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    Are the Apple notebook + free ipods deals only around back to school?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by xdominic89x, Mar 15, 2008.

  1. xdominic89x

    xdominic89x Notebook Consultant

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    I might wait til then to get my MBP and get a free ipod. Or are they even doing that anymore? :X
     
    xdominic89x, Mar 15, 2008
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    They usually only do it around back to school time.
    Last year my brother got a free ipod nano ($200 mail-in rebate) plus $200 off of his MBP (student discount). Sweet deal for any student.
     
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    Combined with the $100 rebate for a printer, it's a really good deal.

    By the way, one has to pay the tax for the ($100) printer and the iPod, obviously; so they don't come exactly "for free".
     
    Raymond Luxury-Yacht, Mar 15, 2008
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    If you're concerned with sales tax, it's time to move to Oregon! :D
     
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    do you think they'd give you $200 off an iphone too?
     
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    would they have this deal in europe as well?
     
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    To answer the original question, yeah, that's usually the Buy a Mac, get an iPod promotion around Back to School time :).
     
    Sam, Mar 16, 2008
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    very sweet deal. thats when i got my mac, free ipod and printer!
     
    nycfly89, Mar 16, 2008
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    exactly what time would this be? June? July?
     
    wc2810, Mar 16, 2008
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    Probably starting around July-ish. I don't really remember...
     
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    Student discount too, forgot about that :) Yeah, too bad tax is outrageous at Apple. I might get one from Amazon when the new refresh comes out this summer. Tax free :) I already have an iPod video, but it was just a though.
     
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    And no, they don't do these kinds of promotions in Europe. Even the student discount is quite a bit less as in the States. And now with the dollar-euro exchange rate, our end of the stick is getting shorter and shorter.

    standard macbook pro State side is $1999 without tax. We pay $2350 without tax for the exact same thing ... how nice is that right :p
     
    Arwin, Mar 16, 2008
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