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ADC discount vs. Student discount
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Does anyone know what the ADC student discount is? I'm guessing less than the 'select' ADC discount. I can get the 8x2.66 with 8GB for £3,400 with student discount, so if the ADC is substantially better I'll go for that. I'm not technically* developing software though - in case Apple have spies checking this sort of thing.
* in any way, at all.
* in any way, at all.
Ooh...
Was there any sort of check to see whether you were a developer or doing a computer-tech related course?
£800 off would be quite nice!
Just looking through the website and T&C, they do state quite often that it's specifically for developers, and hardware is to be used for those purposes. Does anyone know if they check stuff re. course specifics or not? Otherwise I'll just go with the normal student discount, which still knocks a few hundred quid off.
Just reviving this in case anyone has gone through the student ADC process and knows how stringent they are with checking 'developer' credentials. If I can get 20% off and the only thing they need is proof of student status, awesome. But if I have to prove I'm specifically studying something along 'apple development' lines, then regular student discount will suffice.
Anybody know?
Anybody know?
Yeah, you actually have to sign up for a Student Developer account. You have to send them photographic proof of enrollment (ID and schedule), and then they confirm your assets.
I'm still waiting to hear back from them to get my hardware purchase asset back... I get the feeling that I'm not going to GET it back.
They just look at your courses, but I was in architectural studies when I got my mbp and it didn't matter.... I just wish I could have gotten another student adc discount for my new macpro... might have made the 2.66 octad reachable.... alas 1 per lifetime
I'm doing a PhD in Computer Science so I guess I'd qualify but if the discount is only 20% with the standard student discount in the UK at around 16 or 17% then you only get an extra 4% say which on a £2.5k computer is £100 but then you have to pay £60 for the ADC student membership (in round numbers) so it is a lot of hassle for a saving of maybe £40 or less on a £2,500 computer.
Sorry, that was a rather long sentence!
If it is 25% and the spend is larger then it perhaps starts to get worthwhile.
how can you get a hardware purchase asset back? isn't it advertised as a one-time thing?
Oh so you ARE ordering one but just waiting for the student ADC to go through. Or is it a return?
no, they will not charge you unless you sign up for another year. It is NOT automatic renewal
but yes $99/year no discount for previous adc membership
keeping the numbers round, i paid $4500 including $300 NY sales tax and $70 shipping for the mac pro in my signature
How do you like it so far, especially in real world use with multitasking? Also have you ever owned the previous gen 2008 8 core models to notice any difference?
Technically.
Apple is not historically known for enforcing the "one a year" restriction on the student discount.