Eric Schwarz wrote:
> Well, pretty soon, I'm thinking about retiring my PowerPC upgraded 540c and
> save up for a new iBook.
>
> Here's my dilemma:
> Should I get the base iBook and add more RAM?
> Should I get the DVD or CD-RW iBook, not that I'd really use those features?
>
> Should I get it from ClubMac, the Apple Store, or the MUG Store?
>
> What would I have to go through to get the educational discount (I think
> it's like $50 or so)?
I'd get the cD-RW iBook...if nothing else, you can BACK UP your stuff
that way, something I'll wager hasn't been done very often with that 540
of yours... That model is by far the most versatile of the iBook setups.
You don't think a CD-RW is useful now because I'll wager you don't have
one...I used to think that, now my CD-R is probably my most valued
peripheral (YOU have a hard drive go bad, and realiuze that _EVERYTHING_
is gone, and then heave a sigh of relief becasue you have a week-old
backup...)
Don't buy more RAM from Apple, it's hideously expensive. Adding RAM is
an end-user task, doesn't void your warrantee, and is generally the one
place to save the most money.
As for getting the EDU discount, do it via Apple's Education
Store...that's the easiest IMO...
--
Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group
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