Re: Apple a LEMON in disguise

[Charles Plater <cplater@mac.com>]

in article k.j.whitehead-84DAE3.12241507032000@news.massey.ac.nz, Keith
Whitehead at k.j.whitehead@massey.ac.nz wrote on 3/6/00 6:24 PM:

> The thing that Apple is behind the times on is warranty...they have
> always had one of the worst. I can get PCs with 3-5 year warranties with
> out having to beg...a Mac..12 months only! Not only that any spares for
> a Mac cost 10-20 times that of an equivelent PC part...AND the apple one
> may be reworked, the PC one is NEW.

Could you give some examples of this inflated price scheme for the Mac?
AFAIK Apple is using mostly standard parts, and there is no "Mac Surcharge"
on new or refurbished parts.

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