Buy now through school or wait til Black Friday?

Ralzy · Nov 17, 2009, 12:41 PM

My school is having a sale on Nov 19 on macs
http://itstore.ou.edu/onedaysale/

I wanted to get one of the 27'' iMacs to replace my mac mini. Should I buy it through my school or are there gonna be better deals through Amazon or Apple possibly on Black Friday? Its not easy to return anything and if they let you there is a pretty hefty restocking fee.

tardman91 · Nov 17, 2009, 12:55 PM

Those are some pretty good prices. I would probably wait though. I you live in a state that doesn't have to pay sales tax on amazon.com then they might be a better buy, especially if they have a sale for Black Friday. That's what I'm hoping for. Their price is already a better buy than the Apple Education Discount for me since I won't have to pay sales tax.

klrobinson999 · Nov 17, 2009, 12:57 PM

27" for $1350? Grab it!

thegoldenmackid · Nov 17, 2009, 01:04 PM

Wait, it's just a week. To clarify, you are not legally relieved of paying taxes just because Amazon doesn't charge them.

Hellhammer · Nov 17, 2009, 01:13 PM

Definitely buy through your school. 27" is 350$ from there while Apple will give ~100$ off on Black Friday.

thegoldenmackid · Nov 17, 2009, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hellhammer

Definitely buy through your school. 27" is 350$ from there while Apple will give ~100$ off on Black Friday.

There is a decent chance that sites like MacMall and other third-party retailers will have discounts that will be equal or greater along with other promotions like free printers. In addition, you can (illegally) avoid paying tax.

Badger^2 · Nov 17, 2009, 01:26 PM

even if you paid 10% sales tax -- $1350 + $135 = $1485

over $100 cheaper than the cheapest no tax + rebate price there is

apple's black friday deals wont even come close

MacKiddyWiddy · Nov 17, 2009, 01:44 PM

i'd wait until black friday... but DUDE those prices are good! [IMG]http://macblog.***********/imgs/signature_SmileyFace.jpg[/IMG]

Ralzy · Nov 17, 2009, 03:18 PM

What are the chances that Amazon has a sale on them on Black Friday considering I've noticed their stock says 4-7 weeks?

ehduque7 · Nov 17, 2009, 03:55 PM

Those are some really good education discounts. I'd jump on the school discount. I really can't see it being that much cheaper on Black Friday.

thegoldenmackid · Nov 17, 2009, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ralzy

What are the chances that Amazon has a sale on them on Black Friday considering I've noticed their stock says 4-7 weeks?

A sale – yes. A discount that large – probably not. The better chance is some other third party retailer having bigger discounts.

js81 · Nov 17, 2009, 04:27 PM

I put my vote in for buying it on the school discount. I've been oogling the 27-inchers and I can only get $100 off as a K-12 teacher. GO FOR IT!

Bbusyb · Nov 17, 2009, 05:27 PM

If the School discount is going to be available to you later, It might be worth waiting till Black Friday, Just in case to see if a better deal is available. After all its only a matter of a few days.

If there is one, yo can get it. If not You can always buy through your educational discount.

I Do believe however that Applecare is usually pretty discounted with Edu Pricing so you might want to tally that cost as well when making your decision.

pukifloyd · Nov 17, 2009, 05:57 PM

i'd buy from the school...i don't see any chances of more discounts better than these...

these prices are awesome

thegoldenmackid · Nov 17, 2009, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pukifloyd

i'd buy from the school...i don't see any chances of more discounts better than these...

these prices are awesome

Bbusyb has the right idea, only a risk.

Shownarou · Nov 17, 2009, 06:33 PM

It says one day only, November 19th. I'd definitely buy from the school.

Corrupt.Tears · Nov 17, 2009, 07:53 PM

Buy it from the school. Don't open it. If there is no other sale, open it and enjoy! If you find another sale. Buy it from that sale and return the one from the school. It is that simple. Unless it is final sale.

