PC vs Mac II: How to get a Mac for the cost of a PC.
Here is a trick you can play if you want to get an Apple system for, all intents and purposes, the price of a comparably spec’ed PC: Become a student Apple developer (you actually have to be a student.) Here’s how -
Buy a student membership to Apple’s “Cult of iTurds” developer connection by going here. After a few hours they will send you an activation code, which you will input when you create yourself an account here. Once you’ve done that, then you need to send them a copy of your student ID as well as your current course schedule to prove you’re a student. I photoshopped mine, since I joined after I graduated. (I know… bad me. But f. Apple - srsly.) Once you’ve done all that, purchase your computer at the developer …