Re: Apple a LEMON in disguise

[Keith Whitehead <k.j.whitehead@massey.ac.nz>]

In article <38C5C3D3.E49C3467@webzone.net>, Stingray 
<stingray@webzone.net> wrote:

> :
> 
> > Not only that any spares for
> > > > a Mac cost 10-20 times that of an equivelent PC part...
> > >
> 
> 10 to 20 TIMES??? Meaning that say, a $150 part would cost $1500 to 
> $3000???
> Where do you get this information? Everything I've ever had to buy for 
> one of
> my Macs or any of my Apples has been pretty close in price to the PC
> equivilant. Sometimes I've had to pay maybe 5% to 10% more, but 10 to 20 
> times
> more? Where do you get your stuff repaired? I feel pretty confidant that 
> I can
> help you find a place with better pricing.
> 
> 

Ok this is in New Zealand.
PC power supply NZ$70
8600 power supply NZ$640

PC floppy drive NZ$ 39
Apple floppy drive NZ$400+

NEW PC mother board $200
Mother baord for 7300 $1700

And these prices rely on you returning the old parts in acceptable 
condition...

As for old machines...I have over 200 old machines from Apple, Kaypro, 
Tandy, DEC, Nascom, Atari, Commodore, Televideo etc with about 1/3 in 
knowen working condition and probably 1/2 of the rest in easily repaired 
states with some of the rest revivable if I can get enough info.