[SunRescue] SunBlade 100 pricing and it's effect on the used market

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What a brilliant response!  Terrific prose!  <Grin>
	Nick

On Wed, 28 Feb 2001, Brian Dunbar wrote:

> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hatle, Steven J. [mailto:shatle at vue.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 1:04 PM
> To: 'rescue at sunhelp.org'
> Subject: [SunRescue] SunBlade 100 pricing and it's effect on the used
> market
> 
> 
> All,
> 
> Does it seem safe to assume that the wide introduction of the SB100 is going
> to drive the prices of all the existing used U1/5/10's and pre-Ultra
> machines into the toilet? 
> 
> Why would I buy a used U10 for approx. $1400.00 (current e-bay prices) when
> the low-end and "medium" config of the SB100 are cheaper or the same price?
> (I haven't studied the SB100 specs in detail, so if there's a gotcha, please
> point it out to me).
> 
> With first generation Ultra prices already declining, it seems to me that
> this will only accelerate the price slide of those boxes, not to mention the
> pre-Ultra Sun-4 arch boxes.
> 
> I think it's a good time to be an old hardware scrounge! <grin>
> 
> A friend has ordered an SB100 already. When it gets in and I get a chance to
> look and play, I'll report up to the list.
> 
> 
> Steve
> 
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