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To: Linda Kaplan who wrote (8799)	2/25/1998 5:01:00 PM
From: rhet0ric	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

Is there an excellent Mac discussion area somewhere to chat about which models meet which needs? Yep, right here ;). What would you like to know? There's basically three choices right now: Low-end: 6500 Middle: G3 High-end: 8600/9600 Thing is, the G3s are as fast or faster than the high end, and with upcoming price cuts are very competitive price-wise with the low end. So there's not much reason right now to get anything other than a G3, unless you have an unusual requirement, like needing lots of free PCI slots (would you use the Mac for video editing? If not, you probably don't). rhet0ric (whose real name is not Matt, despite popular belief)

To: Linda Kaplan who wrote (8799)	2/25/1998 5:54:00 PM
From: J R KARY	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

Linda here's 75 more reasons to find the right Mac From AAPL's core : www2.apple.com Consult user groups , plus some good links at the bottom. Jim K.

To: Linda Kaplan who wrote (8799)	2/26/1998 2:25:00 PM
From: BillHoo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

<<They almost sold me a G3 this week, >> I stopped by a CompUSA today to check out the line of Macs. I've been weighing the political odds of buying at CompUSA to stimulate their support of Apple, or by using the Apple Online Store to stimulate their success. What I saw at CompUSA did not impress me. The online store had boxes of Windows stuff laying in the aisles (perhaps they were running out of space) and all the Macs were turned off. One of them was not hooked up properly or non-functional. Keyboards were very grubby. There was only one G3 machine there. Some guy who does desktop video came in looking for a G3 to met his needs and was disappointed by the selection. The sales rep did not have much of a sell on the upgradeability to satisfy this user. As the sales rep left, I recommended that he try the Apple Online store to customize a machine to his liking. He told me that he was at Computer City yesterday and they were having a firesale on Macs...50-70 percent off. Too late. All sold out. They were getting rid of their inventory. I think I may settle for an 8600/300 machine. I may also wait for the G4s. -Bill_H