plus for less than developer prices. Tim Smith