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Re: Computer Shop with academic discount

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From: David
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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Subject: Re: Computer Shop with academic discount
Date: 1996/02/29
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