how do i get student discount on an iMac

[otispunkmeyer]

im going for either a 20inch iMac or a similarly spec'd mac book pro

i've been told i can order one from my university's students union building, apparently apple's servers recognise that its from a uni and applys the discount accordingly, i took that with a pinch of salt

the next way, is to use an NUS card, which ill need to order since our uni combined the NUS and Uni swipe card into one and thus it doesnt have the required NUS number

but how/where do i put this in on apples site?

 

[Juice Box]

There is a student section of Apple's site where you just tell them what school you go to and it trusts you. (You can only do it once though, IIRC)

edit: Booyah!

Rules:



Who is Eligible To Purchase
The following education individuals are eligible to purchase through the Apple Store for Education individuals:

* Faculty or staff member of a public or private Higher Education Institution in the United States
* Student currently attending or accepted into a public or private Higher Education Institution in the United States
* Parent purchasing on behalf of their child who is a student currently attending or accepted into public or private Higher Education Institution in the United States

Purchase Quantity
Faculty, Staff and Students purchasing from the Apple Store for Education Individuals will be allowed to purchase the following quantities of product per academic school year:

1. Desktop: One (1) may be purchased per academic year
2. Mac mini: One (1) may be purchased per academic year
3. Notebook: One (1) may be purchased per academic year
4. Display: A maximum of two (2) may be purchased per academic year
5. Software: A maximum of two (2) per software title may be purchased per academic year
6. iSight: One (1) may be purchased per academic year
7. iPod: There is no limit on the quantity of iPod purchases per academic year

The above purchases can be made either online, through an Apple Retail Store, or through your Apple Authorized Campus Store. Total product quantities remain the same regardless of where your purchase is made.

Statement of Eligibility
I represent that I am a member of one of the defined groups above, eligible to purchase and that the products being purchased direct from Apple Computer, Inc. are for the personal, education, and/or research use of a student, faculty, or staff member.

 

[tersome]

Apple doesn't care if you're lying. It's a waste of their time. Their profit margins are high enough already. (IIRC, Apple made more money than Dell a few quarters ago)

 

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally posted by: Juice Box
There is a student section of Apple's site where you just tell them what school you go to and it trusts you. (You can only do it once though, IIRC)

edit: Booyah!

Rules:



Who is Eligible To Purchase
The following education individuals are eligible to purchase through the Apple Store for Education individuals:

* Faculty or staff member of a public or private Higher Education Institution in the United States
* Student currently attending or accepted into a public or private Higher Education Institution in the United States
* Parent purchasing on behalf of their child who is a student currently attending or accepted into public or private Higher Education Institution in the United States

Purchase Quantity
Faculty, Staff and Students purchasing from the Apple Store for Education Individuals will be allowed to purchase the following quantities of product per academic school year:

1. Desktop: One (1) may be purchased per academic year
2. Mac mini: One (1) may be purchased per academic year
3. Notebook: One (1) may be purchased per academic year
4. Display: A maximum of two (2) may be purchased per academic year
5. Software: A maximum of two (2) per software title may be purchased per academic year
6. iSight: One (1) may be purchased per academic year
7. iPod: There is no limit on the quantity of iPod purchases per academic year

The above purchases can be made either online, through an Apple Retail Store, or through your Apple Authorized Campus Store. Total product quantities remain the same regardless of where your purchase is made.

Statement of Eligibility
I represent that I am a member of one of the defined groups above, eligible to purchase and that the products being purchased direct from Apple Computer, Inc. are for the personal, education, and/or research use of a student, faculty, or staff member.

im in the UK, they will have a similar get up hopefully

http://store.apple.com/Catalog/uk/Images/routingpage.html

found it

there is a link there that says i may only access that link from my institutions campus computers, so that is probably what my mate was on about


EDIT: not bad, i cant use the link i mentioned above, but i did use the link where you are asked for your university. the iMac i want is about £150 cheaper