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Article #139Re: Computer Shop with academic discount
From: David
Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 00:00
Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 00:00
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Well, all school COOPs have acedemic prices on software that offer acedemic packages. You have to pay the $12 or $15 lifetime membership fee. If you are looking for a computer though the coops don't have great prices. They make most of their money on people who can only afford to buy a computer with a govenment loan, so they know that they only have to compete against other coops. DC campus however is not a coop and they have only recently been authorized to sell computers to anyone who is getting a student loan. Their prices on computers are excellent (better than any coop) and they offer a great 3 year parts and labour warranty as well as a 3 year upgrade warranty. There is a catch though, since they aren't a coop they charge a $120 administrative fee. From my comparisons though, their computers along with their service and warranty still comes cheaper than the coops. And no, I have no affiliation with DC Campus. I have just shopped around myself and found this out.
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