student deals?

[Dorkenstein]

Any places sell high-end (as close to a gaming one as you can) laptop with special discounts for students? Thank you.

 

[wisdomtooth]

Most major brands like IBM, Apple, HP, etc. do have educational discounts. I think they are handled directly with the university the student attends though.

 

[fbrdphreak]

Check out your campus bookstore or your academic department for specific campus deals.
However, you can get educational discounts directly through IBM, HP/Compaq, Dell, etc. They just probly won't be as good as if you get a special deal that your school has set up.
Lastly, don't expect your school to have a gaming laptop. Your best bet for that is to configure an HP/Compaq or Dell, since IBM doesn't really go towards the gaming side. GL

 

[Gigantopithecus]

You could buy a barebones system and then check all the necessary software out from your library

 

[halfadder]

As far as Apple: go to the Apple Store (store.apple.com), scroll to the bottom, and choose the educational store. Discounts are usually more than enough to make up for sales tax. The actual discount varies greatly. I saved $400 when I bought my PowerBook, but at the same time the discount on a low end iBook was only $50.