Re: What to buy, and also a leasing question

Alison Richards (arichards@tenthplanet.com)
Tue, 9 Apr 1996 12:08:06 EDT

>> As I read the ads, and talk to people who recently bought computers,
>>especially Macs, I'm struck by the practices of (1) not including a monitor.
>>The ads hook you with fantastic prices, then give the bad news in fine
>>print: monitor sold separately. (2) pre-loading software, then not
>>including manuals or original disks. What's going on here? Is this fair
>>to the consumer? Have you really purchased the software?

If you stick to the Apple Performa line, these computers include monitors.
They are a complete package and are part of the educational line Apple
sells at special prices for schools. They are also marketed as a "home
computer," and therefore, their prices are more reasonable than the more
powerful "power user" machines.

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