[Turnpike]

As topic says... is this possible? If I could get one of the "old" dual 1.8 G5s from special deals and still get my edu discount on it, that'd be grand...

as it is, I'm having a hard time figuring out whether to buy the new or the "old" 1.8... both were the same price for me when I looked. Now the 1.8 isn't showing up at all.

Money is a bit of an issue for me, but as I'm heading off to school, my parents are buying a computer for me. I really want a Mac, and I'd not be able to live with the lack of expandability of other models... plus desk space will be an issue, so the eMac is out.

As a CS major I'll be given a PC laptop to use after a quarter or so... so I'll steer clear of Mac laptops... two laptops is more than I need.

Sorry I got off topic... just felt like writing I guess


So... will my edu discount show up later? if it isn't standard, is it something I could talk an Apple rep into or something?

Thanks

[UnixMac]

Not sure if Apple will admit that the "old" dual 1.8 is really "old" if you know what I mean, but it's worth a try... call'em!

The edu discount is quite substantial if you pile up other items like screens, cards etc.. You can also financeit for 3 months interest free if you have the right credit line.

[OzarkMtn]

I don't think you are going to get a discount on top of something already discounted. When I bought my Dual 2.0 GHz through the Apple Store education program, if there were refurbs available, that was the price, no additional discount.

[flanders]

i think the last poster was right. if i order through the developer program refurbs aren't available; they're only available if i go through the normal apple store without the dev. discounts.

[cube-dude]

Originally posted by OzarkMtn:
I don't think you are going to get a discount on top of something already discounted.

My ed experience as well, though it never hurts to ask.

Originally posted by Turnpike:
Now the 1.8 isn't showing up at all.

Keep checking ... refurb deals come and go all the time.

[mac freak]

It's either edu discount OR refurb discount, not both.
Also, if you can snag an old DP1.8 for the same price as a new one, do it; it's a better machine (it's a DP2.0 with slower CPUs rather than a SP1.6 with an extra CPU soldered on).

[york28]

Sign up for an ADC developer account, costs $99, but you will save more than that on a G5 ($400 on low end, $500+ on the others), plus a couple hundred off of LCDs and the like. There is a special Apple Store for Developers where you can check out the prices before you go ahead with it:

http://developer.apple.com/students/sthardware.html

http://store.apple.com/AppleStore/We...ADC?qprm=38839

Check it out- it's what I'm doing in a week.

[G4ME]

hit up your University computer store, many times they sell there demos when products get updated, like the G5 line. i remember when the new powerbooks came out we had a 17 1.3ghz that we let go for 100 bucks cheaper then the original edu price because it was and older model.

[Rev-O]

Originally posted by york28:
Sign up for an ADC developer account, costs $99, but you will save more than that on a G5 ($400 on low end, $500+ on the others), plus a couple hundred off of LCDs and the like. There is a special Apple Store for Developers where you can check out the prices before you go ahead with it:

http://developer.apple.com/students/sthardware.html

http://store.apple.com/AppleStore/We...ADC?qprm=38839

Check it out- it's what I'm doing in a week.

The price I saw for ADC was $500... where'd you see $99?

[SplijinX]

Originally posted by Rev-O:
The price I saw for ADC was $500... where'd you see $99?

http://developer.apple.com/students/index.html

The $99 applies only to students and does not include access to the ADC Seeding Program, Developer Technical Support, or the ADC Compatibility Labs. But you do get a one time hardware purchase discount.