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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: L.A.-> SF Bay Area
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Macs definitely are status symbols. I see kids use them all proud at the coffee shop and they can't even type 10 WPM pecking away. A $300 laptop would have served them just as well. If your son buys it from his own money, it is a different story.
I never had any trouble being a popular kid without brand name stuff or the latest gizmo. Neither do my kids. AAMOF, it steers them away from some of the less desirable potential friends IMHO. At least here in CA, the amount of brand name stuff and gadgets kids have available is inversely proportional to the amount of parenting they receive.
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