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Subject: Mac vs. PC costs
From: jarod-ajLrJawYSntWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org (Jarod Wilson)
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:21:33 -0400
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On 06/20/2009 04:56 PM, Robert Krawitz wrote:
> I buy them used, when they're already 50% off their original price.

Didn't quite go that far, but my PowerBook was a floor model of the 
prior generation immediately after a spec bump, so it was discounted a 
ways, and my ThinkPad was also purchased just before a spec bump, and 
via a special hookup because IBM is a partner of ours (IBM and Lenovo 
are still heavily intertwined in the laptop area...).

--jarod

References:
- New Laptop questions
  - From: tbs-Gb/NUjX2UK8 at public.gmane.org (ref)
- New Laptop questions
  - From: jarod-ajLrJawYSntWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org (Jarod Wilson)
- New Laptop questions
  - From: richard.pieri-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org (Richard Pieri)
- New Laptop questions
  - From: rlk-FrUbXkNCsVf2fBVCVOL8/A at public.gmane.org (Robert Krawitz)
- New Laptop questions
  - From: rpug-AKf0aY4IwLwC9rEbRqCHog at public.gmane.org (Ryan Pugatch)
- New Laptop questions
  - From: rlk-FrUbXkNCsVf2fBVCVOL8/A at public.gmane.org (Robert Krawitz)
- New Laptop questions
  - From: richard.pieri-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org (Richard Pieri)
- Mac vs. PC costs
  - From: tmetro-blu-5a1Jt6qxUNc at public.gmane.org (Tom Metro)
- Mac vs. PC costs
  - From: richard.pieri-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org (Richard Pieri)
- Mac vs. PC costs
  - From: rlk-FrUbXkNCsVf2fBVCVOL8/A at public.gmane.org (Robert Krawitz)
- Mac vs. PC costs
  - From: dsr-mzpnVDyJpH4k7aNtvndDlA at public.gmane.org (Dan Ritter)
- Mac vs. PC costs
  - From: rlk-FrUbXkNCsVf2fBVCVOL8/A at public.gmane.org (Robert Krawitz)

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