Apple's Education Discount is no longer 10%

[lightbreakerD]

I just realized that the education discount is no longer around 10% like it was in the past:

On the base M2 Macbook Air model, the education discount has been reduced to 8.3%,

while on the base M2 Macbook Air model with 512 GB, the education discount has been reduced to 6.6%.

It has always been around 10%±1%, never as low as 6.6% like currently. Even the apple education ssd upgrade prices are $20 higher than m1 ssd upgrade prices with the release of the new M2 Macs.

 

[chrfr]

I just realized that the education discount is no longer 10% like it was in the past:

On the base M2 Macbook Air model, the education discount has been reduced to 8.3%,

while on the base M2 Macbook Air model with 512 GB, the education discount has been reduced to 6.6%.

It hasn't been 10% in many years. It's typically a flat amount discount, varying by product.

 

[lightbreakerD]

It hasn't been 10% in many years. It's typically a flat amount discount, varying by product.

I talking about around 10%, not exactly 10%.

 

[chrfr]

I talking about around 10%, not exactly 10%.

Depending on the product it's been $50/100/150/200 off for a long time. Upgrades like RAM and storage also get discounts. Those are typically about 10% off.

 

[JahBoolean]

I get my discounts from my AD, 10% flat rate.

 

[Mlrollin91]

I talking about around 10%, not exactly 10%.

I havent seen at or near 10% on EDU discounts in years. I switched to using military discount over EDU because military is always a flat 10%. However, you need to be verified to access the military store.

 

[jav6454]

I just realized that the education discount is no longer around 10% like it was in the past:

On the base M2 Macbook Air model, the education discount has been reduced to 8.3%,

while on the base M2 Macbook Air model with 512 GB, the education discount has been reduced to 6.6%.

It has always been around 10%±1%, never as low as 6.6% like currently. Even the apple education ssd upgrade prices are $20 higher than m1 ssd upgrade prices with the release of the new M2 Macs.

Rarely has it been a fixed percentage. It usually just translates to $100 to $200 off with further discounts on the memory, storage and AppleCare upgrades.

 

[OAG7]

Military Discount is nice and using my Apple Card adds another 3%. One point in military discount is that you do not get 0% financing as an option.

 

[jav6454]

Military Discount is nice and using my Apple Card adds another 3%. One point in military discount is that you do not get 0% financing as an option.

Well, given that you have such a discount, I'd say it's a good trade off if you pay it quickly.

 

[JPack]

It depends on the product, I don't think it was ever a fixed %.

M1 iMac = 4%
M1 Mac mini = 7%

 

[gentleman00]

I just realized that the education discount is no longer around 10% like it was in the past:

On the base M2 Macbook Air model, the education discount has been reduced to 8.3%,

while on the base M2 Macbook Air model with 512 GB, the education discount has been reduced to 6.6%.

It has always been around 10%±1%, never as low as 6.6% like currently. Even the apple education ssd upgrade prices are $20 higher than m1 ssd upgrade prices with the release of the new M2 Macs.

It has been a $100 discount on Macs priced at $1000 or more. It has never been a discount of 10 percent.

 

[Moonjumper]

It has been a $100 discount on Macs priced at $1000 or more. It has never been a discount of 10 percent.

I bought a MacBook Pro about 8 or 9 years ago with educational discount in the UK, and it was exactly 10% (all Macs were 10% off, and not rounded off to the nearest pound, a calculated 10% off). Back then it also included AppleCare for free.

 

[Saturn007]

8.3% is, in fact, around 10%!