You are right. Sun's were much more expensive. But I would argue both were in the same class. NeXT also frequently compared themselves to Sun. I'm pretty sure

You are right. Sun's were much more expensive. But I would argue both were in the same class. NeXT also frequently compared themselves to Sun. I'm pretty sure Sun offered huge academic discounts. I never saw NeXT at any of the local universities... It was mostly Sun and DEC.