Mac Prices

[Scott Cumbo]

Hey Bob,
I lived in Queens my entire life (34 years) which means that last thing i want to do is walk around manhattan all weekend! hahaha. although your right that B&H is always fun.

thanks for the advice!

Scott Cumbo
Editor
Broadway Video, NYC

[Joe Murray]

The comments about ordering from out of state to avoid sales tax always puzzle me, because if you’re in business and want to write off the cost of the computer, you have to keep a record of what you’re writing off and its value. And most states require businesses to pay sales tax on items they purchase for their own use (officially it’s called Sales and Use tax), whether they purchase the items in state or not. Once you create the initial paper trail of taking the write-off, which is worth much more than the couple hundred dollars sales tax, you’ve created a trail of business assets that can be easily viewed if you ever are audited by your state dept. of revenue (which I was this year). If you haven’t paid sales tax on those items, you’ll pay a lot more in penalties than the amount you saved by not paying the tax.

I have no idea if you’re purchasing this for business or personal use, but since you’re in the video business I’m sure you can easily justify writing off the entire expense in one year even if it’s just for your own educational purposes. And maybe New York doesn’t have the same sales tax requirements for business that NC does, but New York is not especially known as a tax haven.

Having been audited recently, I was very relieved that we had followed the law, and had nothing to worry about except having to locate all the right paperwork.

Joe Murray
Edit at Joe’s
Charlotte, NC

[Bob Zelin]

Listen Scott –
I lived in Queens for 35 years (and 4 in Manhattan) before moving to Florida, so I know what it’s like to take the 7 train or F train into the city on the weekends – so dont’ give me any crap. Get your ass onto that subway tomorrow, and get a 50 cent Grays Papaya hotdog while your are in the city.

After it’s all done, follow Ed Dooley’s advice – Small Dog is one of the best (and most honest) mail order companies for MAC products.

Bob Zelin

[Ryan Atkins]

It pretty much all depends on what kind of Mac you want to buy. A desktop (MacPro) will cost at around/at least $2,500. As for price difference, everyone always wants to make an extra buck, so I’m not sure.

[Ed Dooley]

Except the owner’s a jerk, and his small dog bit me once. 🙂
Ed

[Bob Zelin] “After it’s all done, follow Ed Dooley’s advice – Small Dog is one of the best (and most honest) mail order companies for MAC products. “

[Bob Flood]

hey scott

does Johnathan Vesey Smith still work at Broadway? he would be in his early 50’s by now, so maybe he is some kinda manger.

and dont forget to get the papaya juice as well as the hot dog! and pick me up some H and H bagels OK? (these fricken minnesotans have no idea waht a real bagel tastes like!)

“I like video because its so fast!”

Bob Flood
Greer & Associates, Inc.

[David Cooke]

At my business, we saved over $1,300 on about a $15,000 total
instal of 4 desktops, and monitors by getting bids from MacMall
and the Apple Store. Being owned by a large corporation, we
went with Macmall, no problems and used the savings to upgrade to
a larger 23-inch cinema display and more ram.

D’s Video

[Scott Cumbo]

Hi Bob,
Sorry I don’t know Johnathan Vesey Smith. I’ve been at Broadway for 4 years now. I know they had some REALLY big layoffs around 2001/2002. from what I heard a lot of long time staff got let go then.

Broadway’s a really great place to work these days.
I’ll fedex you some bagels in the morning!

Take care,

Scott Cumbo
Editor
Broadway Video, NYC