[/quote]If you think Apple can do a little better on their prices they can. As long as you meet some requirements or know where to find their promo pages.
Systems
Checkout the Apple Store for Education. I saw these prices @ PowerBookCentral.
[/quote]Dual 2GHz PowerPC G5
? 512MB DDR400 SDRAM (PC3200) - 2x256
? 160GB Serial ATA - 7200rpm
? ATI Radeon 9600 Pro
? Combo Drive (CD-RW/DVD-ROM)
? Apple Keyboard & Apple Mouse - U.S. English
? Mac OS X - U.S. English
$2,493.00 | $22.00 per month
[/quote]Dual 1.25GHz w/ 2MB L3 Cache per processor
? 256MB DDR333 SDRAM (PC2700) -1 DIMM
? 80GB Ultra ATA drive
? Optical 1 - Combo Drive (DVD/CD-RW)
? Optical 2 - None
? ATI Radeon 9000 Pro dual-display w/64MB DDR
? Apple Pro Keyboard - U.S. English
? Mac OS - U.S. English
$1,443.00 | $13.00 per month[/quote]
*If you are eligible for the Student Developer program it will cost $99 but you can get an even larger discount.
* Also see the Education Special Offers as another way to same $$. Or you may get a better deal here. YMMV
Software
Fantastic Final Cut offer. You could probably find a copy of Premiere on eBay.
Macromedia Studio $500 savings.
Games packages. UT 2k3 & Dungeon Seige. Metal of Honor & MoH Spearhead.[/quote]
Systems
Checkout the Apple Store for Education. I saw these prices @ PowerBookCentral.
[/quote]Dual 2GHz PowerPC G5
? 512MB DDR400 SDRAM (PC3200) - 2x256
? 160GB Serial ATA - 7200rpm
? ATI Radeon 9600 Pro
? Combo Drive (CD-RW/DVD-ROM)
? Apple Keyboard & Apple Mouse - U.S. English
? Mac OS X - U.S. English
$2,493.00 | $22.00 per month
[/quote]Dual 1.25GHz w/ 2MB L3 Cache per processor
? 256MB DDR333 SDRAM (PC2700) -1 DIMM
? 80GB Ultra ATA drive
? Optical 1 - Combo Drive (DVD/CD-RW)
? Optical 2 - None
? ATI Radeon 9000 Pro dual-display w/64MB DDR
? Apple Pro Keyboard - U.S. English
? Mac OS - U.S. English
$1,443.00 | $13.00 per month[/quote]
- 12" iBook/Combo: $1199 was $1249
14" iBook/Combo: $1399 was $1449
12" PowerBook/Combo: $1399 was $1499
12" PowerBook/SuperDrive: $1599 was $1699
15" PowerBook/Combo: $1799 was $1899
15" PowerBook/SuperDrive: $2299 was $2449
17" PowerBook: $2999 was $3149
eMac 1GHz/Combo: $849 was $949
eMac 1GHz/SuperDrive: $1099 was $1149
15" iMac: $1199 was $1249
17" iMac: $1699 was $1749
1.6GHz Power Mac: $1799 was $1899
1.8GHz Power Mac: $2199 was $2299
2.0GHz Power Mac: $2699 was $2849
*If you are eligible for the Student Developer program it will cost $99 but you can get an even larger discount.
* Also see the Education Special Offers as another way to same $$. Or you may get a better deal here. YMMV
Software
Fantastic Final Cut offer. You could probably find a copy of Premiere on eBay.
Macromedia Studio $500 savings.
Games packages. UT 2k3 & Dungeon Seige. Metal of Honor & MoH Spearhead.[/quote]
