Post Your Education Discount Percentage (In Detail). To Help Others Buy Their MPB

[chrispholt]

Ok,

I just purchased my macbook pro (first mac).
However as a student I was trying to get the best deal. I could not access the discounted prices so I was debating how much money to withdraw from my bank. It was a pain as I couldn't phone them up due to being busy with exams etc.

So after buying it I tought I would start this to help others.

Just post;
What you bought, how much it cost you, what the retail price is, the percentage of discount, how you got it e.g. on-line, which discount you got e.g. Higher education and the country you bought it in.




I'll Start

• I bought a mpb 15" i5 2.4 ghz with an anti-glare screen.
• It cost me £1 425.27
• Retail price is £1,619.00
• Percentage of discount is 12%
• Bought over the phone
• Qualified for further education discount
• Bought in the United Kingdom

 

[Prhymeate]

That is more than an 8.4% discount. 8.4% of £1619 is £135 which would have made it £1484. Your discount was closer to 12%, unless I'm completely wrong.

 

[chrispholt]

Yes you are right. Sorry I started this late last night.

 

[Stokes]

MacBookPro 13.3/2.4/2X2GB/250/SD - $1199
HP Photosmart C4780 All-in-One - $129
iPod touch 8GB - $199
Oregon Sales Tax (we don't have one!) - $0

Total- $1527

NOW!!!-
Educator Discount (Homeschooler!) -$100
Sold the iPod -$175
Sold the printer -$85
Rebates coming from Apple :
Back to School (free iPod touch) -$199
Perfect Companion (printer rebate) -$100
Total money back -$659


TOTAL COST OF 13" MBP- $868

 

[tunerX]

9.3%

15-inch MacBook Pro

* 2.66GHz Intel Core i7
* 8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB
* 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
* SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
* MacBook Pro 15-inch Hi-Res Antiglare Widescreen Display
* Backlit Keyboard (English) & User's Guide
* Accessory kit


$2,799.00 no student discount

$2,539.00 with student discount

 

[Reapur]

He lives in the UK the american rates are totally different so not much of a help to this guy.

 

[toffa813]

15" MBP in sig (No hi-res)
Normal cost: $2,249
With student discount: $2,044
Savings: $205 (9.1%)

I really only saved 9%? Really Apple?
I guess its better than nothin.

 

[bigjobby]

Can't remember the details of my order off-hand but I remember calculating at the time of the online purchase and my discount came out to be 14%.

 

[chrispholt]

He lives in the UK the american rates are totally different so not much of a help to this guy.

No, I started it to help other people as I needed to know this when I was planning to buy my mpb, I have bought it now.

Also that's why I asked people to put country of origin. But obviously £ = UK and most the time $= USA.

 

[Prhymeate]

• Basic 15" macbook pro with high-res antiglare.

• Retail £1,619

• HE Student Discount over phone £1392

• Saving 16%