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Anybody can purchase from Apples education site I believe. It's $100 off most machines with some going higher than that. Discounts on AppleCare, too.
The Official Mac Thread (Docs, Themes, Apps, Etc.)
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Thanks. Gonna check that out. Have a friend at Temple.What's the student discount?
On the bottom of apple website click on Student Education and make sure your Apple ID (or friend info) uses their student info.
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Make sure you edit the pick up or delivery info. It will automatically default to them
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I think I'm pretty much dead set on the new 15inch. I wanted a 13 with 16gb, so I figure why not get the 15 with two extra cores and the standard ram I want. The baseline will be more than enough computing power for me for years to come.
The question now is to apple care or no apple care
Nah bro..13..and increase the RAM
15 is giganticus
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Looks like the student discount is $200 off the "stock" upgraded 15in Pro. Then knocks another $20 off if you upgrade the processor, bringing it to $2779. Pretty nice discount but I think I'm still gonna hold off until next year to see if they drop any lower.
I really wish these were available to play around with in stores. I traditionally prefer 13in laptops but for some reason I want a 15in this time around. If the 15in isn't actually too much of a difference, I'd cop the 13in with no hesitation. I'd have little to no out of pocket for a 13in.
I really wish these were available to play around with in stores. I traditionally prefer 13in laptops but for some reason I want a 15in this time around. If the 15in isn't actually too much of a difference, I'd cop the 13in with no hesitation. I'd have little to no out of pocket for a 13in.
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Yeah I saved $130. Grabbed the 13 inch, upgraded to 16GB and upgraded the processor. I'm currently computerless and I've been doing waaayyyy too much on my work computer and iPhone. So I couldn't wait lol
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I heard the iPad Pro with the pencil is amazing if you are in college..I want to buy the 9.7 right now (current CS student)..but I'm gonna wait until March for the second version to come out
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I sort of want a larger laptop though. Thinking my workflow will be a 15 inch laptop, second gen 12.9 iPad pro, and iPhone 7 plus.
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Yeah you have to bring it to a Apple Store within the year and let them inspect it to verify nothing is messed up before they warranty it.
Yeah you can submit the order but then they'll send you a email to verify your student email. Unless they letting everybody go through?
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Yes, regardless of AppleCare.
A friend of mine has a 15' 2011 with maxed out RAM and a Samsung SSD that started having GPU/video issues.
Called Apple with the serial #, they overnight me a box and within 3 days they overnighted it back to me.
They replaced the logic board, battery, optical drive, MagSafe board, top case with keyboard, and cable flex optical drive. All for free with the extended coverage on certain 2011s and 2012s
https://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro-videoissues/
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What's the student discount?
Yeah the discount here is pretty much (Canadian) tax I think 10-15%. My best friend is a teacher so I was planning to go with him to pick it up.
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Any reason why you can get a 3.3GHz i7 in the 13in but the 15in only has a 2.9GHz i7?
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I believe it's because the 15 is a quad core where the 13 is a dual.
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Ahh okay. Didn't even realize that they weren't both quad-cores .
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hell nah, cop a MBA for the low.
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After I sell my three MacBook/Airs and cop the new Pro I'll be down to one machine.
I like having a second laptop as a "home" machine for simple web browsing/travel/light work, so I may cop a mid-2010 C2D White Unibody joint and upgrade it to 8-16GB RAM and a small SSD for the OS. Should run around $300-$400.
Has anybody went through with those upgrades on that particular model? I've always loved the design of the older all white MacBooks and I think it'd probably hold up nicely for everyday light usage. Only thing I'd be worried about is the battery life and if it can still hold a charge or not.
I like having a second laptop as a "home" machine for simple web browsing/travel/light work, so I may cop a mid-2010 C2D White Unibody joint and upgrade it to 8-16GB RAM and a small SSD for the OS. Should run around $300-$400.
Has anybody went through with those upgrades on that particular model? I've always loved the design of the older all white MacBooks and I think it'd probably hold up nicely for everyday light usage. Only thing I'd be worried about is the battery life and if it can still hold a charge or not.
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Yeah I would be mostly worried about the battery, however you may be able to find some of those batteries through eBay to replace. The upgrade itself is fairly easy from my experience.
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Yep, a quick search on eBay/Amazon and it looks like batteries can be had for around $30-$50. Probably worth it to just cop one right off the bat to start fresh.
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You gonna type up papers on the ipad or write them by hand with the pencil? lol
For taking notes, paper + pen are your friends
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Taking notes in the iPad Pro is a very pleasant experience with the right apps.
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I'm sure but unjustified $$$ for such a trivial use-case
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Will be copping one of these.
Also, for those with access to a student discount, try to wait until May or June to use the discount. They always run a free Beats promo with the discount every summer. I'll be waiting for my free Beats to cop.
