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Student Discount.

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Craig-1591

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First of all, sorry about this prob loads of these threads.

Okay then, I was thinking of an iMac 24" and it would be nice to have the discount.

I'll be 18 soon and in sixth form mt girlfriend at college (same level of Edu) has a student I.D number but i don't know mine. Will i have one at sixth form and use that or can i use any UCAS crud that i got if i don't have one?


Also we have a netgear (i think) router for the PC, would that work fine on the iMac with the wi-fi, safari and all?

Thanks for the time and help.
 
The biggest discounts are only available to people in Higher Education. However, you are still eligible for a good discount if you are at High School or College. I have read success stories here of people who got their discount by showing their UCAS letter.

Your router will be just fine.
 
Your router will work fine. Airport Utility recognizes wi-fi signals from anywhere (Right?), so it should respond to that. You can also go wired if you are near your router/modem.
 
you don't even need airport utility, that's only for apple routers. the airport extreme card will work fine, it's still the same 802.11b/g/n standard, just a goofy name.
I've bought 3 macs on a student discount now and I've never even had to verify my student status.
 
I called Apple this morning and purchased a new MBP17 for my wife, just gave the name of school nothing else. bit too easy. Good saving on software - chuffed :)
 
Kingcodez said:
Can Highschool Teachers get a discount also?
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My wife teaches gradeschool and got it so you should too. We ordered it on the educational website and there was a place to browse what school you worked at.
 
neiltc13 said:
The biggest discounts are only available to people in Higher Education. However, you are still eligible for a good discount if you are at High School or College. I have read success stories here of people who got their discount by showing their UCAS letter.

Your router will be just fine.
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Is medical school considered higher education? I'm a med student and would like to purchase a Macbook Air by September.
 
Balthezor said:
Is medical school considered higher education? I'm a med student and would like to purchase a Macbook Air by September.
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Yes. Pick your school and check:

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/education_routing

Note that the bookstore or computer resource center on campus may well have better deals on some items than the Apple store reflects. I don't know why it is, but it has been true at U. Washington, UCSF, and UCLA.

In my experience they usually ask for student/faculty ID for laptops and expensive software, but if you are just picking up a monitor adapter or something they do not bother.

(FWIW, if you are buying a fist full of adapters so you can do presentations, you should try monoprice.com first.)
 
Craig-1591 said:
First of all, sorry about this prob loads of these threads.

Okay then, I was thinking of an iMac 24" and it would be nice to have the discount.

I'll be 18 soon and in sixth form mt girlfriend at college (same level of Edu) has a student I.D number but i don't know mine. Will i have one at sixth form and use that or can i use any UCAS crud that i got if i don't have one?


Also we have a netgear (i think) router for the PC, would that work fine on the iMac with the wi-fi, safari and all?

Thanks for the time and help.
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First off, When I called to buy my MacPro, all they wanted to see was my student card, so I just scanned it in and emailed it to Customer Service Manager.

However, if you have you're going to Uni in September, if you have your UCAS acceptance letter (saying you have a place) you can get one for a better price.

I'd hold off anyway, Apple will start their Back to School program mid July/August and they usually offer a free iPod nano/ iPod Touch through rebates
 
Even better discount

I believe as a student you can join their developer program and get 20% off hard ware..... yes you got to pay but the extra discount more than covers it!!!
 
Craig-1591 said:
First of all, sorry about this prob loads of these threads.

Okay then, I was thinking of an iMac 24" and it would be nice to have the discount.

I'll be 18 soon and in sixth form mt girlfriend at college (same level of Edu) has a student I.D number but i don't know mine. Will i have one at sixth form and use that or can i use any UCAS crud that i got if i don't have one?


Also we have a netgear (i think) router for the PC, would that work fine on the iMac with the wi-fi, safari and all?

Thanks for the time and help.
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Yes. I work in a 6th form college and I get the discount and I also know that our students are eligible for it also. If your college has signed up for Crescent, you may get better pricing through them than you might elsewhere - the IT department will be able to translate what I just typed into English for you and give you an answer to that question.

I also have a netgear router and no complaints about that with my Apples.

Enjoy.
 
How much is the discount compared to the regular education discount(college)? I go to medical school in the US. If I can't find my school in the education section, can I still show them my ID and get the discount?
 
Rhalliwell1 said:
You need to show them your UCAS letter of acceptance to get HE discount. Or click here and see where it takes you :p
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Thanks for the link, is that the sort of discounts you can expect from uni discounts then?


bartzilla said:
Yes. I work in a 6th form college and I get the discount and I also know that our students are eligible for it also. If your college has signed up for Crescent, you may get better pricing through them than you might elsewhere - the IT department will be able to translate what I just typed into English for you and give you an answer to that question.

I also have a netgear router and no complaints about that with my Apples.

Enjoy.
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The thing is that we are not a proper college for say, so i doubt it but i'll ask anyway.

As for the IT department, they are not known for socialising and theres enough IT too go wrong at our school so they are not usually in the best of moods lol
 
You need to show them your UCAS letter of acceptance to get HE discount. Or click here and see where it takes you
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That means anyone can order from the education site and get the discount. How does this work legally ie. if a non student ordered something from that site?
 
ec1 said:
I called Apple this morning and purchased a new MBP17 for my wife, just gave the name of school nothing else. bit too easy. Good saving on software - chuffed :)
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Can you just go to their website and order under educational discount and free ipod touch? I went through the process and the site only asked what school...but never asked for any verification? Based on that, I am assuming anyone who wanted a discount through their educational program can get one. Has anyone ordered online through the educational program and was asked to verify their status?
 
cni2i said:
Can you just go to their website and order under educational discount and free ipod touch? I went through the process and the site only asked what school...but never asked for any verification? Based on that, I am assuming anyone who wanted a discount through their educational program can get one. Has anyone ordered online through the educational program and was asked to verify their status?
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I don't believe the ipod touch rebate form asked for any verification either?
 
Rhalliwell1 said:
You need to show them your UCAS letter of acceptance to get HE discount. Or click here and see where it takes you :p
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Is verification of being a student required when ordering through the link? I have been at an educational establishment recently, but not uni.
 
cni2i said:
Can you just go to their website and order under educational discount and free ipod touch? I went through the process and the site only asked what school...but never asked for any verification? Based on that, I am assuming anyone who wanted a discount through their educational program can get one. Has anyone ordered online through the educational program and was asked to verify their status?
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Yes anybody can shop at the educational store , they rarely check on everybody
 
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