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- From: lee5@husc8.harvard.edu (Patrick Lee)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
- Subject: Re: Performa 600 - not a cripple!
- Message-ID: <lee5.724290002@husc8>
- Date: 13 Dec 92 23:40:02 GMT
- References: <D2150056.kuuuce@erics.infoserv.com> <Bz7DKr.A8r@jfwhome.FUNHOUSE.COM>
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- jfw@jfwhome.FUNHOUSE.COM (John F. Woods) writes:
-
- >In <D2150056.kuuuce@erics.infoserv.com> erics@infoserv.com (Eric S. Smith) writes:
- >>The correct machine to compare against the P600 is the IIci, not the
- >>IIsi.
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- >Why? Does it cost the same as a IIci? According to MacWeek, the price of
- >the Performa 600 (street $2000) is much closer to the IIsi (list $1999) than the
- ------ ----
- >IIci (list $2719). Or are you comparing against the IIci in order to make
- >sure that your claim that the Performa 600 is an inferior machine looks
- >justified? Heck, why not compare it against a Quadra 950? A Cray 2?
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- Comparing the Performa street price to the IIsi list is hardly fair.
- IIsi's are considerably cheaper on the street, esp since they're now
- orphaned with no upgrade path (sigh). IIci's on the other hand, are a
- much better comparison...
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- BTW, I much prefer the plastic cases as well.. I don't think it's Apple
- trying to increase the RF friendliness as much as cutting corners, and it
- results in a much uglier computer..
-
- -Pat
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