When will the rMBP be available for ship to store?

[DavidFongs]

Yes, I know. I'm a high school student and I am very much so eligible. Thank you though, lol.

Actually you are not. Only students in higher education are eligible for a student discount.

Eligibility

Those eligible to purchase from the Apple Store for Education Individuals include faculty, staff, students and parents as follows:

K12 - Any employee of a public or private K-12 institution in the United States is eligible, including homeschool teachers. In addition, school board members who are currently serving as elected or appointed members are eligible. PTA or PTO executives currently serving as elected or appointed officers are eligible.

Higher Education - Faculty and staff of Higher Education institutions in the United States; and students attending, or accepted into a Higher Education institution in the United States are eligible to purchase. Purchases from the Apple Store for Education Individuals are not for institutional purchase or resale.

Higher Education Parents - Parents purchasing on behalf of their child, who is a student currently attending or accepted into a public or private Higher Education Institution in the United States, are eligible to purchase.

source: http://store.apple.com/us/browse/open/salespolicies/edu

 

[drmountaindeww]

If you are not set on the retina model I would just order a high end refurbished MBP and upgrade it myself with an SSD and 16GB of ram.

Honestly, I do like that idea. But I assume we can all relate to the peace of mind of buying new products. At least the warranty is better I think? It's just that when I was in the Apple store a few weeks ago, I was looking at the retina and non-retina screens side by side and I just can't not get the retina! Lol. But I'm sure if I got a non-retina, I would adjust and what not.

 

[drmountaindeww]

Actually you are not. Only students in higher education are eligible for a student discount.

Interesting. Thanks for the info. Maybe I'll second guess my purchase if they don't just give me the discount anyway.

 

[Irock619]

Honestly, I do like that idea. But I assume we can all relate to the peace of mind of buying new products. At least the warranty is better I think? It's just that when I was in the Apple store a few weeks ago, I was looking at the retina and non-retina screens side by side and I just can't not get the retina! Lol. But I'm sure if I got a non-retina, I would adjust and what not.

The only difference with the refurbished models is the box it comes in. Everything is the same as if you bought a brand new one, including the warranty. Oh, and the price is cheaper