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Buying a mac desktop

  • 03-12-2011 1:39pm
    #1
    shawnee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,830 ✭✭✭


    Want to buy one of these for the family and moreso for my son who is in school. Cheapest I can get a decent one is about 1400. Is there any way around this, not too many for sale secondhand :confused:


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  • #2
    DubDJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,360 ✭✭✭DubDJ


    If you buy this from Apple.ie you can probably take advantage of the student discount.

    Apple Education Store

    They start at €1080 for the 21.5" model.


  • #3
    Sad Professor
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    Decent one? What's wrong with the entry level iMac for €1149? As Dub said above, you'll get it for 1080 with the student discount.

    Alternatively, have a look on the refurb store. Discounts can be as high as 20 or even 30 percent on older models. There's no iMacs on there at the moment, but it's updated every day, usually around midnight.


  • #4
    Paulw
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    Or build a hackintosh. :D

    You can put together higher spec hardware and save some money too.

    But the refurb store (Apple) would be a good place for you to start. Some good deals there.


  • #5
    conor.hogan.2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,246 ✭✭✭conor.hogan.2


    I would advise Ubuntu or windows 7 before a hackintosh.


  • #6
    shawnee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,830 ✭✭✭shawnee


    Sad Professor wrote: »
    Decent one? What's wrong with the entry level iMac for €1149? As Dub said above, you'll get it for 1080 with the student discount.

    Alternatively, have a look on the refurb store. Discounts can be as high as 20 or even 30 percent on older models. There's no iMacs on there at the moment, but it's updated every day, usually around midnight.

    Thanks for your help , bought the refurbished one and got discount etc and three year warranty for 1105. As Tesco say "every little helps"


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  • #7
    Cork24
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    Mac Mini nothing wrong with them..


  • #8
    Talisman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,473 ✭✭✭Talisman


    shawnee wrote: »
    Want to buy one of these for the family and moreso for my son who is in school. Cheapest I can get a decent one is about 1400. Is there any way around this, not too many for sale secondhand :confused:
    Are you looking for the aluminium case or would you be willing to take an old model white iMac? 24" White iMac, 2.33GHz Core2Duo CPU, 3GB RAM and 1TB Hard drive. A friend will be selling his soon - might be on Adverts by the weekend.


  • #9
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    Talisman wrote: »
    Are you looking for the aluminium case or would you be willing to take an old model white iMac? 24" White iMac, 2.33GHz Core2Duo CPU, 3GB RAM and 1TB Hard drive. A friend will be selling his soon - might be on Adverts by the weekend.

    Read the post 2 above yours.....;)


  • #10
    shawnee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,830 ✭✭✭shawnee


    Talisman wrote: »
    Are you looking for the aluminium case or would you be willing to take an old model white iMac? 24" White iMac, 2.33GHz Core2Duo CPU, 3GB RAM and 1TB Hard drive. A friend will be selling his soon - might be on Adverts by the weekend.

    Ta but just ordered one !


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