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Started by Chuck Parsons
Thu, 23 Jul 1992 18:42
Will there be a back to school special?
Author: Chuck Parsons
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 18:42
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 18:42
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I am seriously considering purchasing a NeXT machine and was a little
dissapointed to go down the the campus computer store (MIT) and find that
the prices are a few hundred dollars more than I remember from last fall.
In particular the base 25mhz 8meg 105mb disk was $2820 but you need
to add a monitor which is $750 for grey scale. Thats $3570 for the
absolute minumum setup. A more resonable setup 33Mhz 250MB drive
and 8MB memory is another $475.
Given the time of year I thought it possible that NeXT might be
rolling out a promo for the new scholl year as well as to dump all the
slabs before the RISC machines come out (I assume they won't come out
before Christmas).
Does anybody know of a better deal on NeXT machines or have any info
of impending sales events?
Many thanks,
Chuck@pierre.mit.edu
Re: Will there be a back to school special?
Author: Geoff Brunkhorst
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 20:10
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 20:10
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In article <1992Jul23.174243.20388@athena.mit.edu> chuck@hans.mit.edu (Chuck
Parsons) writes:
>
> I am seriously considering purchasing a NeXT machine and was a little
> dissapointed to go down the the campus computer store (MIT) and find that
> the prices are a few hundred dollars more than I remember from last fall.
The bottom line price discount for pre-committed HUGE volume universities went
from 40% off to 35% off list this spring. Also, NeXT has the right to
renegotiate the discount if it appears a university is not meeting their
committment. MIT may have been affected by either one of these possibilities.
5% on 5000 is $250, within the definition of 'a few hundred dollars.'
> Given the time of year I thought it possible that NeXT might be
> rolling out a promo for the new scholl year as well as to dump all the
> slabs before the RISC machines come out (I assume they won't come out
> before Christmas).
you think wrong. The NRW is not going to affect the 'classic 8/105' 6 months
before your optimistic (read: I ain't holding a spot under my Xmas tree, nor
my easter basket, for a NRW) schedule. 6 months after, maybe, but not
before.
If a new promo comes out, I suspect it to be announced August 1 or after.
I suspect it will be in the form of software bundling, and/or printer
bundling ("Get all this cool software for worth $2000, for $200, and
this printer for $100 off!")
> Does anybody know of a better deal on NeXT machines or have any info
buy used. 8/200s are going for 2900-$3500.
> of impending sales events?
no.
- Geoff.
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"The only thing obsoleted by Windows 3.1 is poking myself in the
eye with a pointed stick." - Gene Lee
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