Re: New 250 better than 170's from IBM on eBay

["Leif Svalgaard" <leif@xxxxxxxx>]

As Charlie said:
> From: Charlie Massoglia <cmassoglia@voyager.net>
> Finally a relatively affordable personal AS/400.  Unbelievable!
>

Not to be believed, indeed.
"If it sounds too good to be true, it is too good to be true..."


----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Franz <franz400@triad.rr.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: New 250 better than 170's from IBM on eBay


> So are we saying they are $4,800 & $8,300 or
> $8,500 & $12,000 ?? (from response below from David Bruce
> it would seem the latter prices-worst announce letter "clarity" in a
while!)
> Still a good deal, except they don't have Websphere Studio to get
compilers,
> another $3,600! That makes the total packages $12,100 & $15,600.
> like buying a car - it's all in the details.
> See http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/hardware/mod250.htm
> for cpw ratings, but prices at ibm.com not updated yet.
> the e-bay 170's will take about as much $$ to get all that software, disk,
> memory, ethernet, etc going. Also 250's eligible for Partnerworld
discounts.
> jim
>