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Apple Education pricing

charlieroberts

charlieroberts

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Hello, I recently helped a friend buy an iPad Pro, and since he is starting graduate school in Aug, I figured I could get him education discount.
Turns out, the iPad is only 20 USD cheaper when bought from the edu store. So I checked other products and the discount appears to have been slashed.

Was there an announcement, or did apple just stop giving edu discounts? It has been a while since I checked out the education site so I could be very mistaken, so if anyone has some info on this, that'd be awesome.
 
I don't recall Apple ever offering much of an EDU discount for iPads... they still give $100/$200 on computers (depending on the model)... but $20 on an iPad seems about right for what I remember.
 
Apple cut back severly on the edu discounts a few years ago. I think some schools may have better discounts, but the generic ones that I see are kind of paltry.
 
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maflynn said:
Apple cut back severly on the edu discounts a few years ago. I think some schools may have better discounts, but the generic ones that I see are kind of paltry.
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When I go to our state bid list to make a purchase, we're redirected right to the general Apple for Education site. Nobody gets special prices.

Even the schools in Tim Cook's home town have switched back to Chromebooks.
 
AlliFlowers said:
When I go to our state bid list to make a purchase,
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In the past (not distant mind you), I've seen some college book stores have some nice discounts that appear to be better then the Apple EDU page.

I work for an organization that qualifies for EDU pricing, but I'm also directed to the generic apple edu page.
 
dwfaust said:
I don't recall Apple ever offering much of an EDU discount for iPads... they still give $100/$200 on computers (depending on the model)... but $20 on an iPad seems about right for what I remember.
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960design said:
Yep, sounds right. $20US savings for a single iPad, $25US/ea for 10 pack
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maflynn said:
In the past (not distant mind you), I've seen some college book stores have some nice discounts that appear to be better then the Apple EDU page.

I work for an organization that qualifies for EDU pricing, but I'm also directed to the generic apple edu page.
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Thanks a lot guys. :)

This is so sad, education pricing was a very nice gesture from Apple to students.
 
cbdilger said:
If the university has an Apple store, check with them: you may get a discount on AppleCare as well as on the product itself.
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You can get the EDU discount on AppleCare by buying it direct from Apple. Get the best deal on your Mac or iPad, then call Apple for the discounted AppleCare. #beentheredonethat
 
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