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

[Phrozenpenguin]

You don't purchase additional Apple Care from the edu store. Click buy, scroll down to Apple Care and click 'Learn more'. Purchasing Apple Care only adds the telephone technical support. The important part; Repair coverage is included.

I understand this. I also have first hand experience (across multiple machines) trying to get the edu warranty showing online - which was very difficult. I believe £48 is a good investment on actual Applecare, which I have used, on multiple machines and multiple countries, in both official apple stores and authorised resellers. I'm happy to pay at £48 for that extra peace of mind, and I understand why many others are happy with the edu hardware warranty.

Either way, its a great deal.

 

[explicit4u]

Don't they usually have 0% finance during the back to school time, or have I just made that up?

 

[uniQ]

Me also! I wonder if there is any chance it'll be released before the back to school promo ends...

B2S is on until 6th September. I'm honestly not that confident they will do the (13) rMBP before then though Will be gutted as also wan't a new mini which isn't eligible for the B2S but waiting for Haswell anyway so I can go all 802.11ac

 

[Marky]

B2S is on until 6th September. I'm honestly not that confident they will do the (13) rMBP before then though Will be gutted as also wan't a new mini which isn't eligible for the B2S but waiting for Haswell anyway so I can go all 802.11ac

Ah if it only lasts until the 6th of September, I think it's pretty much guaranteed not to include the new rMBPs

 

[GodAtum]

Don't they usually have 0% finance during the back to school time, or have I just made that up?

I cant seem to find anything on it? does anyone know if its on atm?

 

[Lakeland]

It's usually around christmas time

 

[Jamie23]

Ah if it only lasts until the 6th of September, I think it's pretty much guaranteed not to include the new rMBPs

Whats the current rumours on the new rMBPs? I've been reading mac rumours and they thought they would be released in August to leave September for the new iPhones.

I'm not a mac guy but looking to get my first one so not clued up on the normal timespan for products.

 

[Fallen god]

Whats the current rumours on the new rMBPs? I've been reading mac rumours and they thought they would be released in August to leave September for the new iPhones.

I'm not a mac guy but looking to get my first one so not clued up on the normal timespan for products.

It could either be around the time the iPhone comes out or November from the current rumors.

 

[Jamie23]

It could either be around the time the iPhone comes out or November from the current rumors.

I see, that makes my decision then. I wanted to wait to see the new rMBP's before buying but I can't afford to leave it that late. Going to have to go for a spec'ed up air (i7 + 8gb) and hope that it's enough (primarily a light dev machine).

 

[Ryan-3]

Might be ordering a 13" Air later.

Here is Anand doing his battery test on both i5 & i7 Air.

I think i'll go for i7/8GB/256GB, especially as the desktop gets worse and worse

 

[Jamie23]

ignore.

 

[Fallen god]

I see, that makes my decision then. I wanted to wait to see the new rMBP's before buying but I can't afford to leave it that late. Going to have to go for a spec'ed up air (i7 + 8gb) and hope that it's enough (primarily a light dev machine).

More then enough tbh. I use a Air/rMBP at work and they both just as good, the rMBP is ofc much better in-terms of screen as I can fit much more in but there both very fast. The new Air also has a stupidly fast SSD.

 

[GodAtum]

the USA get 0% interest now:

http://store.apple.com/us_edu_338414/browse/finance/instant_credit_page

 

[n111ck]

the USA get 0% interest now:

http://store.apple.com/us_edu_338414/browse/finance/instant_credit_page

That's just a barclaycard deal though - you could get that anyway.

 

[Jamie23]

More then enough tbh. I use a Air/rMBP at work and they both just as good, the rMBP is ofc much better in-terms of screen as I can fit much more in but there both very fast. The new Air also has a stupidly fast SSD.

Cheers! Yea, if the haswell rMBP was out now I'd probably go for it for the screen real estate but I think i can manage as I'll be coming from a lenovo S12 with 1280x800 resolution.

I think the most intense stuff I could potentially do would be using visual studio inside a VM (even then this would be rare as I'd probably just use it for testing), Im guessing the air could handle this?

 

[manic111]

Does anyone know whether the University of Law is part of their educational discount scheme? Or is it limited to the institutions listed a few posts up?

 

[Akagi]

I personally think that if you are in HE, and funds are tight, it would be idiotic to buy a Mac.

Even if you bought an Intel notebook, you could still make it run OSX if thats what turns you on.

 

[Alpherah]

Does anyone know whether the University of Law is part of their educational discount scheme? Or is it limited to the institutions listed a few posts up?

You can get the same discounts via a NUS card anyway, so if its not listed I wouldnt worry too much.

 

[Ryan-3]

I personally think that if you are in HE, and funds are tight, it would be idiotic to buy a Mac.

Even if you bought an Intel notebook, you could still make it run OSX if thats what turns you on.

Or like me, you live at home while you go to Uni and a Mac purchase isn't idiotic.

 

[Akagi]

Or like me, you live at home while you go to Uni and a Mac purchase isn't idiotic.

You could still have got a different machine of equivelant specification that isnt a Mac for far less. Don't get me wrong, I like Mac's, but I dont see how it is a good idea to buy one as a student.