Nov 17, 2009, 12:41 PM	#1
Ralzy macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2009	Buy now through school or wait til Black Friday? My school is having a sale on Nov 19 on macs http://itstore.ou.edu/onedaysale/ I wanted to get one of the 27'' iMacs to replace my mac mini. Should I buy it through my school or are there gonna be better deals through Amazon or Apple possibly on Black Friday? Its not easy to return anything and if they let you there is a pretty hefty restocking fee.

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Badger^2 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sacramento	buy it. even if you paid 10% sales tax -- $1350 + $135 = $1485 over $100 cheaper than the cheapest no tax + rebate price there is apple's black friday deals wont even come close __________________ 24" 2.4 iMac/4 gigs/640 gig+20" Dell 2001 20" 2.4 iMac/4 gigs/640 gig+24" Dell 2405 20" 2.0 iMac/4 gigs/320 gig+20" Dell 2001 20" 2.13 iMac/3 gigs/320 gig+20" Dell 2007

Nov 17, 2009, 04:27 PM	#12
js81 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: KY	I put my vote in for buying it on the school discount. I've been oogling the 27-inchers and I can only get $100 off as a K-12 teacher. GO FOR IT! __________________ 17" iMac, 2.0GHz C2D, 500GB, 3GB, X1600 Acer Aspire 5534-1121, AMD L310, 4GB, 320GB, HD3200

Nov 17, 2009, 12:55 PM	#2
tardman91 macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2009	Those are some pretty good prices. I would probably wait though. I you live in a state that doesn't have to pay sales tax on amazon.com then they might be a better buy, especially if they have a sale for Black Friday. That's what I'm hoping for. Their price is already a better buy than the Apple Education Discount for me since I won't have to pay sales tax.

Nov 17, 2009, 12:57 PM	#3
klrobinson999 macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2008	27" for $1350? Grab it!

Nov 17, 2009, 01:44 PM	#8
MacKiddyWiddy Banned Join Date: Aug 2009	i'd wait until black friday... but DUDE those prices are good! [IMG]http://macblog.***********/imgs/signature_SmileyFace.jpg[/IMG]

Nov 17, 2009, 03:18 PM	#9
Ralzy Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2009	What are the chances that Amazon has a sale on them on Black Friday considering I've noticed their stock says 4-7 weeks?

Nov 17, 2009, 03:55 PM	#10
ehduque7 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2008	Those are some really good education discounts. I'd jump on the school discount. I really can't see it being that much cheaper on Black Friday.

Nov 17, 2009, 05:27 PM	#13
Bbusyb macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Notts, UK / Alex, Egypt	If the School discount is going to be available to you later, It might be worth waiting till Black Friday, Just in case to see if a better deal is available. After all its only a matter of a few days. If there is one, yo can get it. If not You can always buy through your educational discount. I Do believe however that Applecare is usually pretty discounted with Edu Pricing so you might want to tally that cost as well when making your decision. __________________ 13" Macbook Pro 2.53Ghz, 4GB Ram, 500 GB HD 12" Dell XPS M1210 2.0 Ghz, 3GB Ram, 500Gb HD 16GB Jailbroken iPhone 3G

Nov 17, 2009, 05:57 PM	#14
pukifloyd macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona/ India	i'd buy from the school...i don't see any chances of more discounts better than these... these prices are awesome __________________ 15" MacBook Pro, 2.6 GHz Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB HD; 30 GB iPod video; iPod mini Blue colour 4GB; Nokia 5800

Nov 17, 2009, 06:33 PM	#16
Shownarou macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newton, IA	It says one day only, November 19th. I'd definitely buy from the school. __________________ 15" 2.4 GHZ Macbook Pro, Powermac G4 400mhz Tiger, 80gb iPod Classic

Nov 17, 2009, 07:53 PM	#17
Corrupt.Tears macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2009	Buy it from the school. Don't open it. If there is no other sale, open it and enjoy! If you find another sale. Buy it from that sale and return the one from the school. It is that simple. Unless it is final sale.

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