$$$$ iBook $$$$

[sfusco91]

I am on a budget, but wanting an iBook pretty bad

so does anyone have anywhere legitimate to get an iBook for cheap, or any other idea to keep my budget???

 

[eva01]

apple.com/store

and go to the refurb store.

 

[pdpfilms]

apple.com/store

and go to the refurb store.

Or the educational store, if you're a student or teacher.

 

[rye9]

Or the educational store, if you're a student or teacher.

Im a student at a high school. Could I still use a discount bc on the site it says only K-12 teachers.

 

[wongulous]

#1. No. Only K-12 teachers/institutions and higher education students/teachers/institutions get discounts. Try eBay/used, refurbished (from Apple or a vendor like PowerMax), or the "shop" tab of MacRumors' header for cheap iBook prices.

#2. Search. There is already a thread with TONS of great advice and commentary called "Cheap iBook G4s?!" or similar. It's in one of the sub-forums in "Mac Hardware," if not this one.

 

[rockthecasbah]

#1. No. Only K-12 teachers/institutions and higher education students/teachers/institutions get discounts. Try eBay/used, refurbished (from Apple or a vendor like PowerMax), or the "shop" tab of MacRumors' header for cheap iBook prices.

#2. Search. There is already a thread with TONS of great advice and commentary called "Cheap iBook G4s?!" or similar. It's in one of the sub-forums in "Mac Hardware," if not this one.

Why did Apple stop doing High School Student discounts, they stopped like this year didnt they? 🙁

 

[wongulous]

Why did Apple stop doing High School Student discounts, they stopped like this year didnt they? 🙁

Umm, no. Apple has never had HS student discounts. HS students are a large target demographic; they'd never discount to them. It would be such a dumb idea, business-wise.

 

[GimmeSlack12]

Get a 12" iBook. It really is the best thing you could do. Easiest to travel with, smallest footprint, and the SAME resolution as the 14" . Only downside: No Superdrive on 12" . But you can always get an external if really wanted. Buy Crucial memory (Apple's memory is expen$ive). Get the educational discount and you should come out with a machine for about $1,000 out the door.
This is how I got mine, and $1,000 isn't so bad is it?