Is it a Good time to purchase an Apple Cinema Display?

I am about to get the Apple Cinema Display and I would like to know if it is a good time to purchase it. Will the display drop price soon? And if it does, do I have any protection from Apple?
The other thing is that I am from Canada and does anyone know why there is a big difference between the US$ and CAN$?
The 20" display for educational in US is $699 and in CAN is $899.
I am sure that it is not because of the currency.
Thank you

Welcome to the boards. First off the price USD is $799, at this point it does not seem like apple will be dropping the price of the Cinema Displays any time soon, last price drop occured only about 6 months ago. So now is about the best deal your going to get.
As far as any extened coverage for an ACD goes is that if you buy an apple computer AND an Apple Cinema Display at the same time you can get an Apple Care Protection plan for the computer and the display will be covered as well if you buy the the Display at a later date, the extended warranty will not cover the display. Had to find this out the hardway with my PowerBook and 20" ACD

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