Are they going to check?
I got the MBP for 1599+tax. They accepted the order...
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wuts ADC discount?
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i have no idea but i would think "yes".
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Apple Developer Connection. Theres a 100$ student membership option that allows you to buy ONE Macbook Pro for 400$ off (net savings of 300, better than education discount). But you can access the members store without signing in.
I was just seeing how far I could get. I hit 'place order' and got an order number and estimate ship date. Havent received an email though, dont know if I should expect one until it actually ships. -
But remember with the education discount you also get a mail-in rebate for $200 off an iPod so they are pretty much even. You just might end up saving a bit of tax with the ADC discount.
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this is true. but, i have an ipod and don't absolutely need a new one.
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Sell it on eBay?
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Did you order this online or in a store? I don't think you could have done it online without being asked to sign in as an ADC member.
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They will cancel it. They accept the order and then go through and check to make sure that you are not only a member, but if you said you were a student, they will check to make sure you are actually a student. I wish you luck, but it wil likely be canceled.
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o well. i guess ill just do dark5's idea.
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Yeah. Not only that, even if you buy an ADC Student membership you need to send them proof that you're a student (copy of your transcript or student id). They will cancel an order without it.
The deal is OK, but yeah, I think the education discount plus free iPod (which you should seemingly be able to sell on eBay brand new for a pretty good price) makes it a better deal than hassling with the ADC stuff. -
They will cancel it after 2 to 3 days.... I have a valid student ADC membership and they canceled my order after checking. With the student ADC you only get one hardware discount per LIFETIME, I used mine up last year on a Mac Pro.
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That's weird; Apple doesn't normally include any software (seeds or final OS releases) with ADC Select packages......... if they did, they don't as a policy any more.
http://developer.apple.com/products/student.html
All you get with the student membership is OS X and Xcode tools, 1 lifetime hardware discount, and the ADC Monthly Mailing (not the software seeds).
Also, the ADC Student hardware discount on a computer is once per lifetime, not once per year:
ADC Premiere members still have some restrictions as well; for example, tjhey can't buy as much as they want; they have 10 hardware discounts to use per year:
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Sorry, I did make a mistake, the hardware discount is one per lifetime but I did get a full retail copy of OSX Panther and Xcode Tools and throughout the year Apple would send me updates to Panther. I received 10.3.3 and 10.3.6 on CD. So I received 3 copies of Panther during my time as a student ADC member. I had only signed up as a student ADC member to receive the hardware discount. I wasn't aware they were going to send me retail copies of OSX. They didn't come inside the retail box, they shipped inside CD sleeves.
Zadillo I'm not sure what you are disagreeing about, you said Apple sends a copy of OSX and Xtools. I never said they offered anything different. -
Apple may at one time have included software seeds and free OS's with ADC Student memberships, but they no longer do. At least not officially. Not to say they might not be nice and send copies of Leopard, but they have been very specific that they don't include any software seeds, etc. All you get now is the monthly mailings, which are just tools, sdk's, etc. not full software seeds.
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I've just purchase ADC student membership. I haven't gotten any email confirmation, is it usual? Should I except to get any packages for this order?
After getting done ADC membership, I will order MBP 2.4 for $1999, will I have warranty on this machine? This is very important for me? Will I able to buy apple care for it as well??
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Machines bought through the ADC Hardware Store have the same AppleCare coverage. You can later buy the extended AppleCare coverage for your machine at the discounted price through the regular education online store. -
if you use the student ADC discount, can you also get the $200 rebate on an ipod? if so, what do you have to do, to make that work?
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So which alternative is in the end cheaper, the ADC student or the Reg student?
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Stuff bought through the ADC Hardware Store is still Apple hardware and has the same Apple warranties, etc. The only real difference is being able to use the ADC Discount (in the case of an ADC Student membership, it's a once-per-lifetime discount).
Re: the fax number. It is outlined in step 1 here:
http://developer.apple.com/faq/students.html
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1) ADC Select Student Membership:
You pay $99 for ADC Student membership. You get a hardware discount that lets you buy the base model MBP for only $1599. This is a once in a lifetime discount.
