ddl683@sarah.albany.edu (Cinderella Man) (05/13/91)
I'm fed up with my old Mac and I want a new one! "Go for it!" I can hear you say. Unfortunately, unless I want to be running my new Mac under a tree with a long extension cord, I can't afford to enrich my local dealer by $3,000+. So I have a question for those of you who can answer: What is the scoop on AppleCredit? What kind of time period and interest rates are involved? What kind of credit is necessary already? Are there any special deals for students? (This school is not in the AUC, nor does it have any direct dealings with Apple, much as I wish it did.) In short, would I be better off scrimping for a year or two and buying a Mac Xfyi then, or is the payment plan a good compromise? Unless, of course, there's someone out there who'd like to sell their used IIci for $275 a month over a year's time... :-} Your comments are much appreciated... Derek L. -- + + "When nothing else remains, one must scream. Silence is the ultimate + + + crime against humanity." -- Nadezhda Mandelstam + + _________________________ [Affix disclaimer here] ________________________ + + + + + Each one's life a novel no one else has read -- Peart + + + +
cs421317@umbc5.umbc.edu (cs421317) (05/13/91)
Not a particularly good idea because (last time I looked) the card carried a 21% APR. However, I used it to buy my hard drive, printer and ThunderScanner two years ago when the credit rate was a (lowly) 18% and I enriched their coffers by a pretty penny before I paid it off. Credit is extended under Apple's name by GECC (General Electric) and is serviced by an Atlanta, GA address. The card is nice and pretty, tho'. Make sure that you check that the places where you'd want to use it accept it. I wanted to use it at U of Maryland College Park and UMBC and they don't accept it. Had to pay more at ComputerLand, to boot. Good luck. Hope this helps.