[DM-MUG] Son to College, Need a A Mac

[Matt W]

Laptops are groovy but easy prey for theft... and dropping. Best=20
cost/value is the recently revised eMac. Education prices will make it=20=

even more attractive. You could almost buy 3 eMacs for the price of one=20=

PowerBook. With the extra cash you'll have left over, you can get the=20
AppleCare extended coverage (2 yrs) and some more software. The eMac is=20=

arguably the best priced Mac for the money right now. It's larger than=20=

a laptop but still doesn't take up a large space on a desk=97it is a=20
really good starting point. Heavy and harder to steal, it's got a=20
good-sized screen for large papers and lots of ports. You can even get=20=

one with a Superdrive. Max out the RAM when you buy it but shop around=20=

as Apple's RAM prices can be expensive. You can probably put in your=20
own RAM so don't fall for those cheap free installs that use=20
substandard memory.

Matthew


On Jun 3, 2004, at 6:54 AM, John Turnage wrote:

> Good Morning All,
>
> My son will be a Freshman at UNI this Fall and we are shopping for a
> computer and printer for his dorm room.  Any advice for a Dad who=20
> would like
> to get the most Mac bang for his teacher buck? (best value, service=20
> record,
> stability, new or used, etc.)
>
> Our gear at home is a G4 with a HP DeskJet 970Cxi.  We have been very=20=

> happy
> with both.
>
> My son will be a Communications major with a minor in Journalism.
>
> Thanks for any input you may offer.  I value your opinions.
>
> John Turnage
>
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