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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
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Reply-To: sbb@esquire.UUCP (Stephen B. Baumgarten)
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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.

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