I think most retail Apple stores will give you the educational discount. I know the Woodfield, IL one does.
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Educational Price Drops
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Nah there havnt been any changes to the Au Edu store... and im not sure I would expect any... with the long history of latancy at apple au... and despite the currancy rising a fair bit lately...
Nah there havnt been any changes to the Au Edu store... and im not sure I would expect any... with the long history of latancy at apple au... and despite the currancy rising a fair bit lately...
Is it just me or...
isn't this kinda' close to the timing of their financial statement? They had a higher profit margin per unit but lower sales volume on G4's. Maybe they are kinda' showin' the edu market a little love...wanting to spur some pre fall sales....little late seeing as how school starts in just a matter of weeks.
cheers!
-John
isn't this kinda' close to the timing of their financial statement? They had a higher profit margin per unit but lower sales volume on G4's. Maybe they are kinda' showin' the edu market a little love...wanting to spur some pre fall sales....little late seeing as how school starts in just a matter of weeks.
cheers!
-John
Actually, even cheaper, because you can get $200 off the iPod. Even if you don't want/need an iPod, you can still easily sell the 10 GB model, new and sealed, on Ebay for $260-$280, and it will only cost you $69 to buy the thing after the rebate. So effectively the 12" PB is now only $1199!
I actually bought my 12" PB with student discount about 2 weeks ago. I know with a lot of big electronics, there's a deal where if the price drops within a given amount of time you can some kind of rebate or something. I already missed out on the $100 printer rebate (tossed the box out before I realized), so I'd really like to make up for it. Not that I really mind; I think I got a pretty good deal at any rate.
i'm pretty sure all the apple stores do a walk in walk out deal...but call to check.
all you need is your ID and the cash, it'll probably take 5 more minutes than it normally would, only because you have to spend time filling out the paperwork thing.
all you need is your ID and the cash, it'll probably take 5 more minutes than it normally would, only because you have to spend time filling out the paperwork thing.
Re: What's the catch?
As far as I've known, Apple has always had a 1 year policy for EDU purchases, most likely to prevent people from buying computers for friends/family on their discount.
I wouldn't read too much into it...
As far as I've known, Apple has always had a 1 year policy for EDU purchases, most likely to prevent people from buying computers for friends/family on their discount.
I wouldn't read too much into it...
I called the apple store in this area (Buffalo, NY), they offered the new lower educational pricing. Student ID and drivers license is required though.
What kindof paperwork do you need to fill out? I have never purchased through the educational program before.
What kindof paperwork do you need to fill out? I have never purchased through the educational program before.
Sweet! It used to be a flat-rate $100 on all computers (before that, it was a $50 discount) but now discounts are running in the $200-300 range! Woohoo!
Re: Re: What's the catch?
No doubt about the policy being long-standing, nor the reasoning behind it. My point is about how early in the one-year window these price drops were announced. Buy a model that is "due for an update" and you won't be able to buy the updated model for a discount. The requirement to pay full price for the computer you wanted all along is what I want to underline.
Depending on how much it means to Apple, we may see the new PowerBooks released after the return window closes on the post-discount buyers, say in six weeks -- admittedly, this is reaching.
Originally posted by Rower_CPU
As far as I've known, Apple has always had a 1 year policy for EDU purchases, most likely to prevent people from buying computers for friends/family on their discount.
I wouldn't read too much into it...
No doubt about the policy being long-standing, nor the reasoning behind it. My point is about how early in the one-year window these price drops were announced. Buy a model that is "due for an update" and you won't be able to buy the updated model for a discount. The requirement to pay full price for the computer you wanted all along is what I want to underline.
Depending on how much it means to Apple, we may see the new PowerBooks released after the return window closes on the post-discount buyers, say in six weeks -- admittedly, this is reaching.
trade in within one month?
Does anyone know about returning a powerbook purchased within one month of a new release? I read it on one of the posts, and am wondering if anyone can fascilitate this? I just bought a 17", maybe 12 days ago, and am thinking about selling it for a new 15. Or you know, if this scam works, I'll try to pull that. I checked the Apple site but it says nothing.
Does anyone know about returning a powerbook purchased within one month of a new release? I read it on one of the posts, and am wondering if anyone can fascilitate this? I just bought a 17", maybe 12 days ago, and am thinking about selling it for a new 15. Or you know, if this scam works, I'll try to pull that. I checked the Apple site but it says nothing.
They didn't drop the prices on the iBooks though. Good news on that 12" G4 for 1399. I might end up buying that instead of the iBook.
Not for Europe...
Well, the German Education Store doesn't seem to have higher rebates than before. I checked out the PowerMac 64 Single 1.25 GHz Combo Drive: If I pay regular price at the Apple reseller near my house, I save 50. As a student, I get another 100 as a voucher for future shopping -- so I actually save 150 on Apple's education price...
For Germany, I don't see the point of buying computers directly from Apple at all. The resellers are much cheaper. Plus, they even have their own 3-year warranty that is cheaper than AppleCare.
Well, the German Education Store doesn't seem to have higher rebates than before. I checked out the PowerMac 64 Single 1.25 GHz Combo Drive: If I pay regular price at the Apple reseller near my house, I save 50. As a student, I get another 100 as a voucher for future shopping -- so I actually save 150 on Apple's education price...
For Germany, I don't see the point of buying computers directly from Apple at all. The resellers are much cheaper. Plus, they even have their own 3-year warranty that is cheaper than AppleCare.
Originally posted by DGFan
Considering that some schools are just $50 a credit hour - if you're going to buy a dual 2Ghz G5 why not sign up for a 3 credit class someplace? You can probably save some $$$$
Hee hee, gotta love those Cali junior colleges..
Re: Re: Re: What's the catch?
But now it's July, so I don't have to worry about going over the 1-per-year limit.
I don't know for sure if this is valid, but I've read that Apple often times lets you get away with buying one desktop and one laptop with edu pricing in the same year. I've never tried it. I would have, because I was going to buy one of the 15" Aluminum Powerbooks that were supposed to have been introduced last month...
But now it's July, so I don't have to worry about going over the 1-per-year limit.