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- From: rcmerrit@apgea.army.mil (Robert C. Merritt <rcmerrit>)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Re: Tandy MPC Sensation
- Message-ID: <1993Jan7.212101.16295@apgea.army.mil>
- Date: 7 Jan 93 21:21:01 GMT
- References: <1993Jan7.181822.26822@ornl.gov>
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- In article <1993Jan7.181822.26822@ornl.gov> gkj@jacobs.esd.ornl.gov (Gary K. Jacobs) writes:
- >Any information out there comparing the performance of this
- >multimedia bundle to other brands pieced together with third party
- >multimedia peripherals?
- >
- >I know that the price of the Tandy is not as good as, say, a Gateway
- >2000 482/SX-25Mhz bundled with third party stuff, but does the Tandy
- >MPC stuff work better because it has been configured and tested by
- >the company?
- >
- >The 105 Mb hard drive seems a little small - will it limit the number
- >and types of software one can have immediately available on the hard
- >drive.
- >
- >Has Tandy cut some serious corners that are not readily apparent?
- >
- >Is the system a good bet for home use?
- >
- >thanks
- >
- >gary jacobs
-
-
- I've looked at one over at a frirnds house. It looks good. But remeber, your
- stuck buying just about EVERYTHING from tandy. However for $2000 it isn't a
- good deal, a 485 sx system from alot of places (25 mhz like tandy) are
- going for 1300 or less. Snd with that you'll get more memory, larger hard
- drive and a better graphics card for $1300. Then just add a cd-rom and a
- sound card and you'll probably save about $200. plus you'll save more in the
- long run because you wouldn't have to pay tandy to upgrade.
- Rob Merritt
-