A few days ago, someone posted a topic asking if it was beneficial to join the Apple developer program as a student. A quick look at the website revealed a sweet one -time hardware discount,
but you had to be a student enrolled in
developer related courses. I fired off a quick email to the ADC contact folks and asked if it would be possible to enroll and get the discount even though I am enrolled in marketing and management classes. A very nice guy emailed me back and said that I could indeed enroll and enjoy all the benefits of membership. So, I just enrolled in the ADC Student program at
developer.apple.com. Then, I went over to the Apple Store for Developers and picked up the following machine:
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POWER MAC G4 CTO Z03W $ 2,598.00 1 $ 2,598.00
Power Mac G4 065-2839
Dual 800MHz PowerPC G4 065-3162
128MB SDRAM/1 DIMM 065-3001
60GB Ultra ATA-7200rpm 065-2915
No Zip drive 065-2956
SuperDrive 065-2918
NVIDIA GeForce2MX-Dual Support 065-2919
No Radeon PCI card 065-2348
Ultra SCSI PCI card w/adapter 065-2023
56K internal modem 065-3080
No AirPort Card 065-1899
Apple Pro Keyboard 065-3160
Mac OS 065-2837
Country kit Desktop 065-2838
APPLE STUDIO DISPLAY
17IN LCD-ZML M7649ZM/A $ 799.00 1 $ 799.00
Throw in AppleCare, the free printer, and some extra DVD-R media and we're looking at a grand total of
$3686 for the latest and greatest machine from Apple. The closest I could get in the Educational store for the same machine was $600 more. So, does the Developer Program have its benefits??? I would say so.
Best of all, time to ship:
3 days 
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