From: Randal Whittle (rwhittle_at_usa.net)
Date: Tue May 04 1999 - 13:51:15 EDT
At 05:27 PM 5/4/99 +0000, you wrote:
>On Tue, 04 May 1999 09:55:03 -0700, Randal Whittle <rwhittle_at_usa.net>
>wrote:
>>Just what I figured. I suppose if you have *zero* use for CD drive & etc.
>>in a portable form (that is, you were a candidate for a 560 anyway), then
>>the 570 is a good choice.
>>
>> Is the base an optional extra, or is it standard? How much extra do you
>>pay for the base, if not included?
>
> Everything I've read counts the base as a $100 option, but you then have
>to buy all of the drives that go into it. Same ol' Big Blue...
$100 for a shell, eh? That's pretty pathetic.
But if all you want is a CD drive...not sure what that goes for, but I'd
guess at least $200. So for $300 or so, you can have the base & a CD for
your 570. I guess that's not too bad.
On first glance I'd say they should include it, but then I suppose there's
plenty of 570 (like 560) purchasers that would never need it, so they
shouldn't be forced to pay extra for something they won't need. Its not
like the 701's port replicator which opened the door to just about *all*
the ports & functions on the machine.
- Randy
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