So my older brother is getting a job at apple (called in for second interview) and i was wondering if i should wait for him to get the job or use the uni discount to get a new Macbook Pro, is the employee discount much better then uni discount.
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Wait for the job or use uni discount.....
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If by uni discount you mean education, I have to believe the employee discount is greater. However, is it just as restricted?, i.e., one desktop, one laptop per year. If so does your brother mind using up half of his yearly allotment?
The employee discount is less than education, unless at very specific times or the year or just after product refreshes where prices for the older machines drop significantly(as per a friend of mine that works there). Buy with the education discount.
yes this is no problem, and i think the uni discount is 14% would the employee one be around 20% ?
Wow. That is surprising given that the Edu discounts are no big deal -- online retailers often sell for less or at Edu price.
Depends on where you are.
I work for a major US corporation that has agreements with Apple. Our employee discount is 8%. From what I've seen the EDU discounts are running 10%
im in the UK and the HE education discount is about £289 pounds ! (1640 from 1929) its roughly 15%
A second round Apple interview doesn't mean you'll automatically get the job. Of the three people I know who have interviewed, one got a job offer after two interviews, one got a job offer after three, and one did not after two.
As far as the discounts go, the Apple Employee Discount is significantly better than the Higher Education discount, but it is also more limited in terms of how many a year and who it can be given to. From what I've heard, the more significant discount is only really meant to be used on the employee's personal machine, and there's a different (although still pretty good) discount for friends and family.
I'd wait to see if your brother gets the job, and then see what he can get you.
As far as the discounts go, the Apple Employee Discount is significantly better than the Higher Education discount, but it is also more limited in terms of how many a year and who it can be given to. From what I've heard, the more significant discount is only really meant to be used on the employee's personal machine, and there's a different (although still pretty good) discount for friends and family.
I'd wait to see if your brother gets the job, and then see what he can get you.
ofcourse its not guaranteed, nothing in life is guaranteed but we are hopeful and what would i get off from £1940, if its close to £1500 i will wait.
I don't know about how Apple store employee discounts work in the UK, but for the US, every employee per fiscal year gets 3 x 15% discounts for friends and family and one 25% discount. Edu discount for US is roughly 10% (give or take) for most mac computers.
Corporate discount for various companies range for 4-8%, 8% usually for the pro line computers.
Employees can also buy display items (the ones they demo in the store) for roughly 35% once the store does a changeover.
Corporate discount for various companies range for 4-8%, 8% usually for the pro line computers.
Employees can also buy display items (the ones they demo in the store) for roughly 35% once the store does a changeover.
Does the employee discount sale include 3 year AppleCare?
Buying from the HE shop online includes a free upgrade of the AppleCare to 3 years, so it is worth considering this in your decision.
Buying from the HE shop online includes a free upgrade of the AppleCare to 3 years, so it is worth considering this in your decision.
well 25% would be the machine costing about 1500 pounds, its like 140 pounds difference between the two discounts, i really am confused now.......
Well I'm not exactly in uni
my brother is and he's graduating this year so I dunno and I really wanna get my first mac !I have that, too. For the laptop I bought next month it was a 9% discount, though. They gave it to me in the store with little convincing I was entitled to it on my part.
My advice to the OP is that if he needs to laptop now, then get it now with the Edu discount. If he wants to wait and see what happens with his brother and there's no time constraint, the go that way. I personally would go with the bird in the hand.
In the UK, HE Students get a 3 year warranty as standard when they buy online (NOT in store). They don't need to buy Applecare at all. Add that into the equation and education discount is very good!