Student Discount on Apple Products?

Maccin475 · Sep 28, 2009

Hey Everyone,

I'm new to this forum and i was a PC person till a few months ago. After my 3rd laptop died on me, i've decided not to spend anymore money trying to fix my crappy laptops and have finally decided to make a switch to a Macbook. I am currently a college student and i've heard that students get a discount on select products through the Apple Store. If they do then is the discount applicable on Macbooks? If yes, then how much is the discount?

Thanks

iBookG4user · Sep 28, 2009

Yes, there is a student discount for Macs. For the base white MacBook it is $50 and for the base MacBook Pro 13" it is $100 for the discount. In addition to having a discount on all the Built To Order upgrades that you add on.

CorvusCamenarum · Sep 28, 2009

While there is a education discount, it's been my experience that it's not really worth it. If you're outside the US I can't speak to that point, but in the US, Apple charges sales tax regardless of your location. Depending on the tax in your area, it can be more advantageous to purchase from a reseller at full price and avoid paying sales tax.

zenoran · Sep 28, 2009

CorvusCamenarum said:
While there is a education discount, it's been my experience that it's not really worth it. If you're outside the US I can't speak to that point, but in the US, Apple charges sales tax regardless of your location. Depending on the tax in your area, it can be more advantageous to purchase from a reseller at full price and avoid paying sales tax.

technically you're supposed to pay taxes on internet sales when you file your taxes every year

londonmystery · Sep 28, 2009

In the UK

For us in the UK the HE discount is between 11 & 18% dependant on what you buy. My airport extreme and express were 11%, imac was 15% I think and uMBP was either 16 or 18%. All prices here are inclusive of tax or as we call it, VAT.

nullx86 · Sep 28, 2009

As long as your in College (or a recognized High School) you will 9% most likely have a discount. Personally, If your on a tight budget, I would get a refurb, as they are loads cheaper (20" 2008 iMac for $999 + tax versus 1199+tax for new.). I have a refurb 2008 24" iMac and I couldn't be happier. No problems with it so far, and I dont expect to have any. If you want a bigger discount, you coul get a ADC (apple developer connection) Student Membership. You must be a student to get one, and you get a one time discount, which I think is about 20% on the "Pro" (MBP, iMac, Mac Pro, Xserve) models. Hope that helps.

captincroc · Sep 28, 2009

I personally like the £703 discount I can get from the Education Store. It also gives the sense I must use it for educational purposes

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nullx86 · Sep 28, 2009

captincroc said:
I personally like the £703 discount I can get from the Education Store. It also gives the sense I must use it for educational purposes !

Theres no way you get that kind of discount! Proof or gtfo.

londonmystery · Sep 28, 2009

captincroc said:
I personally like the £703 discount I can get from the Education Store. It also gives the sense I must use it for educational purposes !

Not in a million years.

Maccin475 · Sep 28, 2009

nullx86 said:
As long as your in College (or a recognized High School) you will 9% most likely have a discount. Personally, If your on a tight budget, I would get a refurb, as they are loads cheaper (20" 2008 iMac for $999 + tax versus 1199+tax for new.). I have a refurb 2008 24" iMac and I couldn't be happier. No problems with it so far, and I dont expect to have any. If you want a bigger discount, you coul get a ADC (apple developer connection) Student Membership. You must be a student to get one, and you get a one time discount, which I think is about 20% on the "Pro" (MBP, iMac, Mac Pro, Xserve) models. Hope that helps.

Thank you all for your help. Nullx, i live in California where the sales tax is 9.25%, so that will pretty much negate the student discount. A friend of mine also suggested that i look into Refurbs. I saw a couple on eBay, do you recommend that i buy off another user on eBay, or are there any other websites that sell Refurb Mac's?

captincroc · Sep 28, 2009

nullx86 said:
Theres no way you get that kind of discount! Proof or gtfo.

OH! I may have caused some confusion; The price of the MacBook is £703! I didn't save £703, that would be silly.

londonmystery · Sep 28, 2009

Maccin475 said:
Thank you all for your help. Nullx, i live in California where the sales tax is 9.25%, so that will pretty much negate the student discount. A friend of mine also suggested that i look into Refurbs. I saw a couple on eBay, do you recommend that i buy off another user on eBay, or are there any other websites that sell Refurb Mac's?

Try the Apple store

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac?mco=NzcwNjg0Ng

hope this helps.

Maccin475 · Sep 28, 2009

londonmystery said:
Try the Apple store

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac?mco=NzcwNjg0Ng

hope this helps.

Thanks Londonmystery. I'll get back to everyone once i make a purchase.

Thanks again to everyone.

nullx86 · Sep 28, 2009

Maccin475 said:
Thank you all for your help. Nullx, i live in California where the sales tax is 9.25%, so that will pretty much negate the student discount. A friend of mine also suggested that i look into Refurbs. I saw a couple on eBay, do you recommend that i buy off another user on eBay, or are there any other websites that sell Refurb Mac's?

Go to http://store.apple.com scroll down mid page, and look for the link the says Refurbished Mac. Or do an F3 in Firefox and search for that term. Ebay is not reliable unless you know a good sender. I would reccomend trying Apple's refurb store first, then MacLister, and some other "Authorized" Apple retailers before hitting ebay. I looked for months and could not find jack squat on ebay that was anywhere close to a deal. Most of what I found were blackbooks being sold as new for the price of the new MBA's.

captincroc said:
OH! I may have caused some confusion; The price of the MacBook is £703! I didn't save £703, that would be silly.

Ah, I thought you meant you saved $703

So how did you get a $200 quid discount? Must my discount goes for is 100-150 USD.

MacManiac76 · Sep 28, 2009

zenoran said:
technically you're supposed to pay taxes on internet sales when you file your taxes every year

I new someone would say this in this thread. I have never heard of this before, until reading it in several threads here, and doubt most anyone would actually do it. Maybe it varies from state to state or something. Personally if I'm not charged tax at the time of purchase they are never going to get it from me.

Ninjasrule · Apr 13, 2010

Is this student discount one time deal still working? I was hoping to use it for the new MBPs.. thanks!

iBookG4user · Apr 13, 2010

Ninjasrule said:
Is this student discount one time deal still working? I was hoping to use it for the new MBPs.. thanks!

Here's what I see when I go on the Apple Store as a student.

nullx86 · Apr 13, 2010

@Ninja - it all depends on what your school offers. Mine offers a $200 on most pro models, and 50-100 on other products. Normally iPods/iPhones arent discounted.

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