Interested
in buying a new computer, iPod, or software package at a discounted
price here on campus? Well, you’re
in luck. The Terrapin Technology Store is now open, and it is located
on the ground floor of the Stamp Student Union, right around the corner
from the Food Court.
The Terrapin
Technology Store is operated by the Office of Information Technology
as a service to University of Maryland students, faculty, and staff.
The store is
designed to provide high-tech equipment and software to the university
community at favorable prices. The store offers Dell and Apple laptop
and desktop computers through the university’s Academic Computers
for Terps (ACT) program as
well as select Dell printers, iPods,
and other accessories. You can see a list of available products
here. For your convenience, a
number of software products are also
available at discount prices. If there are additional tech products
you think we should add, please let us know. Product offerings will
be expanded based on your feedback to store personnel.
Selected ACT
models are displayed in the store, and the computers come equipped
with university software programs, on-campus support, warranties,
and extended repair agreements. Further, Apple and Dell representatives
will occasionally be on-hand to offer additional technology assistance,
making the Terrapin Technology Store the perfect stop for anyone
who isn’t comfortable with buying a computer – sight
unseen – on the Internet.
The Terrapin
Technology Store is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. when classes are in session and at selected additional times
depending on campus events. For more information, please call 301.314.7000
or visit www.act.umd.edu.
Stop
by the Terrapin Technology Store today!