Also, there's a referb 20" iMac on the Apple site for $800.
Tom Piwowar wrote:
He does not need this computer for anything related to his work. I
have said it before here, and once again it has happened. A computer
purchase is being predicated upon the erroneous and paranoid concept
that "everyone else has one." Queried about this, he says that he
fears not being able to get any help when he needs it if he gets
anything but a Windows computer. and from what he hears and
understands from others, he says he'll probably be needing a lot of
that.
Take him to an Apple store. Check the schedule for the free classes they
hold there. Get info on the one-on-one training (see posts here on that).
Show him the Genius bar. Ask one of the store staff to explain Apple's
support program. Show him a MacMini and note that you can get them for as
little as $450 at Amazon.com ($499 at the Apple Online Store). Show him
an iMac 20" (I just bought a new one for $850 through an Amazon
affiliated dealer).
Then take him to Best Buy and try to snag a sales person. Try to ask a
few simple questions. Have him call Dell support in Bangalore and ask a
simple question.
Tell him about malware and how he will have to devote time to keeping up
his defenses or risk having his computer polluted. Have him call Geek
Squad for an estimate on getting a PC deloused.
Have a serious talk with him about support and the kind of hamburgers
"everyone" buys at McDonalds.
The tell him he is a big boy and you expect him to suck it up and live
with the consequences of his bad decisions and not bother you with it.
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