ADC Hardware Purchase Program limits?

[psingh01]

Any of you with an ADC (select/premiere) membership that have taken advantage of the hardware purchase program. Is there limit to the amount/types of machines you can buy? It might be worth it to join if I could get a Mac Pro and Mac Book Pro at the discounted price.

I used to be a student developer member and I recall it was limited to a one time purchase of one machine.

 

[SaltyPiratePony]

Don't know about those select/premier membership prices, but maybe if you can get one (or multiple, if you already used your account) student friends of yours to sign up on ADC student membership. Pay them the $100 or so and get them to buy your hardware?

Or is that totally crazy?

 

[appleguy123]

Any of you with an ADC (select/premiere) membership that have taken advantage of the hardware purchase program. Is there limit to the amount/types of machines you can buy? It might be worth it to join if I could get a Mac Pro and Mac Book Pro at the discounted price.

I used to be a student developer member and I recall it was limited to a one time purchase of one machine.

I think its one purchase per year.

 

[nirvanauscn]

Here's the link to ADC membership:
http://developer.apple.com/products/membership.html
scroll down to the bottom, you'll see how many hardware you could buy in discount price.

Here's one example for MBP 15.4" MB985LL/A (2.66/4/320G):
Store price $1999
Education discount $1849
ADC discount $1599

 

[thegoldenmackid]

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[belvdr]

Here's the link to ADC membership:
http://developer.apple.com/products/membership.html
scroll down to the bottom, you'll see how many hardware you could buy in discount price.

Here's one example for MBP 15.4" MB985LL/A (2.66/4/320G):
Store price $1999
Education discount $1849
ADC discount $1599

Problem is, for a single person, you have to spend $499 on the membership. That makes the MBP $2098, instead of the $1999 original price. Since you're only allowed 1 hardware purchase per year, it doesn't make a lot of sense.

 

[thegoldenmackid]

Problem is, for a single person, you have to spend $499 on the membership. That makes the MBP $2098, instead of the $1999 original price. Since you're only allowed 1 hardware purchase per year, it doesn't make a lot of sense.

It's a discount on some of the highest-end systems, it's really for students.

Stock Quad Core Mac Pro: $1,999.00 + $499.00 = $2,498.00 ($2,499.00 Without Discount - You get a T-Shirt, an OS and some pamphlets while saving a dollar)
Upgrades are cheaper, 6GB Upgrade is $120.00 compared to $150.00
Stock 8-Core Mac Pro: $2,639.00 +$499.00 = $3,138.00 (3,299.00 Without Discount)

Let's say you go nuts (or MovieCutter style) and get:

One 2.93GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
16GB (4x4GB)
Mac Pro RAID Card
1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Two 18x SuperDrives
Apple Cinema HD Display (30" flat panel)
Apple Cinema HD Display (30" flat panel)
Apple Mouse
Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (English) and User's Guide
Quad-channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express card
Aperture preinstalled

ADC: $9,196.00 + $499.00 = 9,695
Normal: $11,046.00

 

[psingh01]

Thanks for the replies! Bummer I can only use it for one system (since Select is the only one I could afford). It's still a good program though for all the developer resources you get which ends up costing about $100 more than regular system.


Edit: It says 1 system per year....I doubt they mean Calendar year right?