From: hades@coos.dartmouth.edu (Brian V. Hughes)
Subject: Re: Performa or LC???
Reply-To: hades@Dartmouth.Edu
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demon@desire.wright.edu (Not a Boomer) writes:

>	Performa 200 == Classic II
>	Performa 400 == LC II

    Performa 405 = LCII 4/80 with Monitor, modem and software.
    Performa 430 = LCII 4/120 w/ Monitor, modem and software.

>	Performa 4xx == LC III

    Performa 450 = LCIII with Monitor, modem and software.
    Do we detect a trend here people...

>	The Performas are made to be low-cost business solutions.  The 4xx have
>bundled software, modems, etc.

    The Performas are made to be low-cost, widely distributed (sold at
Sears) home machines, not business machines. They were developed to
compete with the retail outlet home computer market.

>	Because they have no "retail price" you might be able to get a steeper
>discount on them.  Shop around.

    Sears is probably going to have the best price around, most of the
time, based on the number they can purchase and stuff like that.

>	As far as the monitors go, buy 3rd party.  Much cheaper.

    Not really. The newer Peformas (405, 430, 450) come with what is
really a third party monitor that Apple has put their name on and
called it the Performa Plus display. Essentially it is a VGA monitor,
quite cheap.

-Hades