Getting a mac. Options

[Maccabee]

What do you think is the cheapest way to get a mac? My internship requires/advises me to get a mac and the cs4 suite. So im gonna get a 15 inch macbook and I need photoshop, flash, and illustrator. After effects and dreamweaver would be great bonuses but they only use text editors to make their sites.

So would the cheapest way to get a mac be by using a student discount? I heard I could get a 10-15 percent discount. And i heard I could get the web premuim pack for like 400 bucks with student discount. Not sure if I should get the web premuim or the production premuim because the production premuim has, ps, illustrator, flash and after effects.

My brother has a buddy who could get me a large discount since he used to work for apple. I could try and convince him to talk to him.

[brooklyneast05]

for some reason i thought you had to be a college student to get the discount. i used to a student discount to get my illustrator/photoshop/indesign

[technicolour]

for some reason i thought you had to be a college student to get the discount. i used to a student discount to get my illustrator/photoshop/indesign

Depends on where you order. Where I ordered mine, I, apparently, could have ordered my software when I was in high school. You just have to follow their rules for proving that you're eligible, via school report card/ID (sometimes picture ID is a must).



For the Mac, my mac is actually a refurb. It was around $1800 total after everything, and it has better specs than my brother's, which was around $2200? Somewhere around there.





That's just what I recommend.

[Maccabee]

Well I am in high school. And I have a school id. And theres no way im getting it refurbished.

[technicolour]

What is wrong with refurbished? There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with it. Everything is wiped clean. New software. It still gives you all of the warranties and Apple Care.

[hi-C]

I would just get a Mac mini. You can use whatever screen you're using for your desktop, and it'll be way cheaper than a new Macbook.

[Maccabee]

I need a laptop to take into the offices.

[batman]

for some reason i thought you had to be a college student to get the discount. i used to a student discount to get my illustrator/photoshop/indesign

pretty sure you do have to be a college student.

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

i used my student discount, too. pretty sure switching over to a mac was the best choice i made this year... so far.

[drinksmokefuck]

i didnt have my ID at the time of purchase, but they believed me, but then again, i do look old

[mipadi]

I've always purchased Macs from Apple's online store. You can occasionally get better deals at other places like MacMall, but I think Apple's store has the best service and the full range of available options.

Also, Apple doesn't actually check if you're affiliated with a college when you select the educational discount, so you could just say you're a student. I think you get $100-$200 off.

P.S. There is no 15-inch MacBook -- you probably mean the 15-inch MacBook Pro.

[Just_Dream]

I would just get a Mac mini. You can use whatever screen you're using for your desktop, and it'll be way cheaper than a new Macbook.

specs from mac mini + macbook pro are different, last I heard. And who wouldn't want a light-up keyboard?! ;]

[Maccabee]

I meant a 15 inch macbook pro. So do you think I should go in to buy it or buy it online. Im almost certain it counts for high school students.

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

You do know that K-12 means high school?

O and am I eligible for the free itouch?!

[drinksmokefuck]

You do know that K-12 means high school?

You do know that it says K-12 teacher, administrator, or staff member right?

[Maccabee]

Oic. I would just put in my bros college. And who knows when the free itouch deal stops? Cause that would be an awesome bonus!

[karmakiller]

Lol, Joseph, do you understand Apple's site at all?
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/campaigns...ool?mco=OTQwMjA



in case if you're still confused:

Choose your Mac.

If you’re a college student or a faculty or staff member at any grade level and you buy a new Mac through September 8, you can get a free iPod touch.* No wonder they call these the best years of your life.

[Maccabee]

Haha. Not really. Sorry. Thank you.

[none345678]

Exactly what kind of internship is this?

[Maccabee]

Its a web/graphic design internship.

[karmakiller]

That's pretty cool, if it's a legit thing. If you're doing an internship with someone and are still in high school, couldn't the person/company/school that your internship is with get you the discount?

[Maccabee]

When we met he would have mentioned it. But seriously I could save the most money by using a student discount. Except I could save more if the guy that used to work there helped me out. But it looks kind of like, student discounts and employees are in the same boat so maybe the discounts are the same.

[lucasnotreally]

i got mine from doing a ad offer. it was freeeeeee all i did was pay for shipping

its a 13" white macbook with 1gb ram and 160harddrive.


pretty rad, i got super lucky, this guy at my church did the same thing.

the offer is over now so idk about you.

id either get an open box or refurb, they come with the same warrantys at a fraction of the price, it would be dumb not to hit that up.

[synapse]

I meant a 15 inch macbook pro. So do you think I should go in to buy it or buy it online. Im almost certain it counts for high school students.
You do know that K-12 means high school?

O and am I eligible for the free itouch?!

"K-12" means "Kindergarten through 12th grade."

[medic]

I purchased my iMac from the Apple Store in St Louis, using my military discount I got the 24 inch 3.06GHZ one with Apple care of w/a they call it for $1,499.99 plus tax.

You can get more discounts plus what you are already getting, you just need to know how to talk to the sales people on the phone. The discounts depend really on the agreement between Apple and the place you are getting discounts from, typically most universities and colleges have the same discount rate, but I have seen companies such as AG Edwards and Morgan Stanley have far better discounts available for their employees.

Although they are somewhat expensive, don't sweat the price, they pay for themselves in the long run. Just get whatever discounts you can, and if you can't find the software for cheap, pirate that shit.

[heyo-captain-jac...]

I purchased my iMac from the Apple Store in St Louis, using my military discount I got the 24 inch 3.06GHZ one with Apple care of w/a they call it for $1,499.99 plus tax.

You can get more discounts plus what you are already getting, you just need to know how to talk to the sales people on the phone. The discounts depend really on the agreement between Apple and the place you are getting discounts from, typically most universities and colleges have the same discount rate, but I have seen companies such as AG Edwards and Morgan Stanley have far better discounts available for their employees.

Although they are somewhat expensive, don't sweat the price, they pay for themselves in the long run. Just get whatever discounts you can, and if you can't find the software for cheap, pirate that shit.

Holy shit, I'm going to have to cash in on this military discount.

[synapse]

I purchased my iMac from the Apple Store in St Louis, using my military discount I got the 24 inch 3.06GHZ one with Apple care of w/a they call it for $1,499.99 plus tax.

You can get more discounts plus what you are already getting, you just need to know how to talk to the sales people on the phone. The discounts depend really on the agreement between Apple and the place you are getting discounts from, typically most universities and colleges have the same discount rate, but I have seen companies such as AG Edwards and Morgan Stanley have far better discounts available for their employees.

Although they are somewhat expensive, don't sweat the price, they pay for themselves in the long run. Just get whatever discounts you can, and if you can't find the software for cheap, pirate that shit.

You could have went to your MCX for no tax.