Do they generally keep the free printer promo going through the iPod sale? I'm planning on a 13" MBP for law school and the printer promo currently covers the exact printer I want, but if I could also get a free iPod by waiting until summer, it's worth the wait.
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Back to School 2010 Promotions Start Date
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Do they generally keep the free printer promo going through the iPod sale? I'm planning on a 13" MBP for law school and the printer promo currently covers the exact printer I want, but if I could also get a free iPod by waiting until summer, it's worth the wait.
Looks like the BTS starts on May 25, 2010, if the North American ones follow exactly what the Apple Japan campaign does.
http://store.apple.com/jp/browse/campaigns/back_to_school
It gives a free ipod (as long as the value not exceeding a 8GB Touch, ie. 19,800yens, according to the Apple Japan store)
http://store.apple.com/jp/browse/campaigns/back_to_school
It gives a free ipod (as long as the value not exceeding a 8GB Touch, ie. 19,800yens, according to the Apple Japan store)
nothing on either US or CA sites...I bet the promo runs at different times in Japan
It only works for higher education students and education teachers and administrators for K-12 and higher ed. So yes, your high school are under it but it won't work for HS students unless you are accepted into a college....which just means you need to apply to college earlier if you are not a senior!
I really think they may use the rebate thing towards the iPad this year. I think they will do the iPod free offer again, but will allow someone to put the $199 towards an iPad just to get the user base up. Remember, that is the speculated reason they upped it from a free iPod to a free iPod Touch...got the user base up for the app store. They will want to do the same as well as the fact that they want educators and college students using an IPad on campus!
this is on the apple website, hopefully this means the deals will start soon!
that only has to do with the fact that if you are graduating your ability to get an education discount ends soon. It does not mean the education discount program will end soon.
I thought I saw somewhere in Macrumors that students graduating from college have a grace period of 6 months. Am I wrong? Because I want discounted macbook pro, free ipod (classic free or the difference?) and free rebate on printer. Now that's a deal!
I don't find anything on google or apple.com that is an official grace period. I think if you just graduated provide your college id and unless it says expired May 2010 you are fine for a while.
As long as your "discounted" MBP is not refurbished it looks like it will work for the free iPod. If it is refurb. then no go.
This is interesting on the iPod rebate:
School board members who are currently serving as elected or appointed members are eligible. PTA or PTO executives currently serving as elected or appointed officers are eligible.
So I say to anyone who is not an educator or student, but has kids- get involved in your school's PTA or PTO and it will pay you back in
$I really think they may use the rebate thing towards the iPad this year. I think they will do the iPod free offer again, but will allow someone to put the $199 towards an iPad just to get the user base up. Remember, that is the speculated reason they upped it from a free iPod to a free iPod Touch...got the user base up for the app store. They will want to do the same as well as the fact that they want educators and college students using an IPad on campus!
If this was gonna be true id be overjoyed but, but i think this goes against Stevie Jobs logic. i mean. the ipad is supposed to replace netbooks right? so in his mind itd be like someone buying 2 laptops? idk
"Back to school" promotion while students are "in school?"
It is wierd. I believe that Japanese school will still be in semester on 5/25/2010....Then, it is not actually "Back to school."
It is wierd. I believe that Japanese school will still be in semester on 5/25/2010....Then, it is not actually "Back to school."
They have always let you apply the value of the value of the iPod touch to upgrade to a better version. You just pay the difference, so why wouldnt they let you apply it to an iPad. Additionally as mentioned before it is an idea which increases the iPad appstore user base. THe appstore is where the money is.
Because they do it to reduce iPod inventory before new models are announced. So unless Apple is planning a new iPad version in the fall it wouldn't make much sense, and additionally would work against the goal of reducing iPod inventory.
iPads are flying out of the stores right now. Why offer a discount when customers are snapping them up at full price?
I've been waiting since March. Finally caved last night, ordered the 13" MBP. Now it's time to wait for the UPS delivery guy.
Arigato
Thank you, this is by far the most useful info surrounding BTS promo... I made a mistake by selling my white macbook a bit too early thinking I could use my 8yr old Dell desktop. I'm suffering right now and going through withdrawal like a drug addict.
I hope I can wait 25 more days........
Thank you, this is by far the most useful info surrounding BTS promo... I made a mistake by selling my white macbook a bit too early thinking I could use my 8yr old Dell desktop. I'm suffering right now and going through withdrawal like a drug addict.
I hope I can wait 25 more days........
Japanese school year starts in the beginning of April and ends in the end of March, so their back to school promo naturally happens in a different time.
Grace period?
Does anyone know if there's a grace period for the free iPod Touch? I'm waiting to buy a 15 inch MacBook Pro and I'm not sure if I should wait another month for the back to school promo. Can I just buy the MacBook Pro with the 8 GB iPod Touch right now and send in the mail-in rebate after the promo has started? Or do I need the date of purchase to be after May 25th or whatever the date is? If there's a 30 day grace period for those who just happened to buy an iPod Touch and a Mac, that'd make me very happy.
Probably the stupidest question ever, I know.
Thanks.
Does anyone know if there's a grace period for the free iPod Touch? I'm waiting to buy a 15 inch MacBook Pro and I'm not sure if I should wait another month for the back to school promo. Can I just buy the MacBook Pro with the 8 GB iPod Touch right now and send in the mail-in rebate after the promo has started? Or do I need the date of purchase to be after May 25th or whatever the date is? If there's a 30 day grace period for those who just happened to buy an iPod Touch and a Mac, that'd make me very happy.
Probably the stupidest question ever, I know.
Thanks.
Answering my own question, from the Back to School 2009 Terms and Conditions:
So no grace period. That's too bad.
So no grace period. That's too bad.
You can get both. You just buy both the iPod touch and the printer along with your Mac in the promotion and then you get your money back in the post via rebate.