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U.K. 'Back to School' Promo Starts on Monday?

They normally seem to do these things at 6pm on Tuesdays but Monday isn't too much of a stretch...

I've waited weeks for the offer (don't really care what it is!) as a freebie is better than no freebie.

Getting the 3.06 iMac :D
 
tri3limited said:
They normally seem to do these things at 6pm on Tuesdays but Monday isn't too much of a stretch...

I've waited weeks for the offer (don't really care what it is!) as a freebie is better than no freebie.

Getting the 3.06 iMac :D
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I'm also getting the 3.06GHz iMac :D, can't wait! Is this you're first Mac too?

NStocks
 
Second for me... I've been a MacBook owner since October 2006 and am now looking to upgrade so i can do some proper video stuff.

You're going to love it. I'm amazed at just how good the system is and there is no greater excitement than opening that first box.

I'm still a little indecisive about the nVidia card but will probably go for it anyway.

Also i'm sticking to the wire keyboard and mouse because i can't trust them to be reliable whereas i've used the wired ones before (don't mind me i'm crazy about reliability!)

Mac it's self is perfection!
 
Yeah, I am a little concerned about the screen aswell, but if its faulty then I can always get a replacement. ( If I bought it in-store would I have to go back to the store, its just thats its over 1 hr 30 minutes away am I'm only going because I will get better student discount and I've heard the experience is great ! ).

I think I will go for the Wireless Keyboard and wires mouse because I don't like my desk cluttered with wires, and I'm not sure I like the Might Mouse so there's no point paying extra for it.

NStocks
 
NStocks said:
I think I will go for the Wireless Keyboard and wires mouse because I don't like my desk cluttered with wires, and I'm not sure I like the Might Mouse so there's no point paying extra for it.

NStocks
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The Mighty Mouse is the worst thing Apple has ever done...
I'm using a Microsoft mouse right now.
OH, THE HORROR...

And no sign of the promo?? How saaad.
 
It's starting to look like this isn't going to happen today after all, but I guess there is still plenty of time left.
 
iGadget said:
It's starting to look like this isn't going to happen today after all, but I guess there is still plenty of time left.
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True, it is still early morning in America ( if Apple go by their time zone :confused: ). But there's only so much longer i want to wait :p...Please be tomorrow

NStocks
 
im doing the same thing!!! first mac and have been waiting for ages for this promo to appear. although im not sure about wireless keyboard. ive got a logitech mx revolution mouse so im going to be using that. but ive also got a logitech g15 keyboard:
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and its HUGE. its nearly as wide as a 26" LCD TV!!!! so im not sure how good the apple wireless keyboard is, also does it even have any usb ports on it?

just wondering what you think of it...

NStocks said:
Yeah, I am a little concerned about the screen aswell, but if its faulty then I can always get a replacement. ( If I bought it in-store would I have to go back to the store, its just thats its over 1 hr 30 minutes away am I'm only going because I will get better student discount and I've heard the experience is great ! ).

I think I will go for the Wireless Keyboard and wires mouse because I don't like my desk cluttered with wires, and I'm not sure I like the Might Mouse so there's no point paying extra for it.

NStocks
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how will you get a better student discount - you can get 6% (i think) of online.
 
bigmanathome24 said:
im doing the same thing!!! first mac and have been waiting for ages for this promo to appear. although im not sure about wireless keyboard. ive got a logitech mx revolution mouse so im going to be using that. but ive also got a logitech g15 keyboard:
logitechg15.jpg


and its HUGE. its nearly as wide as a 26" LCD TV!!!! so im not sure how good the apple wireless keyboard is, also does it even have any usb ports on it?

just wondering what you think of it...



how will you get a better student discount - you can get 6% (i think) of online.
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Wow, that keyboars is huge!, not sure I would want that on my desk:p

When i last visited a Apple store about getting a iMac, the guy told me that in-store you get 13% discount and Apple care for £50 instead of £139 ( I think ). Whereas online you only get 8% discount. I hope the person at the Apple store was telling the truth.

Can anyone confirm or tell me the discount at a Apple Store?

NStocks
 
NStocks said:
Wow, that keyboars is huge!, not sure I would want that on my desk:p

When i last visited a Apple store about getting a iMac, the guy told me that in-store you get 13% discount and Apple care for £50 instead of £139 ( I think ). Whereas online you only get 8% discount. I hope the person at the Apple store was telling the truth.

