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

onahanpto@gmail.com