andrew@hpbbrd.HP.COM (Andrew Kutter) (06/28/91)
After having worked in Europe for the last four years, I will be
returning to the US to go to graduate school at UC Berkeley. I am
interested in buying a laptop, and am starting to make a list of what
I want/need. I would like to know from students (especially from
those at Berkeley) as to whether univerisities typically offer laptops
at "educational" prices, ie., cheap. Or do they simply offer the same
deals that one can get in any discount computer store?
Judging from the postings in this group, the market in the US is
generally cheaper than here. In the danger of asking too general
questions, what can one expect to pay for a 386 machine, with 4MB ram,
60MB hard disk, VGA, etc? Is there a good place to buy laptops in
Berkeley if the university does not offer any good deals? If you find
posting a response as not appropriate, please send me e-mail
at andrew@hpbbn.bbn.hp.com.
Thanks a lot.