On 11/19/01 7:58 AM, "Scott C. Gregory" <scgregory_at_bigpond.com> wrote:
> Loren Finkelstein wrote:
>>
>> IMHO, it would be better if every die-hard newton user had access to spare
>> parts, or a spare newton for when theirs eventually dies, rather than a lot
>> of new people getting Newton's when they could get Palms or PocketPC's and
>> never know what they missed out on.
>>
>> Selfish? Maybe. But I think it makes more sense.
>
> I resent that! I am a Newton OMP owner, and wish to get myself a 2100
> or a 2000U.
> So what you are saying is, I should toss it out and go buy a Palm, just
> so you can keep all 10 Newton's to yourself. Riiight. I don't
> thinkso. Because of people like you, it is darn near impossible to get
> a 2100. And even then it won't have anything (including a charger or
> bat back) with it.. Not only that, the prices are going way way up.
I don't think the prices are going up. Actually, they've been going down.
I've paid $999 plus tax for my 2100 in November 1997. Then, in 2000, I've
found one of the cheapest 2000 on eBay, after lurking for some time. I've
paid then $400 for a non-upgraded 2000, after which I spent $140 to get it
upgraded to a 2100. That's $540, but a lot less than $999. Recently, I've
seen bare 2000 going for as little as $250 on eBay...
-Laurent.
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