Need a New Computer – Great time to buy a Mac

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  • July 2, 2013 at 6:04 pm
    missceegee
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    Apple offers educator discounts on most products ($200 off Macbook Pro) and currently is offering a $100 app store gift card with purchase as part of their back to school sale. I don’t mean to flood the forum, but $300 off is huge!

    Just thought I’d mention it in case anyone is in the market for a new computer. 

    July 2, 2013 at 8:28 pm
    4myboys
    Participant

    I’ve always wondered how homeschooler’s get educator discounts.  Any tips would be great!

    July 2, 2013 at 8:37 pm
    missceegee
    Participant

    Online scroll to bottom. Choose education store. Type in homeschool. It’s that easy to find. To buy, you show proof of homeschooling. My Hslda card works as would a letter from school board.

    July 2, 2013 at 9:26 pm
    TailorMade
    Participant

    Rats! We aren’t members. It’s not required in our state. Hmmm. I’ll have to talk to them to find out what will work.

    July 2, 2013 at 9:27 pm
    suzukimom
    Participant

    Our province gives us a little card listing our students…..

    July 2, 2013 at 10:12 pm
    missceegee
    Participant

    It doesn’t have to be Hslda. Just something to show you really are a homeschooler.

    July 2, 2013 at 10:13 pm
    missceegee
    Participant

    Just as an example. $1199 MacBook Pro effectively cost me $899.

    July 2, 2013 at 11:25 pm
    TailorMade
    Participant

    Heh. Maybe I can fax them all the Raibow Resource Receipts from the last decade and a half. They should give me a discount out of amazement. ;0)

    July 3, 2013 at 1:41 am
    Doug Smith
    Keymaster

    We’ve used this before and never had to show any proof of homeschooling. I just tried it up to the point of checking out and was never asked for any verification. We’ve also walked into an Apple store and purchased with homeschool pricing without having to provide any proof.

    July 3, 2013 at 3:38 am
    TailorMade
    Participant

    Thanks Doug. We’re in the discussion stage at our house. Our PC is fritzing most of the time now, so we were already considering a computer. Maybe this time it will finally be a Mac. 🙂

    July 3, 2013 at 10:52 am
    artcmomto3
    Participant

    I did some comparison pricing since once you register as a homeschool teacher you don’t actually see what discount they are offering.

    The MacBook Pros are $100-200 cheaper depending on what you purchase.  Most of the iMacs are $100 off.  The MacBook Airs are $50 off.  And then you get the $100 gift card for the app store with any of these purchases as Christy mentioned.  I wish they included discounts on the iPad since we have been looking at getting another one, but they do offer a $50 gift card with it.

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