<p>i highly, HIGHLY suggest checking out apple’s ibook and/or powerbook if you’re in the market for an excellent student-oriented notebook computer. not only does apple offer an educational discount for college students (i think it’s around $100 for an ibook), but right now they’re offering an additional $100 coupon (through the 25th of june, i think).</p>
<p>i’ve toted an ibook to and from classes and home for the past 4 years of high school, and they can truly take a beating. unless you’re a hardcore gamer, i’d suggest at least investigating the apple option, as for most people, an ibook or powerbook would more than suffice.</p>
<p>if you are considering an ibook, they’re overdue for an update. there are rumors of updates any day now through august in time for back-to-school, but no one’s really sure… personally, i’m planning on using the educational discount and holding out until august. i’m also buying my ibook with the standard amount of memory (RAM) and then upgrading it myself-- apple marks up their memory upgrades by hundreds of dollars, and this is another great way to save money on their computers (they even provide you with instructions on how to upgrade it yourself!)</p>
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