I'm definitely not a pro user with strict requirements, but that dual 2 GHz seems to be at a fairly decent price point for what you get. No?
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~Shard~ said:
I think it's a pretty sweet price point, especially when my school is paying for it!
iWillard said:I think it's a pretty sweet price point, especially when my school is paying for it!
That always helps! Are you getting a monitor with that as well? Possibly one of the $799 20" Apple displays?
~Shard~ said:
That's one of my debating points... I only got the $$ for the 2.0 DP suped up a bit, (1GB Ram, 250 HD, 256 Video card, Final Cut) and an off brand 17" flat screen monitor... however, perhaps with the price cut and some "school district pricing deals" i might be able to figure something out for the 20"... But I'd rather have the upped tower than the display... (plus it gives me something to request next year
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iWillard said:That's one of my debating points... I only got the $$ for the 2.0 DP suped up a bit, (1GB Ram, 250 HD, 256 Video card, Final Cut) and an off brand 17" flat screen monitor... however, perhaps with the price cut and some "school district pricing deals" i might be able to figure something out for the 20"... But I'd rather have the upped tower than the display... (plus it gives me something to request next year
Good thinking. You're not buying your RAM from Apple though, I hope? Apple charges a huge premium for their RAM, and it's always advisable to buy third party to save you some extra $$$ which you can put toward something else.
There are lots of other nice monitors out there comparable to Apple's so definitely don't feel obligated to buy an Apple display.
~Shard~ said:
If at all possible I'd do 3rd party... But one of the bad things about buying through the school district is the non flexibilty with $$... They like to have one purchase order with one grand total! Two P.O.'s might make their heads explode!
iWillard said:If at all possible I'd do 3rd party... But one of the bad things about buying through the school district is the non flexibilty with $$... They like to have one purchase order with one grand total! Two P.O.'s might make their heads explode!
Ah well, guess you'll have to weigh your options then and see what will save you more money. In the end though you'll have a nice new PowerMac so it'll all be good!