Depending on what state you live in (Ohio, for example), educational purchases of technology may be tax exempt. The savings really starts to add up. On Nov 25, 2003, at 11:22 PM, Gary wrote: > But that would also depend on your local sales tax. I believe we have > the highest in the nation at 9.75 percent (but no state income tax) > and so any savings is a good savings. Plus I got the Airport, > Bluetooth and extra RAM all factory-installed. Even online stores that > have "free" RAM offers charge for installation.