MacBook Education Discount - A Good Deal?

Student Lounge College Life
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<p>I'm tempted to get the basic MacBook, $949.00, which comes with a free 8GB iPod touch (and $100 printer). I don't plan to use my computer for hardcore gaming/designing/things like that, and I need a new MP3 player and printer. </p>

<p>Should buy it? Or am better off buying those things separately? I want a laptop that'll last me for at least 4 years.</p>

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<p>The basic MacBook should last four years, though it might be a bit slower by then, given the additional demands placed on computers over time. This sounds like a good deal, since it matches your needs.</p>

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<p>Any computer will run “a bit slower” after four years of use.</p>

<p>It’s a good deal. Buying things separately, you’d spend $230 on the iPod, and $100 on the printer. Subtract that from the laptop price, and you’ve got $620 to spend on a laptop. I’d take a MacBook over any $620 laptop out there :stuck_out_tongue: </p>

<p>Of course, these are rebates, so you’re going to have to front the cash for everything at first. (They’re quick with the rebates, though)</p>

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<p>Definitely a nice deal if your Mac inclined.</p>

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<p>Alot of times you can just buy from macmall or macconnection and get it cheaper than with the educational discount, as you dont pay tax and they usually have rebates.</p>

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<p>i’d go with an education discount on the newly updated 13 inch macbook “pros.” an ipod touch is really convenient, so is a printer in your room, which both come free with an awesome computer.</p>

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<p>wats the educational discount with the pro??</p>

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<p>It depends on which model of the pro.</p>

<p>It ranges from $100 for the cheapest 13" pro at $1199 before the rebate to $200 on the most expensive 15" pro and 17" pro</p>

<p><a href=“http://store.apple.com/us_edu_178631/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_pro?intcmp=AIC-WWW-NAUS-K2-BUYNOW-MACBOOKPRO-INDEX[/url]”>http://store.apple.com/us_edu_178631/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_pro?intcmp=AIC-WWW-NAUS-K2-BUYNOW-MACBOOKPRO-INDEX&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>So a basic 13" pro would cost $1099 (and on top of free 8 gig iTouch and Printer)</p>

<p>Thats freakin awesome.</p>

<p>How do you get educational discount?</p>

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<p>Online, you go to the Apple for education store and select which college you are going to attend and they add the discount.</p>

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<p>You can also buy it in-person at an Apple Store. You just have to prove to them you’re a student. (Acceptance letter, maybe a student ID, etc.)</p>

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<p>I’m thinking of doing that too but i already have a touch…</p>

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<p>just buy the touch and sell it on ebay. Depending on how much it sells for, you can bring your overall price down another 150-200 dollars</p>

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<p>Yeah, I own an iPod Touch and an iPhone already, so my free iPod Touch is going straight to eBay. They seem to run $180-200.</p>