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In article <11406@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU>, flatmas@prism.cs.orst.edu (Scott Timothy Flatman) writes:
> This is a summary of the *ONE* reply I received regarding the cost to upgrade
> from a Mac II to a Mac IIx. Thanks to Ric Anderson for the only reply I have
> yet to receive! :-) Here is what he found out about a month ago:
> 
> FDHD , the newfangled floppy is ~$700.00 :-( ( you must be kidding! )
> and for some more good humor brought to you from Apple "Steal 'em blind"
> Computer, the logic board is ( you may laugh now...) $1600.00 !!
> 
> And the total is .... $2300.00 !! :-(
> Again Apple wins the first place award for *RIDICULOUSLY* over priced computing
> equipment! After hearing some rumors about upcoming machines I intend to wait
> and see. $2300 bucks for about 20% more performnce is just *?!$ foolish!!:-)

If you are at a univeristy, your prices will be something like this (I don't
deal in retail, so this is all I have):

Macintosh IIx logic board upgrade                    $ 3,039.30
Return of old Mac II logic board                       1,500.00
                                                     ----------
   Net cost of motherboard upgrade                   $ 1,539.30

Macintosh II FDHD upgrade kit (includes FDHD
  drive and ROM/SWIM upgrade)                        $   569.00
Return of old ROM/SWIM chips                             150.00
                                                     ----------
   Net cost of drive upgrade                         $   419.00

   Grand total for upgrade                           $ 1,958.00
                                                     ==========

I'm sure that this would translate into $2300 retail without any problems.
Now here is one thing that I don't understand:  Why do you need to upgrade
the ROM/SWIM chips?  Wouldn't it be much easier to include those on the
logic board upgrade?  Then you would just need to buy a FDHD drive, which only
runs about $349 (university price for internal FDHD drive).  I think that
this would make much more sense, but then again, what do I know...

-Michael

p.s.  I don't have enough money for a Mac II, so I will never have to worry
      about the upgrade to a IIx...


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