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- From: erics@infoserv.com (Eric S. Smith)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
- Subject: Re: Performa 600 - not a cripple!
- Date: Sun, 13 Dec 92 13:52:52 PDT
- Organization: Reigning Cats and Dogs
- Message-ID: <D2150056.l1s5kx@erics.infoserv.com>
- Reply-To: erics@infoserv.com
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- jfw@jfwhome.FUNHOUSE.COM (John F. Woods) writes:
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- >erics@infoserv.com (Eric S. Smith) writes:
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- > >The correct machine to compare against the P600 is the IIci, not the
- > >IIsi.
-
- > 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).
-
- This morning's San Jose Mercury News had an ad for a IIci 5/80 from
- Whole Earth Electronics for $2249. A IIvx 4/80 was priced at $2449.
- No price on a P600, but if your estimate is correct they're all about
- in the same price range.
-
- > 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?
- > MacUser's recent Buyers' Guide also kind of panned the Performa 600, but at
- > least their analysis was more insightful than "Hey, it's not as good as a IIci!
- > THTHTHTHRRRP!".
-
- I don't think I said anything like "THTHTHTHRRRP!". :-)
- The P600/IIvx combination seems targeted at about the same market as
- the IIci, and quite a distinct market than the Quadra 950. They are
- approximately the same performance, same number of Nubus slots, etc.
-
- > >Other factors are
- > >a matter of taste, but I much prefer the IIci's plastic case to the P600's
- > >metal one.
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- > As a user of the radio spectrum, I applaud Apple's efforts to continue to
- > improve the radiation characteristics of their machines. While the IIci is
- > very quiet, the metal cases are not only cheaper for Apple to manufacture,
- > they are also better suited to meeting RFI and EMC requirements.
-
- As I said, it's a matter of taste. I don't give a damn about radiation
- characteristics.
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