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\"backtoschool\"With Winter Intersession underway and Spring Semester on the horizon, here’s some helpful tips for your educational, Mac-eccentric pleasure!<\/p>\n

First off, “If you\u2019re a college student, a parent buying for a college student, or a member of the faculty, administration, or staff of a college or K-12 school, simply visit the Apple Store for Education. Discounted prices will appear automatically as you shop.”<\/em> – Apple.com\/January 9th. 2009<\/p>\n

That’s right – discounted prices on computers, software and more at the Apple Store for Education<\/a>!<\/p>\n

While not all students go Back to School<\/a> in the Spring – I have felt the heavy sigh that echoes through the galaxy when Winter Break begins to dwindle to an end.<\/p>\n

For some of us, Back to School may also mean time for a new Mac! If that’s the case – make sure to look into Apple’s Education Discounts! Simply navigate over to Apple’s ‘Shop Mac’ page for the specific model you’re interested in and click on “Get an Educational Discount”.<\/p>\n

You will first be asked to identify your school. If eligible, you can find $50 off laptops even $200 off Mac Pros!<\/p>\n

I was surprised to see the new MacBook 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (with 2GB DDR3 memory with a 250GB hard drive and NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics ALSO using the new Built-in 7-hour battery) drop from $999 to just $899!!<\/p>\n

For those wielding a Mac already, going Back to School<\/a> is also a good time to back up all those new TV shows, movies, games and other media you likely collected during the break – in order to make room for that all important new software and\/or coursework.<\/p>\n

Well anyway, you can! OWC offers portable storage solutions that would happily accompany you on your purely educational journey!<\/p>\n

Personally, I recommend the Mercury On-The-Go Pro<\/a> for its FireWire 800\/400 + USB 2.0 ‘Triple’ interface from $99.97<\/p>\n

Lastly, it just wouldn’t feel right if I don’t express that even your ‘School Computer’ needs the TLC only a faster hard drive or more RAM can provide to your beloved Mac. Be sure to drop by MyOWC<\/a> to see all the latest and greatest upgrade options available for your computer – just in time to load it down with coursework.<\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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