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Anthony Chan <af_chan@postoffice.utas.edu.au> wrote:

> I'm thinking of buying a 5300mono.  (most likely with 24Mb of RAM).
> 
> Australian price would be about $3500.
> 
> I'ld like to hear peoples opinion on this machine and if they think it's a
> good buy.  I'm esp. concerned with all the negative press (rightly so from
> what I've heard) about the 5300 line.
> 
> Does it work well for you?  What do you use it for?  (I plan to mainly do
> word processing and play some games, maybe attached to an external colour
> monitor).
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Anthony

Anthony,

I got a 5300mono about three weeks ago from MacSale International for
USD$1099 + USD$249 for additional 8Mb RAM...16Mb RAM.  MS Excel 5.0,
ClarisWorks 4.0V.4, SpeedDoubler, FreePPP 2.5rf, Fetch 3.0.1, Netscape
2.0, Eudora Light, GV Teleport Platinum [ external :-( ], and lots of
shareware/freeware board and card games. 7.5 sys update 2.0, Revision 2.
No RamDoubler!! 

So far this machine has been VERY stable, and certainly much faster than
my Performa 636cd, 8/250. I have hooked it up to the 14" moniter that
was bundled with the Performa (mostly just to see what sys 7.5 looked
like in color)...

I have used it primarily to crunch large Excel files, do
word-processing, and fairly standard (i.e. email, light FTPing, and
light WWW browsing [not too pretty in 16 level grayscale]) internet
stuff. This machine has worked most excellent for me and I couldn't be
happier that I got it. I was very concerned initially because most of
the posts here reflect the many negatives, but self-selecting samples
notwithstanding, I took the plunge because I couldn't beat the price and
needed a laptop for my trip to Cambodia.

I don't know what the current exchange rate is for USD to AusD$3500, but
if that's not the primary concern, my vote is a wholehearted
go-for-it!!!!  

Abel Ornopia Nelson
<abel.o.nelson@m.cc.utah.edu>