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Macs usually aren't as cheap as most other lappy's but JB HiFi usually do pretty good deals

there's probably other places around, theres an apple shop in the carillion arcade in perth above Hungry Jacks next to Game Traders, but they wouldnt be as cheap as some other third party retailers.

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i got mine from Graham's said store above ^ 'DigiLife' but i went there the other day and they had closed down or something?

there is another store somewhere else but i'm not sure, Subiaco or something of the like

great prices anyway man, a Mac isn't cheap but you get what you pay for

my advice is to try the Apple Online store and i think if you're a student at certain Uni's you get certain discounts? don't quote me on that one though

Andrew

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went to nextbyte today (apple store) and they want $2000 for a imac with the mid-level screen (i need a decent sized screen for the application im using it for). tis a bit expensive, i remember my mate saying he got his imac for $1500 (this was about 3 years ago).

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as hoony^ said, buy through Apple themselves as you can get a Student Discount

I got mine a year and a half ago now for around 2.2k down from 2.5k

In the end when they delivered it they didnt even care if I was a student or not, no ID required or anything.

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Artref in Jollimont.

They are the oldest Apple dealer in Perth and you actually get support as opposed to just an invoice. Price isn't the lowest.

yeah rang my mate today and he mentioned the same place, looks like i will be checkin this joint out and get this show on the road. yyeeewwww :blink:

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