Total Cost: $1699
2) Regular College Student:
You get the standard educational discount on a MBP, paying $1799 for it. You also get $199 off the price of an iPod, essentially allowing you to get an iPod for free. You pay $1999 in total, but get a $200 rebate back by mail.
Scenario 1: You want to keep the iPod, in which case you have paid a total of $1799 (after you get the rebate back) for a MBP plus an iPod. This works out pretty well if you actually want or need an iPod.
Scenario 2: You don't need the iPod (don't want it, already have one, whatever). In this scenario, you would most likely try and sell it on eBay, forums, whatever. You would probably not be able to sell the iPod for full price, since you'll have to at least open the packaging and cut out the UPC, and no-one in their right mind would pay full price for an opened iPod, even if it was otherwise brand new. But let's say that you can sell it for something close to it; let's just say $175.
In this scenario, you paid $1999 total. You got $200 back in mail-in rebate, bringing your total price down to $1799. You then take off another, say, $175, bringing your final price to $1624. The less you sell the iPod for, the closer this gets to the ADC price though. Say if you can only sell it for $150, you're up to $1649.
So, the best possible price with the ADC membership is $1699. I'd say realistically, the best possible price with selling the iPod is $1624.
The best overall deal is if you actually DO need/want a new iPod, as then you aren't eating anything in the price, in which case you get a MBP and an iPod for $1799.
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Not sure you anyone has mentioned this but with the ADC student membership you can get the MBP 2.4 version for $2000 meaning a total savings of $400 after paying $100 for the student membership
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This reminds me, since I work for the state Apple will give about $200 off on a MPB.
http://www.apple.com/r/store/government/state/epp.html
HECK; now I remember just walking into the Apple Store and letting them know I worked for the state (showed I.D. badge); they gave me the discount. Cool! I can forget about online ordering! -
$1999 + $99 = $2099 total cost using the ADC method.
$2299 - $199 iPod discount = ~ $2099 total cost if you can sell the iPod for close to full price.
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You also forget that there's a free printer if you use the student discount. The ADC discount is really best if one plans on purchasing the $2499 computer and adding options. The more expensive the total package, the better the ADC gets.
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http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APP...e.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=946100DD&nclm=PrinterPromo
"Save up to $100 on a new Mac and printer."
This can also be found in the "Big Deals" section as a current promotion (this is in the "Special Deals" section in the menu at the left. -
plus from reading posts here and reading the student membership description...im gathering that apple will send you updates for OS X....possibly meaning theyll send you Leopard when it comes out...thats what im guessing and that alone would pay off the 100 for the membership...but my purchase doesn't hinge on this fact -
ADC Student memberships do not officially include any sort of software seeds, free OS's, etc. I've seen a few people claim to have gotten Panther at least as an ADC Student member, but it isn't officially part of the membership. The software seeds and OS releases are only part of the full $500 ADC Select membership.
It's possible Apple might send Leopard to ADC Student members, but if they do it would be more like an extra bonus. I haven't heard if anyone ever got Tiger this way. -
A nice bonus indeed
this is a rather silly question...but I'm too lazy to sign up for an apple account just to find out...for which states does apple charge tax...i live in MA... -
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Buying through the education website, how do they verify that you are actually a student at the college you specified? Fax?
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Did they cancel your order?
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I cancelled it.
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What's cheaper, the discounts schools giveout or the Apple discounts?
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Some schools may also offer special deals for bundles (i.e. I think my school gives an additional 5% discount when you buy a Mac and AppleCare at the same time, on top of the normal educational savings) -
At my school the 128Mb MBP is 1,999 so I'll go with the Apple offer
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Finally got my ADC membership activation email, I have to activate it first, how long does it takes to be activated after faxing the documents?
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Anyway, I've activated and ordered my SR MBP 2.4Ghz for $1999
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Actually I've paid $99
With ADC, you can only get the printer $100 MIR.
I just ordered a MBP with ADC discount..but Im not a member?
Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by andrewt1187, Jun 8, 2007.