{"id":25637,"date":"2014-07-24T12:17:10","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T17:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=25637"},"modified":"2014-07-28T09:27:02","modified_gmt":"2014-07-28T14:27:02","slug":"prepping-for-school-go-back-with-a-new-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/25637-prepping-for-school-go-back-with-a-new-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepping for School? Go Back with a \u2018New\u2019 Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1158\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/macbook08_sectionpic_sm.jpg\" alt=\"macbook08_sectionpic_sm\" width=\"280\" height=\"137\" \/>Going back to school is expensive\u2026 especially for parents. New books, clothes, mini fridges, 8\u2019x2\u2019 boards that college students need for some reason. 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