<strong>do any of you know about the details regarding computers' designation as "required supplies" for scholarship purposes?</strong><hr></blockquote>
For the scholarships and grants that I had when I went to college, computers "systems" were ok in the guidelines, but peripherals were not. But I think this varies from scholarship to scholarship.
I don't know how much money you have, but for cost efficiency go for the high end iMac. I do a lot of Photoshop and Final Cut on my G4 tower, which is now slower and does less than said iMac. Plus it's not as cool.
You might be able get away w/ an iBook, but I've never used one for more than 5 minutes, let alone for video. Plus that was the first generation iBook, so it has no relevance. Video is one of those things that you need to render, then walk away and do something else. It's gonna be slow on a tower, and on an iBook. Even if it'smultiple times faster, it's still a wait, and still a chance to play like 5 minutes of video games or something. Despite what people say, speed really isn't crucial unless you're in a large commercial production.
TiBook's are really cool. And really expensive. And they're a lot faster than my tower too. If you have the cash, go for it.
I wouldn't recommend a tower unless you have a really big dorm. It's gotta huge footprint, you'll have to put it on the floor and possible get extension cables for your keyboard and stuff.
Also, buy from the Apple Store--you can get a very nice educational discount (particularly if you're gonna buy FCP- down from $1000 to $300 <img src="graemlins/surprised.gif" border="0" alt="[Surprised]" /> ). You'll probably have to talk to your parents about getting them to help finance it even if you're paying for it...banks don't like handing out loans w/o someone over 21 signing on them.
Btw, <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> to Culo and NebagaKid.
Wow. I just thought about it, and I figured I could afford a completely tricked out PowerBook G4 - Gig of RAM, 60 GB hard drive, 800 MHz - if any of my scholarships covered computer systems as "required supplies." I got three scholarships totaling $14,000 for my first year, and my school's total cost for room and board plus tuition is about $11,000 a year. So I have enough scholarship money left over to get a top of the line PowerBook, and I won't have to buy another computer partway through college with my own money because it'll last me all four years.
<strong>Wow. I just thought about it, and I figured I could afford a completely tricked out PowerBook G4 - Gig of RAM, 60 GB hard drive, 800 MHz - if any of my scholarships covered computer systems as "required supplies." I got three scholarships totaling $14,000 for my first year, and my school's total cost for room and board plus tuition is about $11,000 a year. So I have enough scholarship money left over to get a top of the line PowerBook, and I won't have to buy another computer partway through college with my own money because it'll last me all four years.
I hope one of my scholarships will cover it!</strong><hr></blockquote>
have you calculated phone/cable/clothes? if those scholarsips include 'living expenses' this is what they 'should' go to.
Luca, save your money. PowerBooks depreciate really quickly because they're priced so high. From your list of requirements you're a perfect candidate for an iBook with a 40 GB hard drive.
Fil makes an excellent point. A dorm room is small, and becomes a torture chamber after half a semester, especially if you have a bad roommate, and double especially when you don't have time to do your laundry. <img src="graemlins/surprised.gif" border="0" alt="[Surprised]" /> *hack*cough* At the library, everything is clean, there are plenty of desks, the air is still and quiet, and all the books are easily at hand.
Laptops rock if you have a group assignment.
TiBooks are much more expensive than iBooks. The extra money can buy you a ton of stuff. I really can't agree with people who say "if you have the cash, go for it." There are many good things you can do with a grand or more.
Oh, durability. You're absolutely right. I dropped my book five feet onto a steel floor the first day I had it. The battery plastic is the only part of the computer that was affected at all, and it just moved over 1 mm so it sticks out a little. I took it to the shop and they said when the battery wears out and I replace it the computer will look brand-new. Certainly all the computer's parts work.
well im a junior in college right now, and got a brand new iMac right before my fish year. it was perfect. i dont really need the portability of the ibook, as im only a science major, and dont need it around much. and having the all-in-one ability, its easy to move in and out. of course, where i go to school, "macs suck" so i dont know many other people with similar systems--most people just like to play stupid games...
but hey, for simple computing, the iMac is the best bet.
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<strong>do any of you know about the details regarding computers' designation as "required supplies" for scholarship purposes?</strong><hr></blockquote>
For the scholarships and grants that I had when I went to college, computers "systems" were ok in the guidelines, but peripherals were not. But I think this varies from scholarship to scholarship.
You might be able get away w/ an iBook, but I've never used one for more than 5 minutes, let alone for video. Plus that was the first generation iBook, so it has no relevance. Video is one of those things that you need to render, then walk away and do something else. It's gonna be slow on a tower, and on an iBook. Even if it'smultiple times faster, it's still a wait, and still a chance to play like 5 minutes of video games or something. Despite what people say, speed really isn't crucial unless you're in a large commercial production.
TiBook's are really cool. And really expensive. And they're a lot faster than my tower too. If you have the cash, go for it.
I wouldn't recommend a tower unless you have a really big dorm. It's gotta huge footprint, you'll have to put it on the floor and possible get extension cables for your keyboard and stuff.
Also, buy from the Apple Store--you can get a very nice educational discount (particularly if you're gonna buy FCP- down from $1000 to $300 <img src="graemlins/surprised.gif" border="0" alt="[Surprised]" /> ). You'll probably have to talk to your parents about getting them to help finance it even if you're paying for it...banks don't like handing out loans w/o someone over 21 signing on them.
Btw, <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> to Culo and NebagaKid.
I hope one of my scholarships will cover it!
<strong>Wow. I just thought about it, and I figured I could afford a completely tricked out PowerBook G4 - Gig of RAM, 60 GB hard drive, 800 MHz - if any of my scholarships covered computer systems as "required supplies." I got three scholarships totaling $14,000 for my first year, and my school's total cost for room and board plus tuition is about $11,000 a year. So I have enough scholarship money left over to get a top of the line PowerBook, and I won't have to buy another computer partway through college with my own money because it'll last me all four years.
I hope one of my scholarships will cover it!</strong><hr></blockquote>
have you calculated phone/cable/clothes? if those scholarsips include 'living expenses' this is what they 'should' go to.
Fil makes an excellent point. A dorm room is small, and becomes a torture chamber after half a semester, especially if you have a bad roommate, and double especially when you don't have time to do your laundry. <img src="graemlins/surprised.gif" border="0" alt="[Surprised]" /> *hack*cough* At the library, everything is clean, there are plenty of desks, the air is still and quiet, and all the books are easily at hand.
Laptops rock if you have a group assignment.
TiBooks are much more expensive than iBooks. The extra money can buy you a ton of stuff. I really can't agree with people who say "if you have the cash, go for it." There are many good things you can do with a grand or more.
but hey, for simple computing, the iMac is the best bet.