I have decided to buy the base 21.5" iMac and am elligable for student discount. Is it better to wait for a good deal to appear on the clearance store or should I just go ahead and get the student discount?
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Best option - Student discount or Clearance
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Clearance store? Haven't heard of that one.
The only 3 choices I see are the Apple Store, the Education Store and Apple Refurbished products.
For this configuration (one step up from the base model):
The only 3 choices I see are the Apple Store, the Education Store and Apple Refurbished products.
For this configuration (one step up from the base model):
- iMac 21.5-inch 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
- ATI Radeon HD 4670 graphics with 256MB memory
- 4GB memory
- 1TB hard drive
- 8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Clearance Store
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/clearance?mco=OTY2ODY4Nw
Not much, but I'm assuming they'll update it will all the current generation Macs, once the refreshes occur. Possibly August or September
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/clearance?mco=OTY2ODY4Nw
Not much, but I'm assuming they'll update it will all the current generation Macs, once the refreshes occur. Possibly August or September
Yeah I suppose you do 
To the OP, I'd say that the student discount would be a better deal. It'd be $100 off plus you can get an iPod up to $199 for free. So essentially its a $300 value. As opposed to the refurbished only $200 off (not eligible for iPod offer).
To the OP, I'd say that the student discount would be a better deal. It'd be $100 off plus you can get an iPod up to $199 for free. So essentially its a $300 value. As opposed to the refurbished only $200 off (not eligible for iPod offer).
Thats a good point, although i'm in the UK and the deal isn't quite as good it still puts it above the refurbished ones in terms of a better deal.
Well if it turns out to be a better deal go for it. That's why I'm going with the student discount as opposed to the refurbished store. Me and my dad agreed, if I give him the iPod he will pitch in $200, and still throw in the $200 upfront to get the iPod (which he'll get back with rebate). You could easily sell a brand new iPod to somebody on craigslist or something similar in the UK.