About to make the Switch!!! Should I go Str8 to the Apple Store/BestBuy/CircuitCity?

[essie]

so how much did u pay total?

how come u didnt just order from apple online and had to go to the actual store to order it?

1850 which included MACffice for students, applecare, teh macbook with the upgraded maxed out ram, a free photo printer from canon & tax (8.3% in NYC).

 

[MacNewbie]

1850 which included MACffice for students, applecare, teh macbook with the upgraded maxed out ram, a free photo printer from canon & tax (8.3% in NYC).

ok wait
how did u get the free printer??????


and whats the difference between "mac student office"

and "iWork"?

 

[essie]

ok wait
how did u get the free printer??????


and whats the difference between "mac student office"

and "iWork"?

Iwork is an apple program. Office:Mac is a microsoft program. I wanted office so i can have full compatibility with the PC's at my University.

Canon is having a mail in rebate on the apple site. $99 off any printer with the purchase of a new mac computer. My printer was 100 so it was basically free, i just had to get the cable.

 

[origami]

i got my macbook at compusa just because their service plan is the same price as the applecare, but compusa's service plan covers the screen/monitor but the applecare does not. i also got 2 sticks of the 1GB ram to install into the macbook. the installation was easy, so i would not recommend you going to apple and get the $500 ram upgrade unless you are very very wealthy.

 

[Techno Mutant]

ok,
Go here-http://www.macmall.com/macmall/families/new~dp~7141486~family~macbook.asp
and get the macbook, select the 29.99 lexmark printer that you can get a rebate for so its free.

Then if you want some ram go here-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820220078
Thats some good ram for a good price.

Then if you need/want a good 7200rpm hdd I suggest this.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822146053
Getting these parts from newegg is much cheaper then from apple.

as for voiding you warranty..it doesn't I sent mine in for a small repair and it had that ram and hdd and they fixed it without a word. The one problem I did have is the discoloring on the macbook, that happen in the very first batch and is now fixed!!

I love this light fast and quiet machine. Beats out any laptop I have ever owned or seen. Also the battery life is AWESOME!!!!