Apple Laptop Sales?

[fable]

well i waited and waited, and i finally got the funding, so im desperate to find where i can find any sort of deal on a new ibook??? I havent seen anything from london drugs or a few off the flyers that heads were nice enough to post, so im thinking my best option would be to check out the apple store on broadway?

any thoughts?

[BongMan]

good luck getting a deal from the apple store

[fable]

i take it the apple store will be a no go for sales. Perhaps___________________?

[esoter1c]

Why Mac ?

[BongMan]

No clue I don't use Apples

[MC Hammered]

Apples prices are fixed and there aren't very many sales to be had.

The best place to try for a discount is the UBC Bookstore. They have student only/educational pricing there and you could probably talk someone on the campus to use their ID to help you buy it.

[decypher]

I could probably get you a couple hundred dollars off at london drugs.

[sidekick]

Originally Posted by BongMan

No clue I don't use Apples

well, that was a pointless post then wasn't it?

buy your mac through a student and they get a discount. that's the only deal i know.

[acidic_liquid]

I saw a pretty good deal in a Simply Computing flyer. But I think you need to sign up for their store credit card.

Student discount's the best way to go, I guess.

[Ree Fresh]

Mac Market on 4th and macdonald. I beleive most of there stuff is 2nd hand but dirt cheep for mac equipment. Ive heard good things froma few ppl and so far the g4 tower I got from there seems to be working fine (asuming I still need to learn a few things)

Why Mac? Once you get use to it... they rule! Great quality and very easy to use. Almost a little too simple to use :p

[fable]

Originally Posted by decypher

I could probably get you a couple hundred dollars off at london drugs.

!!! Thx fo the offer bro, but no worries 'cyph. I'm sorta uncomfortable asking people i dont really know for discounts, i think its kinda rude of me. First beers on me, next time im down at the lotus or the met, and perhaps then i can bother you for some discounts on a tablet, and software :)

I think because im a student @ bcit/eciad i get 10%, and then you never know, i can be a persuasive guy when im nice.

take care YALL, all the best for the new year!

[nabs]

the only thing you really can do with apple's is either find an inside man. I got one, if you want a deal.

or..

you can wait for a new hot item to come out, then buy the model your interested in, cuz then the price will go lower for clearance.

[fable]

Originally Posted by 3507321C

Why Mac ?

WTF!?!?! HAHAHA!

Ive been rockn a pc for my entire life, and after a little less then three months on a mac (the one i purchase wont be close to the g5's im using @ bcit) Ive been sold. So fucking easy to use, im partial to the operating system in general, and popular informed opinion says STABLE PLATFORM! I think i agree. Ive been informed i can rock soulseek, and i have been doing major design work on one for awhile now, and honestly im in love. Id love to wait until they slap in the intel chips in em, but im tired of waiting, and i never really played the "lets wait for whats hot" game with electronics. Ive waited long enough to get peoples feedback, done the research, field testing, and i say FUCK YEAH TO MAC!!!



but boourns to ~3801$ apres tax :(

[fable]

Originally Posted by nabs

the only thing you really can do with apple's is either find an inside man. I got one, if you want a deal.

or..

you can wait for a new hot item to come out, then buy the model your interested in, cuz then the price will go lower for clearance.

thx for the offer nabs, but ill be awight. Im hoping with the latest g5's desktops and powerbooks flying out the door, the humble little ibook may be dropped. But im not holding my breath, and ive waited FAR too long! My computer is so delapatated and old i use a typwritter for word processing and an abacus for a calculator!! I wouldnt be suprised to find intelivision baseball deep in the bowels of this piece of crap!!

(shhh, thats okay honey, your just perfect.wink.wink)

[fable]

anti-apple doesnt talk about why they think macs are crap? The graphics elements, speed, troubleshooting and stability all seem to be comporable so whats the deal? It seems like there are a just as many opinions there are for, as there are against? BAH!

[nabs]

Dont worry bout them. Apples are waaay better, Virus Free machines. No slowdowns no matter what, they turn on like a lightswitch, and off too. Very stable machines. the people that talk shit about them are the ones that have never used them ever before. even if you sit behind a mac for an hour and get to know some elements, you will be convinced.

dont get an iBook get a PowerBook with superdrive. i suggest personally the PowerBook 15". Very nice. Easy to handle and very strong metal cover. The iBooks are plastic, and seem flimsy. but they work good, but are better for stationary use, not moving them around too much, they are made from thin plastic it seems. Powerbooks have a metal body.

But if you do get an Apple laptop, make SURE you buy a keyboard protector. a rubber one. cuz it is easy to scratch the screen by opening and closing the laptop, where the keys hit the screen. cuz it is very thin and easily flexible.

[nabs]

Dont be let down by what seems to be a slow processor speed and low ram. Macs make full use of their processor speed and ram when needed. But it works so fast. like a 1.3ghz mac is comparable to a 2.4ghz pc. and 256 ram comparable to 1 gig ram pc, no joke at all.

[stringbeans]

^^ off topic but ibooks are probably more durable than powerbooks

[nabs]

^^^ when i pick up an ibook it feels so weak. very plasticky. powerbooks are metal, feel rough. lol. works the same though for my guess.

[stringbeans]

the plastic used for the ibooks is the same plastic used for bulletproof glass. id be much more comfortable dropping my ibook down a flight of stairs vs. a powerbook

also, not sure where you're getting your info from but the keyboard doesnt touch the screen when you close it

[esoter1c]

Macs are great if you're making music or movies or photo editing.

Other than that they are actually more common to be hacked because of the myth that they are more secure than PC, pure tripe.

There are many viruses for Macs.

Macs are stable to a point as any os is.

I don't like Mac simply because its so fuckin expensive for all the accessories.

If you buy a screen you gotta buy the fuckin cord seperate and stupid shit like that.

Most of it is hyped up plastic crap.

I'll stick with my IBM T41

If I drop my laptop it freezes the hd....can a mac do that ? I think not.

I'm just a Mac hater though so don't listen to me.

[fable]

once again, props for the random images! pope benedict a la the evil emperor!! hahahahaahahahahahha! priceless!

[stringbeans]

Originally Posted by 3507321C

If I drop my laptop it freezes the hd....can a mac do that ?

yuuup

[fable]

thx again for the intel yall. Im gonna try to wrangle up a 14" ibook, as the powerbook is far too expensive after upgrading the ram, storage, getting a super drive, opti mouse, a tablet, wireless card+base station, the extended warranty and hunting down some armour i can attach to the body of the laptop. This is already gonna run be ~3800 big ones!

[nabs]

stringbeans...

I know it does not touch, but the screen is slightly flexible so with some pressure, like while carrying it, it does scratch the screen. I know this because i have one, i made the mistake of not buying a rubber keyboard protector. and my screen got scratched. luckily it was early and i exchanged it for a new one. But in any case, it is a good idea to get a keyboard protector.