It is my understanding that Montevina is an architecture (ala Santa Rosa) or chipset, NOT a chip. The Montevina architecture will still use the current Penryn chips.
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Apple's Back to School Promo Kicks off June 3rd
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It is my understanding that Montevina is an architecture (ala Santa Rosa) or chipset, NOT a chip. The Montevina architecture will still use the current Penryn chips.
I know that this promotion is also used in Canada 'cause signs are posted all over campus when it happens. That's why I knew to wait this year. Here is the info page on apple.ca but it hasn't been updated yet, still says 2007! http://www.apple.com/ca/education/promos/indiv.html
I'm excited to get my first mac and my first ipod all at the same time! Do you generally get most of your money back if you resell after an update or are you looking at half price or something?
I'm excited to get my first mac and my first ipod all at the same time! Do you generally get most of your money back if you resell after an update or are you looking at half price or something?
Of course it all depends on what someone is willing to pay, but I think you'd be able to get at least $150-160 for an 8 gig ipod nano. All you need to do is look on ebay to see what the going rates are for yourself.
Actually, I just read the terms and conditions on the ipod nano rebate form from last year's promo and it looks like teachers are included: "Purchase an Mac and an iPod Nano with the Education Discount and receive a $169 rebate." Then you can describe your status as Teacher, Faculty or Staff.
Nice.
Be careful on keeping it in good condition as I have found that when people sell iPod's or iPhone's on EBay those that are sold in good condition (cuts on edges, etc...not found and the pictures show it), you can get more money for it
If the iPod/iPhone does have cuts on it, tell the person buying it but take pictures a little further away so it isn't glaring
Don't lie but don't magnify it
That's a bit premature, college doesn't finish until July 11 for me
You are lucky
I wish I was still in college!
That's a bit premature, college doesn't finish until July 11 for me
Wow. College wrapped up on May 9th for me.
OMG i can't wait!! I desperately need a new ipod
Just two more days for us
I have a few questions:
1. Do you actually have to cut up the box of both the Macbook and the iPod to get the UPC codes? I don't want to ruin a brand new box... I... err... like boxes for some reason. I have loads of them from just about everything I've purchased in the last 5 years. Yeah, don't ask.
2. I read somewhere that you need to submit your sales receipt as well. Are photocopies accepted? I don't want to send away my proof of purchase (unless they send it back) in the event that I need it again.
1. Do you actually have to cut up the box of both the Macbook and the iPod to get the UPC codes? I don't want to ruin a brand new box... I... err... like boxes for some reason. I have loads of them from just about everything I've purchased in the last 5 years. Yeah, don't ask.
2. I read somewhere that you need to submit your sales receipt as well. Are photocopies accepted? I don't want to send away my proof of purchase (unless they send it back) in the event that I need it again.
May 22 here.
Probably worth noting that in the UK, "college" is the final two (non-compulsory) years of school required to get into many universities. Their academic calendar's a bit different.
you HAVE to send the original UPC in, cut out of the box.
I would have to assume that since apple stores offer an "email" reciept, that you can get that, and an instore receipt.
I always do the email reciept, cause it files away in my "apple purchases" folder for archival.
has anyone considered...
has anyone considered that apple simply wants to clear inventory for current macbook and macbook pros as well as ipods. Apple probably wants to refresh their entire portables line and ipods right before christmas after the back-to-school promotion is over. There are rumors out there that the macbook updates will not be completed until september anyways. so if that is the case what else is apple releasing at the wwdc besides the 3g iphone? tablet? any ideas?
has anyone considered that apple simply wants to clear inventory for current macbook and macbook pros as well as ipods. Apple probably wants to refresh their entire portables line and ipods right before christmas after the back-to-school promotion is over. There are rumors out there that the macbook updates will not be completed until september anyways. so if that is the case what else is apple releasing at the wwdc besides the 3g iphone? tablet? any ideas?
I should've specified what I meant, heh, was not following the flow of the convo I guess. I meant, do you generally get most of your money back after a macbook resell? How much should I expect to knock off the price if it's kept in pristine condition? I see lots on ebay but many are brand new in box so it's hard to tell...
Seeing as Montevina isn't a chip, probably not. Intel had no part in Apple design. The chipset isn't out yet, anyway; it was delayed to July 14. Apple has a record of exclusivity, though, and it would be kick-awesome if the "delay" was so that Apple could have them first. I can easily see there not being the unnecessarily vaunted MacBook Pro redesign that everyone wants, but even though I don't care about having a total redesign, a magnetic latch would be nice.
Last year, after the release of the new iPods, the Back-to-School promo kept going with the modifier that it does not apply to the newest models. They could easily do something similar this year and say that the Back-to-School promo does not apply to the Montevina MacBooks and MacBook Pros that will come out July 14 so as to clear out the old stock. There will be no MacTablet at WWDC, simply because I started wanting one a few weeks ago.
Yep, and you can go ahead and blame it on the human race's capacity for dishonesty, if you'd like.
For instance, I imagine it discourages reselling the "brand new" products after receiving the rebate when there's a curious hole cut out of the side of it, rather than just a label peeled off.