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Jun 03, 08 - 11:36 am Comment from: Escaport

What 17" iMac?

Jun 03, 08 - 11:38 am Comment from: mike k.

What 17" iMac?

education model only. Available at the online Ed store, or on campus.

Jun 03, 08 - 11:39 am Comment from: Wealthy Industrialite

There's still a 17" white iMac that's only sold to education customers.

How do they know if you are really a student or not?

Jun 03, 08 - 11:48 am Comment from: Tommy Boy

Just remember you don't have to be a student. You just have to pick a college when ordering online.

Jun 03, 08 - 11:55 am Comment from: shen

"How do they know if you are really a student or not?"

i n the stores they do this wild thing, they ask to see your student ID...

online, they ask you to display ethics and honesty.

Tommy Boy has shown his....

Jun 03, 08 - 11:56 am Comment from: Predrag

Not for high K-12 students, though, only college. Too bad; my daughter is starting 3rd grade; would have been a perfect excuse to get me a free touch. Now I have to wait for another ten years before I can do that (and by then, she'll want that touch, or whatever ends up being the equivalent free device) for herself...

Jun 03, 08 - 12:00 pm Comment from: jtc

@Tommy Boy

you are correct on that one. Luckily where I work now I got a 15% off on the dual 2.5 G5 in 2004 as soon as it was shipping by ordering through cdw.com Though I believe you would need a company account to do that.

Jun 03, 08 - 12:02 pm Comment from: jtc

@Predrag
You brought her into this world.... you can take the free iPod touch or equivalent in 10 years especially if you are paying for the computer :D

Jun 03, 08 - 12:09 pm Comment from: Predrag

Jtc:

Technically, it was my wife who did that, but I get your point and you are right (actually, on both points - bringing her into this world, as well as paying for the computer).

Grawr. I wanted the deal to offer a free/discounted iphone. I just can't justify $400, but I REALLY want one.

FYI,

I just bought a Mac Pro with the education discount only a few days ago. Just called Apple and they honored this education promo for my purchase. Now I'm getting a free Touch.

So it's not ~just~ the computers they have listed on the site. You just have to call Apple.

:(
This means no redesign of Mac notebooks until October. That sucks.

Jun 03, 08 - 01:18 pm Comment from: qka

in the stores they do this wild thing, they ask to see your student ID...

A friend who works for a college recently bought a new Mac. She didn't have her ID with her, but when she could login to her college e-mail account in the store, that was good enough identification to get the education discount.

FWIW.

It wasn't worth much.

Online you still have to give your student ID number when signing into the store. At least in Canada you do. If only I was still a student and had the money to buy a new MBP. Oh well I have my second gen Macbook which is still working well.

Why would you ever choose the nano over the touch?

Jun 03, 08 - 02:20 pm Comment from: ElderNorm

Remember.... new college students DO NOT START college until fall. They have been accepted but will not get an official id until then. So Apple is being reasonable about new students getting ready for classes. Also, remember is usually DAD that is purchasing the computer, usually jr. does not have that kind of money.

And hey, a sale is a sale, right??

Jun 03, 08 - 04:13 pm Comment from: drmacnut

People should be honest about whether or not they are Education customers. Thank goodness Apple is not a bear in its approach to online Edu sales. You have to click an "Agree" button which basically says you are telling the truth, and that's enough.

And as bon mentioned, who on Earth would get a Nano instead of a Touch? Can anyone think of a good reason, especially with the software updates for the Touch right around the corner?

Jun 03, 08 - 07:47 pm Comment from: Ampar

". . . who on Earth would get a Nano instead of a Touch?"

Someone who owns an iPod touch or an iPhone. That was easy.

Hey are you a 'you-know-what'?

Jun 04, 08 - 12:11 am Comment from: shen

"". . . who on Earth would get a Nano instead of a Touch?"

Someone who owns an iPod touch or an iPhone. That was easy."

or someone (me) with an iphone and a kid who wants a nano (my son)

Probably means no Mac upgrades through the summer and early fall period. Maybe not until just before Christmas or Mac World? Seems like a long time to not refresh a product.