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In article <Dz12u8.7t1@nsc.nsc.com>, scharf@mirage.nsc.com (Steven M.
Scharf) wrote:


> If you pick up an ad from a store like Fry's which sells both PC and Mac
> equipment you will soon see that indeed the peripherals are much more
> expensive. Even though the original poster has the same name as me, I don't
> agree with her other statements completely. The better software does make
> it to the Macintosh platform eventually, and the lower quality stuff is
> filtered out by the marketplace, i.e. if it isn't a hit on the PC it
> won't be ported, so this might even be a plus.

The problem with Fry's is not only that they are not the cheapest or best
place to get things for the Mac, mail order which becomes almost a
neccesity for good prices and variety in the Mac market, it is also
misleading because of the differences between the platforms. Mac
peripherals that are going to be plugged into the back of the machine are
going to be more expensive than PC cards or drives that are going to be
inserted into the machine. Some people would rather have them installed
some would rather have them as accessories outside, the prices are the same
for zip or jaz drives if they are external. I personally like having a SCSI
port and an ethernet port standard. The difference between printers and
monitors is definitely real, but the quality is also, including the fact
that a laser printer should be a postscript printer for the Mac and an
added feature for the PC.
There are definitely some very inexpensive, or cheap, peripherals that can
be found for the PC and not the Mac, many if not most of these are very low
quality knock-offs. You get what you pay for.

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