View Single Post
Old Jul 25, 2008, 06:39 PM   #24
FatForester
500 Posts
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 937 (0.41/day)
Thanks: 94
Thanked 155 Times in 139 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by NamesDontMatter View Post
was their response
Well that's just a bunch of malarkey. They didn't tell you anything about the software used, just that it's "easier" and makes them some money. By your junior year most people already have a laptop, so forcing them to rent theirs for 2,000 dollars whether you like it or not is ridiculous. If you build a Lenovo Thinkpad T61 with the specs they listed + 3 year warranty, their silly backpack, 2gb stick, and Office 2007 Home and Student... you're still coming out to $1,800 dollars. Ask them where your $400+ goes.
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	thinkpadT61.JPG
Views:	64
Size:	105.6 KB
ID:	16759  
FatForester is offline  
Reply With Quote