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- From: keithg@cnmhnet.UUCP (keith garrard)
- Newsgroups: triangle.general
- Subject: Re: Computer Advice
- Message-ID: <189@cnmhnet.UUCP>
- Date: 6 Nov 92 19:41:06 GMT
- References: <Bx9D38.2Lt@unx.sas.com>
- Organization: California-Nevada Methodist Homes
- Lines: 34
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- In article <Bx9D38.2Lt@unx.sas.com> sasjcs@canoe.unx.sas.com (Joan Stout) writes:
- >settlement. I bought a computer during our marriage, so he's legally
- >entitled to half its value. I have no problem with that, but I want
- >to know what a fair price is for this computer. The store where I
- >bought it is no longer in business. Two places told me that the marker
- >value is "$400-500," but I think it's worth less, based on similar
- >This is what I have:
- >IBM-compatible XT (8088)
- >20mg hard drive, 5.25 floppy drive
- >640K RAM
- >Samsung monochrome monitor
- >Enhanced keyboard
- >NEC Pinwriter 2200 printer
-
- The prices you have quoted would be what the stores
- would probably try to sell the system for. You are
- quite correct in stating that you think it is
- worth less. With a measly 20mg hard drive, and it is
- a used computer, if someone offers you $250-$300
- for it, take it! You know how it is, with computers,
- would YOU buy a used computer? They depreciate
- at a rate far greater than those used by most
- accounting professionals. In fact, the standard procedure
- nowadays is to write off the computer system in the first
- year or two because of the volatility of the
- market. Remember when a 386 machine was considered
- to be remarkable? Now there are the 486's, and one
- can pick up good 386 machines for almost nothing now.
- They are about to release the next version to supercede
- the 486, called the P-5 next year. That is going to
- make the price of 486's drop like it did for 386's
- when the 486 was introduced.
- --Keith
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