Making the switch:suggestions

mmmdreg · Jun 30, 2002, 10:15 PM

My school (newingtoncollege.nsw.edu.au) is entirely PC-based except for one iMac in the AV room and maybe a few Macs at a second primary school campus...they have decided to not use Macs after they switched to PC a few years back...I know that the out-of-date library computers are going to be updated next year...whats the possibility that they can be convinced to switch back by then? Is there is a possibility, can you make suggestions to how I can be as convincing as possible...

Catfish_Man · Jun 30, 2002, 10:43 PM

...on Macs. A recent study showed that they're much cheaper in the long run. Also, 10.2 should integrate quite nicely with a Windows network, and even better if they're using *nix servers to run it. Getting the whole school to switch, however, is probably impossible because of the software investment. You'd have to wait until they were going to upgrade software and hardware simultaneously anyway. Basically I think you should show that they're cheaper and won't cause any problems.

Rajj · Jul 3, 2002, 12:40 AM

One word....... eMac!!!! and remember, "e" is for education!!!

cb911 · Jul 3, 2002, 02:45 AM

yeah, 'e' is for education.

but don't forget, 'e' is also for everybody!!!

the iMacs will be very cheap, especially after the education discount...

Jun 30, 2002, 10:15 PM	#1
mmmdreg macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia	Making the switch:suggestions My school (newingtoncollege.nsw.edu.au) is entirely PC-based except for one iMac in the AV room and maybe a few Macs at a second primary school campus...they have decided to not use Macs after they switched to PC a few years back...I know that the out-of-date library computers are going to be updated next year...whats the possibility that they can be convinced to switch back by then? Is there is a possibility, can you make suggestions to how I can be as convincing as possible...
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Jun 30, 2002, 10:43 PM	#2
Catfish_Man macrumors 68030 Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Portland, OR	Look around for "total cost of ownership" statistics... ...on Macs. A recent study showed that they're much cheaper in the long run. Also, 10.2 should integrate quite nicely with a Windows network, and even better if they're using *nix servers to run it. Getting the whole school to switch, however, is probably impossible because of the software investment. You'd have to wait until they were going to upgrade software and hardware simultaneously anyway. Basically I think you should show that they're cheaper and won't cause any problems.
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Jul 3, 2002, 12:40 AM	#3
Rajj macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2002 Location: 32° 44' N 117° 10' W	One word....... eMac!!!! and remember, "e" is for education!!! __________________ Annihilation is the only key!
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Jul 3, 2002, 02:45 AM	#4
cb911 macrumors 601 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: BrisVegas, Australia	'e' is for... yeah, 'e' is for education. but don't forget, 'e' is also for everybody!!! the iMacs will be very cheap, especially after the education discount... __________________ PostPixel.com.au
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