Benefits of going through DSA?

Hiya,

I went through DSA for my mac and my uni will reimburse me the £200 contribution so in all I paid an extra £400ish. But this included everything being specifically changed to suit a mac. So I have a mac keyboard, mac dictation software, etc, etc. I added it all up and it would have cost me more if I had not gone through DSA. Also I'm not too sure that you can go out and buy your own and then claim the cost back. I couldn't. Hope that helps?

How long is the warranty if you go through Apple and not SFE?

Standard 1 year Apple Waranty

I got approved for a laptop through DSA which I decided to upgrade to a Mac.
I was wondering what the benefits of going through DSA were rather than going through Apple.


I would pay:

DSA -> £655 total (the 200 that everyone has to pay is included in that) for a Classic MacBook Pro (I think it's a 2014 model because its not even listen on the apple website anymore with the specs and everything they provided, and I asked my friend who works at Apple and she said it hadn't been made in a couple of years )

Apple -> £644 (with 95 pounds reimbursement from SFE) for a new model Macbook Air.


I'm assuming both would be covered by Apple warranty?
I've got the Air currently and it's fine, it does everything I need it to do but it is almost 6 years old so it's getting to the point of needing to replace it

I don't understand how it's £100 cheaper to go directly through apple (once you take off the reimbursement, i'm gonna end up paying around £550) for a newer model?

I don't need it to do any heaving video editing or anything like that, but i've always used Mac and it's just what i'd prefer =)

do any of you guys know the sort of laptop you can get from your DSA if you just pay the basic £200? is it a decent make and model and stuff or is it just going to be a bit naff??

I got approved for a laptop through DSA which I decided to upgrade to a Mac.
I was wondering what the benefits of going through DSA were rather than going through Apple.


I would pay:

DSA -> £655 total (the 200 that everyone has to pay is included in that) for a Classic MacBook Pro (I think it's a 2014 model because its not even listen on the apple website anymore with the specs and everything they provided, and I asked my friend who works at Apple and she said it hadn't been made in a couple of years )

Apple -> £644 (with 95 pounds reimbursement from SFE) for a new model Macbook Air.


I'm assuming both would be covered by Apple warranty?
I've got the Air currently and it's fine, it does everything I need it to do but it is almost 6 years old so it's getting to the point of needing to replace it

I don't understand how it's £100 cheaper to go directly through apple (once you take off the reimbursement, i'm gonna end up paying around £550) for a newer model?

I don't need it to do any heaving video editing or anything like that, but i've always used Mac and it's just what i'd prefer =)

I personally repair motherboards for a living at the moment and I have to tell you Apple stuff is made incredibly bad.

I would advise you to get yourself a mini-itx case and just hook it to your tv in your room.

As for taking notes just get a android tablet or a chrome book. Something which doesnt cost much if you drop it.

just get this for your room.

http://www.ebuyer.com/735870-zoostorm-desktop-pc-7260-3041

and this for taking notes

http://www.ebuyer.com/724140-hp-chromebook-11-g4-n1a81ea-abu?gclid=CjwKEAjw_oK4BRDym-SDq-aczicSJAC7UVRt967SA7kXpH6emux-17UhiKjaSKMCBTVVQVF0dC4yfBoCS0jw_wcB#fo_c=951&fo_k=e9b8baa21dbefdea5a1c0979e87d8b75&fo_s=gplauk?mkwid=s_dc&pcrid=51467863979&pkw=&pmt=

oh and dont go buying a computer to play video games on. that is 1 way your gonna set yourself up to fail because you will slack off given the opportunity that your pc can run some mmo like world of warcraft etc.

How would you make notes with a tablet....? Surely you'd need a portable keyboard.

Well if your more orientated to laptops I would suggest a 11 inch Chromebook which can be had for less than £150.

You might ask yourself why bother? Well they use less power than a budget laptop, they have Solid State Drives and they are light & compact. Its basically the perfect note taker.

Best of all the early Samsung Chromebooks are selling for less than £60 (USED).

Just put Ubuntu onto one and its a dream come true.

Aha okay. I had a Zenbook UX305 which I thought has good specs but it had problems so I had to take it back to the shop. Bad speakers too...