21.5 vs 27?

[MartyStickle]

Thanks for your reply Robert. As you can see, the specs of the two are identical and the price with my educator discount is $200 apart. I would also get no tax (this weekend) and free shipping.

http://store.apple.com/us-hed/browse/hom...jIwNTQyNjE

Robert M wrote:
Marty,

Can't answer the question without seeing the actual specs of the machines. For example, if the 21" only has 2 gigs of RAM and the 27" has 4 gigs of RAM, you'll immediately want to drop the bucks for a RAM upgrade for the 21" model. The cost to do it may bring the price tag close enough to the 27" model that you may as well get the 27" model in the first place.

Also check to see what alternatives to the Apple store have in stock. You may end up doing better price-wise by going to a place like Expercom.com or Smalldog.com.

And, definitely check out what savings are available via studentrate.com. They can guide you to super deals on _everything_ and then some!

Robert