<p>The discount you get through Apple will be the same (or about the same) as at IU. Do it online and click education store on the left in the store, then select IU.</p>
<p>You’d be fine with a macbook. I am also a DA and I ordered a Macbook Pro last week. You can buy Windows at the bookstore for $20 and run it through boot camp or parallels/fusion in case there are Windows programs we need.</p>