Isn’t $1,500 a lot of money for 1 computer?
Yes, but let us explain…
MYTH: Onahan School can shop around for the best
priced computer.
FACT: Chicago Public Schools have computer contract
obligations. All CPS
Schools must buy computers through
Oracle – a CPS purchase site.
The prices are fixed between Apple
and the CPS Board.
MYTH: The price for 1 computer of $1,500 is inflated.
FACT: Apple Desktop vs. Apple Laptop
Option
#1. – APPLE DESKTOP
Intermediate Macintosh Desktop: iMac 21.5 inch.
Slim, all-in-one design, 2.5GHz Intel Quad-Core i5; 4GB RAM; 500GB Drive. Wired
keyboard/mouse. Mac OS X + iLife 11 + iWork 09; CPS image; 3 yr AppleCare
Warranty.
Purchased from Oracle = $1,359.00
Purchased from Apple = $1,497.27
Difference in price = $68.97
OPTION
#2. – APPLE LAPTOP
Intermediate
Macintosh Laptop: MacBook Pro
Aluminum 13 inch. Light and durable. 2.4GHz Intel Dual-Core
i5; 4GB RAM; 500GB Drive; 7 hour Light weight Macintosh... battery; Mac OS X +
iLife 11 + iWork 09; CPS image; Intermediate Macintosh...3 yr AppleCare Warranty;
Laptop Security Software.
Purchased from Oracle = $1,490.00
Purchased from Apple = $1,507.97
Difference in price = $17.97
MYTH: Onahan School must buy Apple brand computers.
FACT: No. We do not have to buy
Apple brand computers, but
- Onahan has been
successful with using Apple computers beyond the typical
computer life span.
- Apple computers do not get viruses
like other computer brands.
- Apple installs major upgrades to its operating
system – keeping the computer’s software upgraded free of charge.
MYTH: The computers are base
models and will have to be reprogrammed.
FACT: No. All
Apple computers purchased by CPS schools have the following
included in the price:
o delivery
o installation and set-up
o asset tagging
o asset recovery
o three year extended Apple Care warranty
o CPS image installed
o iLife (iPhoto, iTunes and iMovie)
o iWork (Similar to Microsoft Office)
o Anti-Virus
MYTH: Chicago Public Schools offered
our school computers for the new
computer lab, but Onahan turned them down.
FACT: No. Onahan
received no such offer. Who would refuse
a gift worth over
$50,000?
MYTH: The newly constructed Onahan
Annex was paid for by Tax Increment
Financing (TIF), a public financing method that
is used for
subsidizing redevelopment of infrastructure, and other
community
improvement projects.
FACT: No. The Onahan Annex was authorized under Mayor
Daley’s guidance.
It is being paid through the Public
Building Commission of Chicago.
MYTH: Not all of the money will go towards the purchase of
computers.
FACT: 100% of the money donated for this fundraiser will go towards
purchasing computers for Onahan’s
new computer lab.
Please
consider making a donation to the Onahan computer lab.
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
---Benjamin Franklin
The Onahan PTO Board
