The Apple HE store - Full prices and details in here. *prices correct as of 15/06/10*

That link works outside network, anyone can use it orders are randomly selected to provide proof you do not need to use your university email address. Also if you google a bit (not very hard) you will find that someone has put up all the educational store listings (you only need to change something (HINT) in the URL to see a different store.

Not sure if it has been pointed out previously but will state (so excuse if repeating). If you buy in an apple store you only have to show some form of ID etc to enable you to purchase it. For some reason when buying in a store you obtain the full 15% discount, so a 13" MBP standard is £849.15 (whereas online you get 13.9939% being £859.20) and that goes on everything in the store that is discounted by that amount.

With regards to the service and telephone support, if purchased online you get 3 years worldwide service and 1 year telephone support, upgrading will only provide you with the telephone support.

If you purchase a machine in a store you will only get 1 year WW service and upgrading with Care will give you the full 3 year phone and 3 year warranty.

The only other thing I would add is check you MBP carefully, I just received my new one and they had to replace it three times because the first was damaged, the second didn't have the screen hinge aligned correctly and the third (well fingers crossed)...
 
flibbage0 said:
Is the Mac mini worth getting?

I need a new monitor, but I'm also going to uni.
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Consider the price of the Mac Mini. Now consider what you get in the box? Now consider what you'll have to add to have a functional machine. A keyboard, mouse and monitor. You could get cheap keyboard, mouse and monitor. But that's still going to add up to at least over £100 for anything that isn't crap. You then have several pieces of gear you have to pack up if you are moving to and from Uni.

You can get a 21.5" iMac from the refurb store on their site for £850 which comes with everything you need including monitor, keyboard and mouse and the whole lot will fit in one big box that's easy as pie to move around. It's also quad core compared to the dual core of the Mac Mini. The quad core only comes in the Mac Mini server which starts new at the same price as the refurb iMac.

I move between rental places a lot and moving my iMac is easy. Moving my windows PC on the other hand involves tearing the setup down, throwing the peripherals into a box along with other PC gubbins, then finding another box for the monitor and tower (or in some cases just wrapping them each in a duvet and throwing them in the back of the car).
 
I went to Apple Store in London today to pickup a 13" Pro with Applecare. Apparently Applecare is now 30% off (not 75%) so that makes it about £140 - i.e. £90 more expensive.

Its still showing as £48 online for me, so I will try that and hope the delivery is quick. Thought people may want to know.
 
A friend bought a Retina MacBook Pro in store this week with HE discount. They tried to tell him that AppleCare was more expensive than the £50 it says online, but after arguing they did it for £50.
 
If you order online you get apple care free, you don't in store. The £50 you see online is for an extra on top of the included apple care.
 
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Westyfield2 said:
A friend bought a Retina MacBook Pro in store this week with HE discount. They tried to tell him that AppleCare was more expensive than the £50 it says online, but after arguing they did it for £50.
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Interesting to know. I didn't argue too much because the 3 staff I spoke to said the same thing, and the whole store was a complete zoo!
If you order online you get apple care free, you don't in store. The £50 you see online is for an extra on top of the included apple care.
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You get a 3 year hardware warranty online, not Applecare. There is a difference. I have also had considerable difficulty getting the online 3 year warranty recognised, so £48 for true Applecare, recognised internationally at any Apple dealer, is a good deal for me.
+ 1 order online and it's free, only go in store to make your mind up on what you want /need etc
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Despite the wonders of the internet, buying instore is still quicker to actually get the item and means you don't need to be in to meet a courier! Which in this situation is much easier for me!
 
I didn't have to do anything all the info just came through. Ended up needing a complete new logic board in mine, just dropped it in to Liverpool apple store and they did it all no problems, glad I had the warranty as it was a £370 bill!
 
My 3 year warranty from a HE purchase was added and emailed to me after two weeks without any input from me. Quidco does also track on the HE store :)
 
joelk2 said:
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ipad applecare (along with iphone) is only 2 years unlike 3 with the computer side of things.
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I meant the HE warranty that you get for free rather than purchasing Applecare separately.

Otherwise a large department store offers two years warranty for free anyway on iPads so it would make sense to buy it from there.
 
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