Can anyone confirm or tell me the discount at a Apple Store?

NStocks
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I can't confirm those figures but when I bought mine at the Apple Store it was less when I looked it up online the day before. I would go into the store, you can always check it on the online store while your in there if you like.
 
yogi477 said:
I can't confirm those figures but when I bought mine at the Apple Store it was less when I looked it up online the day before. I would go into the store, you can always check it on the online store while your in there if you like.
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Well I just worked it out and on the top end iMac, ( or any product ), you save about 6% if you go onto the education store. I can't go to my Apple store because it's too far away, but I could always ring them up ?

NStocks
 
If you can buy though the educational store then the discounts are around 15% depending on what you buy.
I did notice that apple have commented out the submit button for the form they get you to fill out before you're allowed in to the educational store - a sign that back to school could be coming? Easy way 'round this though - disable javascript and you get a different form with a submit button.
 
and if you buy through the educational store then you get 3 years warranty as standard, making applecare a lot less appealing?
 
inamabilis said:
and if you buy through the educational store then you get 3 years warranty as standard, making applecare a lot less appealing?
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I'm confused. Are you talking about the online educational store or the actual apple store with student discount. When I went to the Apple store the man said i will get 13% student discount and apple care for £50 if I bought it there and then.

NStocks
 
Does this discount only come off when you are ready to put your credit card details in. As far as I can see you just get the iMac with standard 1 year warranty for 6% less then the original price

NStocks
 
inamabilis said:
and if you buy through the educational store then you get 3 years warranty as standard, making applecare a lot less appealing?
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I thought this only applied to the HE store, not the normal education store? It is a 3 year parts and labour warranty so you can pay £50 for the extra 2 years phone support but that may or may not be worth it. I think it is not transferrable as well so if you sold it the warranty would end, whereas if you pay the £50 to upgrade it to Applecare you can pass it on.

As I said though, I think this is HE store only, not merely education.
 
yogi477 said:
I thought this only applied to the HE store, not the normal education store? It is a 3 year parts and labour warranty so you can pay £50 for the extra 2 years phone support but that may or may not be worth it. I think it is not transferrable as well so if you sold it the warranty would end, whereas if you pay the £50 to upgrade it to Applecare you can pass it on.

As I said though, I think this is HE store only, not merely education.
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Thank You! I wasn't aware that you get this with the normal education discount. So do you know how much discount % you get for further education e.g college discount ?

NStocks
 
another thing i wanted to check, when the promo appears on the uk store website, does that mean the promotion will apply in the retail store in London straight away?
 
No, if you're in the educational store then the prices shown include the discount - you want the top spec imac dont you?
In the educational store it's £1209.08 inc. VAT and a 3 year warranty - you can add applecare for £44.65 but as far as i can tell (but do check) by doing that you're basically buying three years of phone support.

In the normal online apple store you're getting the top spec imac for £1389 inc. VAT and 1 year warranty. You can then add applecare to get a three year warranty and 3 year phone support for £139.

So assuming you dont want phone support but do want a three year warranty:
Educational store: £1209.08
Normal online store: £1528

Saving of 21% from education store


Both of these are online - I dont know about any shop prices.
 
yogi477 said:
I think it is not transferrable as well so if you sold it the warranty would end, whereas if you pay the £50 to upgrade it to Applecare you can pass it on.
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I've got a feeling you can buy applecare at any time (in the first three years) can't you. So if you were thinking about selling your mac then you could decide if it was worth it at the time?
 
OK, I have just rung up the Apple store I will be purchasing it from, they said i will get 11% discount on the top end iMac, 30% of Apple care. I asked if they knew anything about the iPod Touch offer, he said they don't know when or if it's even coming to the UK.

NStocks
 
inamabilis said:
I've got a feeling you can buy applecare at any time (in the first three years) can't you. So if you were thinking about selling your mac then you could decide if it was worth it at the time?
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I'm not 100% sure but I think you have to decide in the first year, as otherwise you would be possibly paying £50 for a year of phone support if you took it out at the end of year 2, I know it's your fault for not deciding but I think they generally like to avoid this.

Discount at the store sounds pretty good, the education store online is no better than that so you may as well go in and enjoy the experience.
 
Also, just noticed that the "Check the status of your rebate online" link is disabled, on the apple promotions page for the uk store.....hmmmmm.
 
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