iSeries Upgrades: The Time Was Never Better

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July 15, 2002

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iSeries Upgrades: The Time Was Never Better

With the IT industry in a slump, you might afford your next iSeries upgrade much sooner than you thought.

When IBM introduces a new
iSeries model, the prices of older models in the used equipment market will
always be negatively impacted.

This appears to be precisely what is happening
now as IBM ships its new 8xx models and the new 270s. These events--combined
with a sluggish IT economy--are creating some great deals for low-end and
high-end iSeries machines.

ITParade.com, Inc., a North Carolina
clearinghouse for used IT equipment, has been tracking the retail prices of used
AS/400s and iSeries computers and disk drives on an ongoing basis. Last week, it
released the latest price index for July 2002. This core sample of the iSeries
after-market shows a significant drop (18% over 2 months) in the value of some
used high-end models iSeries computers...

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