I picked up a 2.0 MBP refurb from the military site for 1199, not too bad. I called Apple and asked if I was eligible to order. (father is retired miltary and I am a civilian.) They said it was fine and processed it over the phone. Can't wait to get it. I am just hoping for some extra ram or possible HD upgrade...
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Did you have to verify that he actually was? That semes to good to be true.. That's awesome.. How much money did you save..? Is it the same if you're a student...
Going to order tomorrow. Waiting for a 2.0 with a glossy display for a decent price. If not, I'll just get the 100GB/1GB RAM setup at $1499
I just called and asked. My sis in law just bought a macbook off of the military site, her husband is in the Navy. I called up Apple and just asked if it was okay if I bought one because I have a relative who was in the military, or if my father had to be the one to buy it. They said that it was fine. It was regularly 1349 refurb...
I've been using a glossy sony display for my desktop and I can't stand matte displays anymore
Yeah, you have to go to http://www.military.com and type apple discount in the search bar. It will take you through the steps. It gives you a number to call to and that is what I did. The new items and not refurbs are discounted, but not quite as much as the edu discount.
okay... so this is what i found out... to be eligible for the discount, you can just be member of military.com
and you don't have to be in military to be a member of military.com... there's an option when you sign up, saying you are not in any of the armed force, and you are considering
the discount is same as education discount from as far as i found out
I think I can help clear this up since I'm both a student and in the military and have accessed the store both using my .edu discount and the military.com deal.
Both stores have the exact same prices on their refurbs; however, through military.com there is an additional rebate on several (but not all) of the items. The 15" non-glossy 512MB MBP, for instance, is $1349, but has an additional $150 rebate... very nice indeed! A few of the MB models have $100 rebates, as well.
Both stores have the exact same prices on their refurbs; however, through military.com there is an additional rebate on several (but not all) of the items. The 15" non-glossy 512MB MBP, for instance, is $1349, but has an additional $150 rebate... very nice indeed! A few of the MB models have $100 rebates, as well.
Wow, the military discount on this would really help. Still, I need a few things cleared up, because I'm confused. lol The discounts are for new items (in this case, the MB or MBP) only, correct? There are rebates for refurbs, but they aren't the same discount as the ones on new items? What is the discount on the new items though?
I am looking to buy a new MB or MBP, but maybe a refurb if I know if it is new (overstock). Sorry for the questions, but this is a pretty important topic for me (buying my first Mac ). I would sign up myself, but that brings me to another question. My dad is in the Marine Corps. (not active duty), so is it good to sign up? It seems almost too good to be true to just sign up and get all of those discounts when you don't have to be affiliated with the military. I apologize for possibly sounding naive, but I'm just curious about this situation. I appreciate any answers to my flurry of questions.
Wow, the military discount on this would really help. Still, I need a few things cleared up, because I'm confused. lol The discounts are for new items (in this case, the MB or MBP) only, correct? There are rebates for refurbs, but they aren't the same discount as the ones on new items? What is the discount on the new items though?
the discount he talked about were for refurbs, however there are discounts for new ones as well... the ones for new ones are identitcal to edu store (about 10%)
you will never know for sure if the refurb is overstock (that chance is really low, even lower than expect the thing you receive to be of higher configuration)
you can sign up even you have abs. no affiliation with the military, as i said in my earlier post, there is a option of not associated with military and considering... and to qualify for the deal, you just have to be member of the military.
Still think i will wait a little longer, sold my macbook....not ready to buy a 2 yet......maybe when lepord comes out for now my old imac G4 is still faster then my mac book....and when buying this a few weeks ago.. i thought it would be slow.....LOL
Tempting...so tempting
I'm about two shakes from pouncing on a refurb today, but I'm so out of the loop these days...I don't know whether it would be better to hold off for the Core Duo 2 or not. I'm a graphic designer, so horsepower matters. Thoughts?
I'm about two shakes from pouncing on a refurb today, but I'm so out of the loop these days...I don't know whether it would be better to hold off for the Core Duo 2 or not. I'm a graphic designer, so horsepower matters. Thoughts?
fuggit...
...i pulled th trigger: refurby, 2.16 15" is shipping in a few days. Extra chunk of RAM, too, so that little monster will run with 2GB vs. 1.
$1499...you can't beat that with a stick, kids!
...i pulled th trigger: refurby, 2.16 15" is shipping in a few days. Extra chunk of RAM, too, so that little monster will run with 2GB vs. 1.
$1499...you can't beat that with a stick, kids!
I get the ed. discount and still waiting for another big thing to drop.....I might spring for a core 2 macbook and send it off to colorware to get painted.....lol
And i have to agree Glossy is the way to go ...had it on my macbook now my imac looks strange!!!!
And i have to agree Glossy is the way to go ...had it on my macbook now my imac looks strange!!!!
Aww yee-ahhh...
So, if you've seen the two posts I just made above, you'll know that I just bought a ReFurby this afternoon from Apple.com. And may I say that it's already shipping from Apple and due at my door by 1030am tomorrow morning? How much do I dig Apple? I might dry hump that FedEx guy's leg...
So, if you've seen the two posts I just made above, you'll know that I just bought a ReFurby this afternoon from Apple.com. And may I say that it's already shipping from Apple and due at my door by 1030am tomorrow morning? How much do I dig Apple? I might dry hump that FedEx guy's leg...
I missed out today! Hopefully new stock will be posted in the morning (seems like they kept adding the last few days) and I'll order once I see em. Already got my case and such picked out!
yeah the stock has been updated pretty often. im keeping a close eye on it ready to order one any day. i kinda want to just break down and order the black CD for 999 and add 1gig of ram and eventually a 160gb hard drive or if i should hold out for the C2D refurbs... im getting a little itchy.