This brings up an interesting question. By today's standards, there is really no point in owning a Classic II for any real work. It is essentially a stunted SE/30, which has neither the same power or capacity. Both it and it's sister Classic were giant steps backward.
So the question is, besides the form factor, is there any reason not to just get an SE or SE/30 and relegate the Classic series to the history books? The SE series was the last of the easy to repair compacts, and for the trouble the Classics cause, I'm thinking the last best EOL for the compacts to maintain modern functionality.

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Lastly, I agree with Mac128. I think the Classic's plastic case is a bit more spiffy than the SE and SE/30 series, but except for that, the SE/30 is better all around.

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Y'know, that's pretty much my exact line of thought regarding these old compacts. I was (am) looking for a decent SE/30 as my primary compact, but the Classic II was a great deal (at the time) & was always my second choice. I greatly prefer the look of the Classic/Classic II cases, but functionally they clearly don't compare to an SE or SE/30. So that begs the question: has anyone tried putting an SE or SE/30 in a Classic case?

I know the back ports don't 100% line up, an SE/30 back bucket probably wouldn't fit on a Classic front (on account of the Classic's slight curve), a Classic's analog board might not power/fit an SE/30 logic board, but I can't imagine that a moderate amount of modification wouldn't result in a decent SE/30-powered Classic. Has anyone tried/succeeded doin' this?