[boateng]

I want to buy a macbook as my other laptop broke down but i am still doing my alevels.
I heard you don't get that much discount if your in college and also you don't get discounted apple care.

[bambamty]

you get 14% discount on all macs! with my macbook which i bought about a month ago, it came with an extended 3 year hard ware warranty, so to upgrade it to full apple car (software, hardware, phone support) it was about £45

[rugbyladosc]

buy it when you are in uni through your network and then you get the discounts stated above

[boateng]

(Original post by rugbyladosc)
buy it when you are in uni through your network and then you get the discounts stated above

That would mean another year

I won't have no laptop for a year! But i dont want to pay £999 for it.

[boateng]

(Original post by bambamty)
you get 14% discount on all macs! with my macbook which i bought about a month ago, it came with an extended 3 year hard ware warranty, so to upgrade it to full apple car (software, hardware, phone support) it was about £45

Are you in college?

so if your in college and you want a macbook with apple care, how much is it with the discount?

[bambamty]

I'm in uni, but i'm fairly sure (don't quote me on it though) that the discount is the same as uni student discount. it came to £910 for a mbp with apple care

[boateng]

(Original post by bambamty)
I'm in uni, but i'm fairly sure (don't quote me on it though) that the discount is the same as uni student discount. it came to £910 for a mbp with apple care

I heard it's not and you don't get the free gift voucher worth £70

[rugbyladosc]

(Original post by boateng)
That would mean another year

I won't have no laptop for a year! But i dont want to pay £999 for it.

Well obviously you're not eligible for a student discount until you're a student??

[boateng]

(Original post by rugbyladosc)
Well obviously you're not eligible for a student discount until you're a student??

I am a student, just a college student not a university one.

[rugbyladosc]

(Original post by boateng)
I am a student, just a college student not a university one.

hmm as far as i knew the discount was only for uni students... But maybe college too? There is a drop down menu on the apple site so just see if your college is there

[coolcapp]

my trick wth apple is that i buy their computers- laptops refurbished as they are top quality and sometimes up to 25% cheaper than buying the comp brand new!

[didgeridoo12uk]

you can ring up and say you're at uni, they never asked for any proof.

or buy direct off here http://store.apple.com/uk_edu_5000832

[boateng]

(Original post by didgeridoo12uk)
you can ring up and say you're at uni, they never asked for any proof.

or buy direct off here http://store.apple.com/uk_edu_5000832

Hmmm are you sure? won't they ask question?

so i phone up and just say i'm at uni?

[boateng]

(Original post by didgeridoo12uk)
you can ring up and say you're at uni, they never asked for any proof.

or buy direct off here http://store.apple.com/uk_edu_5000832

Also do you get a 3 year warranty on the laptop or do you need to buy apple care? I don't get this apple care thing!

[pratstercs]

Don't buy a Mac! They're not worth it unless you're doing a graphics or video or music related subject

[Azza919]

As the guy above posted, buy off one of those links. It tricks the system into thinking that youre on a campus so you get the university discount. I did this myself about 2 weeks ago, no questions asked

[PVisitors]

(Original post by boateng)
Also do you get a 3 year warranty on the laptop or do you need to buy apple care? I don't get this apple care thing!

If you buy online using the university links you get 3 year hardware support. Online only however.

[ellieee-x]

Do you have any friends/relatives at uni? When I was at college I got my brother to buy me a mac on his uni campus then paid him the money back...just a thought. I never bothered with apple care or anything as it confused me too. I guess theres the usual warranties but i've had my macbook for a few years and its still going strong

[boateng]

(Original post by PVisitors)
If you buy online using the university links you get 3 year hardware support. Online only however.

so if it breaksdown i take it to the apple shop and they fix it?

do they ask to see your uni id when you take it back?

[didgeridoo12uk]

(Original post by boateng)
so if it breaksdown i take it to the apple shop and they fix it?

do they ask to see your uni id when you take it back?

they don't ask for ID when you go in, as long as it's within warranty.

and the whole university automatic warranty thing, combined with EU consumer law which gives people an automatic warranty means you don't really need applecare. but i've heard people having problems with it. As a student applecare is only an extra £45 or something, a tiny amount compared to the amount of the laptop so its arguably worth getting anyway