Edu. Prices- only through Apple Store?

cyks · 07:48 PM

I was curious if anyone knew of any other retailer that sold Apple products at the edu. discount...or if I was forced to go through the Apple store for this one...
I'm basically trying to avoid the whole "tax" issue- and if there is another retailer out there- I probably won't have to pay any.
If I have to go through Apple- I may as well buy it elsewhere for full price and take what ever free things they'll throw in. (Since after tax- it'd only be $100 or so difference...free RAM alone would justify that).

Thanks.

SilentPanda · Apr 20, 2004, 08:27 PM

Nowhere else except at maybe a local school store... which doesn't avoid the tax cost either...

Kwyjibo · Apr 20, 2004, 08:33 PM

There is no way to get a student discount and avoid tax, this has been discussed many times before

cyks · Apr 20, 2004, 08:42 PM

Oh well... thanks guys for the input.
Now to decide if it makes more sense to pay the $1400+tax...(just over 1500).... or bit the bullet and pay the full $1600 on it and get a printer, extra RAM, and a carrying case included.

Looks like I'll be saving for another week- can't see any reason not to pay full now.

Anaxagoras · Apr 20, 2004, 09:16 PM

Seems the only decent discount that us students get is with software... I mean, getting 10.3 for half the street price is pretty sweet.

Dave the Great · Apr 21, 2004, 12:28 AM

You can get the educational discount plus not pay tax through Yellow Dog Linux. Plus they hook you up with a Linux partition to fool around with.

iAtom · Apr 21, 2004, 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kwyjibo

There is no way to get a student discount and avoid tax, this has been discussed many times before

I am confused about this. I have never bought anything from Apple, but I am planning to buy a 15" Powerbook soon. I assumed that if I ordered it on Apple's website I wouldn't have to pay tax. Is this true?

cyks · Apr 21, 2004, 01:03 AM

Yes, you pay tax from Apple's website.
Depending on where you are- there are many other places to buy a PBook that won't charge you tax (unless you want one built to order- in which case you're kind of stuck).

Thanks Dave- I'll be checking them out.

powerbook4me · Apr 21, 2004, 01:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyks

Yes, you pay tax from Apple's website.

Ah, you gotta be kidding....

That was the only reason that I was going to buy through www.apple.com

Dave the Great · Apr 21, 2004, 01:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyks

Yes, you pay tax from Apple's website.
Depending on where you are- there are many other places to buy a PBook that won't charge you tax (unless you want one built to order- in which case you're kind of stuck).

Thanks Dave- I'll be checking them out.

No problem. I should have added a qualifier to the "no tax" statement - its no tax as long as you live outside of Colorado.

Apr 20, 2004, 07:46 PM	#1
cyks macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Westchester County, NY	Edu. Prices- only through Apple Store? I was curious if anyone knew of any other retailer that sold Apple products at the edu. discount...or if I was forced to go through the Apple store for this one... I'm basically trying to avoid the whole "tax" issue- and if there is another retailer out there- I probably won't have to pay any. If I have to go through Apple- I may as well buy it elsewhere for full price and take what ever free things they'll throw in. (Since after tax- it'd only be $100 or so difference...free RAM alone would justify that). Thanks. Last edited by cyks; Apr 20, 2004 at 07:48 PM.
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SilentPanda Demi-God (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Bamboo Forest	Nowhere else except at maybe a local school store... which doesn't avoid the tax cost either... __________________ My 24 hour web cam!
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Apr 20, 2004, 08:42 PM	#4
cyks Thread Starter macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Westchester County, NY	Oh well... thanks guys for the input. Now to decide if it makes more sense to pay the $1400+tax...(just over 1500).... or bit the bullet and pay the full $1600 on it and get a printer, extra RAM, and a carrying case included. Looks like I'll be saving for another week- can't see any reason not to pay full now.
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Apr 21, 2004, 01:03 AM	#8
cyks Thread Starter macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Westchester County, NY	Yes, you pay tax from Apple's website. Depending on where you are- there are many other places to buy a PBook that won't charge you tax (unless you want one built to order- in which case you're kind of stuck). Thanks Dave- I'll be checking them out.
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Apr 20, 2004, 08:33 PM	#3
Kwyjibo macrumors 68040 Join Date: Nov 2002	There is no way to get a student discount and avoid tax, this has been discussed many times before
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Apr 20, 2004, 09:16 PM	#5
Anaxagoras macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Denver, CO, USA	Seems the only decent discount that us students get is with software... I mean, getting 10.3 for half the street price is pretty sweet.
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Apr 21, 2004, 12:28 AM	#6
Dave the Great Banned Join Date: Jan 2004	You can get the educational discount plus not pay tax through Yellow Dog Linux. Plus they hook you up with a Linux partition to fool around with.
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