Apple now only offers a $100 discount on the MBP to students. Yesterday with the old MPB the initial price was $1799. Today I went to go price out the new one(I'm a student that waited till now to buy a laptop) and the starter prices is $1899. Come on apple, price increase on students?
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Price increase for Students?!
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Are you sure? The site is down so I can't check. But when it was up, I know for sure, the top 15 inch model was $200 off for students.
Well Im in Oregon so there is no tax 
but i was expecting the MBP to be 200 off and now i hear 100?
Im still going to buy it, but thats BS.
but i was expecting the MBP to be 200 off and now i hear 100? Im still going to buy it, but thats BS.
do yourself a favor..
buy the new macbook which is a really good upgrade
or
go to the refurb store
and buy the last MBP..
either way you're getting a better deal.
i see no reason to go for a PRO now, unless you absolutely need the bigger screen.. and some bumps on specs.
think twice... your student loan is piling up as well
buy the new macbook which is a really good upgrade
or
go to the refurb store
and buy the last MBP..
either way you're getting a better deal.
i see no reason to go for a PRO now, unless you absolutely need the bigger screen.. and some bumps on specs.
think twice... your student loan is piling up as well
Agreed, this is what I did. (although I'm not cheating the system, I actually am developing stuff. heh)
The discount on previous gen MBPs ran around 20% or so, if I'm not mistaken, but seeing the latest in pricing for students, that percentage may have gone down.
How much is the student adc discount on the older macbook hardware?
Also, I can't say I'm surprised by the lowered student discount. Apple said they would lower their profit margins and I imagined that since they had lower profit margins, they wouldn't be able to offer as deep a discount to students.
well right now i can get onto the regular apple store but not the education store, perhaps they are changing it?
Keep in mind is one discount per life time. I used my already. My brother refused to sign up even if I pay him cash for it.
i can't believe this.
i heard frequently that the price was ment to go down. now i find that in the UK the high end macbook pro has risen £149
i can't believe this! at least the student discount in the UK seems to still be at 14%. that should knock £250-300 of the macbook pro
i heard frequently that the price was ment to go down. now i find that in the UK the high end macbook pro has risen £149
i can't believe this! at least the student discount in the UK seems to still be at 14%. that should knock £250-300 of the macbook pro
thats what i thought as well.
1 laptop, 1 desktop, 1 ipod and maybe (but not sure) 1 monitor per year
Here are the ADC Student prices with a comparison between the regular price and regular education discount:
MacBook
White MacBook - $899 (versus $999, $949)
New Aluminum 2.0GHz - $1169 (versus $1299, $1249)
New Aluminum 2.4GHz - $1439 (versus $1599, $1499)
MacBook Pro
New Aluminum 2.4GHz - $1599 (versus $1999, $1899)
New Aluminum 2.53GHz - $1999 (versus $2499, $2299)
Therefore, to really capitalize on savings opt for the MacBook Pro.
Academic is like you said, 1 laptop, 1 whatever , per year. The 20% off Student ADC is one (unlmited purchase) lifetime. That means you can buy 20 MBP and all would be 20% off.