RE: Model 170 for Personal Development

Rob,

Yep - looked into leasing it was way over my budget :(
(almost the same monthly cost as upgrading to a newer 
truck which I *really* need ).  
 
Terry

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rob@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:rob@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 3:37 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: RE: Model 170 for Personal Development
> 
> 
> My cable bill is $62.60/month.  That's for cable TV, 
> internet, etc.  And 
> my wife uses the internet more than I do.
> My point is this, do you spend more on your TV viewing than 
> on furthering 
> your career?
> Here's a radical idea.  Since most people plan on paying the cable or 
> satellite pig for all time, why not lease an i5 for home use? 
>  Perhaps you 
> can get it for about the same amount as your cable bill.  And 
> the beauty 
> of leasing is that when the new hardware comes out it's a 
> simple matter of 
> adjusting your lease versus the pain of a buy decision.  And the way 
> computers are going, you might even find you're adjusting your lease 
> downwards for a better, faster machine.  We've had that 
> happen at work.
> 
> Hey, your lease payments might even be cheaper that what you pay your 
> credit card company for that ebay'ed iseries.  Providing you 
> make only 
> your montly minimum to your credit card company, or some such thing.
> 
> Rob Berendt
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