a while ago i posted that a friends house burned and she needed a new PC
and i asked for help since she wanted a PC....i didn't push for her to get an apple, but with the new iLife and increasing compatibility and how "finished" os X is getting, i'm thinking of taking her down to compusa and having her play with the apple stuff there...her kid has PC's at school and that was kinda a issue, but i asked her what they use and she said word and powerpoint...so no big deal, they both work on PCs and macs....she only wanted to spend about 1200...so, who has an eMac and what do you think?? 700 G4 too slow? i doubt it as they would do instant messaging, email, surf the net and simple word processing mostly...
so eMac vs dell....should i push toward the mac or just help her pick a pc?? thanks g
so eMac vs dell....should i push toward the mac or just help her pick a pc?? thanks g
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If she's going for a desktop, then I say get the Dell. Laptop? look at the iBooks, see if you're willing to spend a bit more, look at the 12" PB too.
<strong> the great price on office,.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yeah, Office is a lot cheaper now, but I'd still hardly call the price "great".
<strong>If she can get edu pricing I's get a 12" PB instead (about 1499 edu.)</strong><hr></blockquote>
Just out of curiosity, how many edu places have the 12" PB at $1499? I know UF has standard edu pricing, which is $1699.
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Just out of curiosity, how many edu places have the 12" PB at $1499? I know UF has standard edu pricing, which is $1699.</strong><hr></blockquote>
All the schools that I checked on Apple's site were $1699 too.
maybe it is an apple glitch...
will take a screen shot when i get home on my mac
[ 01-13-2003: Message edited by: thegelding ]</p>
<a href="http://www.cstores.uiuc.edu/cgi/price.dbr?UCS0" target="_blank">http://www.cstores.uiuc.edu/cgi/price.dbr?UCS0</a>
Too bad I don't go to school there anymore. Hopefully Michigan will also follow with the $1499 price...
g
<strong>$1499 at the University of Illinois
<a href="http://www.cstores.uiuc.edu/cgi/price.dbr?UCS0" target="_blank">http://www.cstores.uiuc.edu/cgi/price.dbr?UCS0</a>
Too bad I don't go to school there anymore. Hopefully Michigan will also follow with the $1499 price...</strong><hr></blockquote>
GO BIG TEN!
The price is $1499 at Penn State University (Est 1855 ) too.
That office app is nice gelding, especially for free...get the eMac.