Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!pyrdc!pyrnj!rutgers!cmcl2!esquire!sbb From: sbb@esquire.UUCP (Stephen B. Baumgarten) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Need advice on buying a Mac SE Keywords: HELP! Message-ID: <649@esquire.UUCP> Date: 22 Sep 88 14:21:43 GMT References: <8221@alice.UUCP> Reply-To: sbb@esquire.UUCP (Stephen B. Baumgarten) Distribution: na Organization: DP&W, New York, NY Lines: 22 In article <8221@alice.UUCP> apdoo@alice.UUCP (Alan Weiss) writes: >4. Where to buy it? We live in New Jersey near New York City...what are the > tradeoffs buying from a discounter in New York such as 47th street photo? 47th Street is fine as long as you know *exactly* what you want. Computer Era is an especially good place to shop, and even Computerland is OK these days. Avoid Computer Factory like the plague -- you'd be better off buying your Mac off the back of someone's pickup truck. In general, it's better to find a dealer you're comfortable with and maybe pay a little more than to go for the absolute lowest price. Although many high-priced dealerships are run by pinheads (of course, some of the low-priced ones, like Computer Factory, are as well), many of the smaller stores are staffed by professionals who, even though they may not always know how to solve a problem, at least care that you have one. -- Steve Baumgarten | "New York... when civilization falls apart, Davis Polk & Wardwell | remember, we were way ahead of you." {uunet,cmcl2}!esquire!sbb | sbb%esquire@cmcl2.nyu.edu | - David Letterman