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Hardware Purchase • Software Purchase • Computer Maintenance • Antivirus
Hardware Purchase
student discounts - specifications - laptops - netbooks - tablets
Student Discounts
HP Educational Discount Program
Before purchasing any hardware from HP, please sign up for HP's educational discount programs. All students and faculty get 6 percent off their entire order. Simply follow the instructions and choose FHSU as your school. You will be allowed to purchase up to 3 laptops/tablets/desktops per year (unless newer regulations apply).
Dell Smart Values for Notebooks
These offerings are the industry's leading values for laptops. Offerings will change, but usually start around $500. Also see Dell's Educational Discount program, but is not as worth-while as HP's educational program. Check prices before the discount to see if there are any savings after applying Dell's educational price.
Great discount for students wanting or needing a Mac or other Apple product. At back-to-school time, Apple often will throw in a free iPod or iTouch with a computer purchase, so keep an eye out for special deals.
A word on upgrades
Upgrades are often seen by manufacturers as a good way to recoup profits on deeply discounted hardware. For example, an upgrade to 2GB memory on a Mac will cost an extra $135, whereas 2GB of memory can be bought here for much much less (lifetime warranty). Installation will take about 3-5 minutes (even for a non-technical person), and you will have the 1GB of memory which was taken out of the Mac to give to a friend or sell! Also, user installed memory does not void Mac's (or other PC vendor's) warranty. 2GB of Macbook-compatible memory can be bought here for $57 shipped (also with a lifetime warranty).
See NewEgg or Tiger Direct for good prices and reviews on laptop (and desktop) memory, as well as other upgrade products. It's a great idea to do a quick online check for second-party vendor prices on anything you're considering as an upgrade.
If you ever hear of a new discount offered to students, let us know so we can spread the word! Email us at tlc@fhsu.edu with the company name and URL.
