My guess is that Stout get these Compac laptops by the truckload for almost nothing and then rents them for two years to the tune of $2,000, giving the school about a $1,000 profit.
My daughter got one of these PC's and it was last years model that I could have purchased outright for $800 or less elsewhere, but even if I did that, she still had to rent the one from the school. Tom On 4/27/05 11:30 PM, "Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Winona State in minnesota has the same system. People put up with it > too. Dunno why. It's not like it's that hard to allow someone to > connect with their own PC or mac to a large network like that. > Brian > > On Apr 27, 2005, at 11:30 PM, Tom Ethen wrote: > >> The University of Wisconsin Stout requires you rent a PC from them >> even if >> you have your own computer at $500 each semester. >> >> You can only rent a Mac iBook if you are a Art's Major and you have >> not say >> so in this at all. >> >> Tom -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
