Well I have a problem and I am wondering if someone can help me. I am both working on my masters and teaching high school so I qualify for the Education discount. However, my college (one of 4 in the country) that has an extra education discount but only on Mac standard issue machines. I want to purchase the following machine:
1.5GHz PowerPC G4 with 128MB Graphics Memory
512MB DDR333 SDRAM - 2x256 SO-DIMMs
80GB Ultra ATA drive @ 4200 rpm
SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
Backlit Keyboard/Mac OS - U.S. English
AirPort Extreme Card
APP for PowerBook (w/ or w/o display) - Enrollment Kit
15.2-inch TFT Display
Subtotal $2,583.00
That is the subtotal with a normal education discount. If I choose to not get the upgraded video RAM, turning the machine into a standard issue machine and still includes the APP I can save approximatly $300.00 (everything else stays the same).
So my fisrt question is the extra video card actually worth that much?
My next question is...could I buy the standard machine from school save $300 dollars than take the to a mac store within 10 days and ask them to change the video card and I would pay the difference ~$45 upgrade on the website. Does anyone know if the mac store would be able to do that? Thanks in advance for the advice.
1.5GHz PowerPC G4 with 128MB Graphics Memory
512MB DDR333 SDRAM - 2x256 SO-DIMMs
80GB Ultra ATA drive @ 4200 rpm
SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
Backlit Keyboard/Mac OS - U.S. English
AirPort Extreme Card
APP for PowerBook (w/ or w/o display) - Enrollment Kit
15.2-inch TFT Display
Subtotal $2,583.00
That is the subtotal with a normal education discount. If I choose to not get the upgraded video RAM, turning the machine into a standard issue machine and still includes the APP I can save approximatly $300.00 (everything else stays the same).
So my fisrt question is the extra video card actually worth that much?
My next question is...could I buy the standard machine from school save $300 dollars than take the to a mac store within 10 days and ask them to change the video card and I would pay the difference ~$45 upgrade on the website. Does anyone know if the mac store would be able to do that? Thanks in advance for the advice.