Comments on: Computers and College Part II: Saving Money http://blog.superuser.com/2011/08/15/computers-and-college-part-ii-saving-money/ The Super User Community Blog Mon, 05 Dec 2016 07:34:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.6 By: Guest http://blog.superuser.com/2011/08/15/computers-and-college-part-ii-saving-money/#comment-536331 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 17:13:23 +0000 http://blog.superuser.com/?p=3816#comment-536331 Thank you for writing this article. I’m an inbound college student and it was very helpful and the detail was great. I am now searching for academic discounts and lighter computers!

]]> By: bmike http://blog.superuser.com/2011/08/15/computers-and-college-part-ii-saving-money/#comment-381 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:27:51 +0000 http://blog.superuser.com/?p=3816#comment-381 I am surprised you didn’t make a case for buying a used mac. Since they hold their value predictably and well, it’s often easy to make the case that you will buy one for a year and sell it, recouping much of your initial investment. One can comfortably get through school with several a recent used macs with AppleCare coverage by buying and selling approximately once a year.

]]> By: George Edison http://blog.superuser.com/2011/08/15/computers-and-college-part-ii-saving-money/#comment-380 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:33:44 +0000 http://blog.superuser.com/?p=3816#comment-380 I appreciate the fact that you mention using Linux as an alternative for Windows. As you know, I am a big Linux fan and the fact that you can even consider Linux as a possibility on the desktop is a testament to the giant leaps it has made on the desktop front lately.

As for running programs in Wine, stay tuned for an article I’m writing on exactly that very topic!

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