Just be sure it's the new model. Ranulph
On 2 May 2010, at 16:39, Mark Schofield wrote: > Thank you Ranulph, > > I bought my 13" Macbook from Dixons Tax Free and I am really pleased > you reminded me that it IS the best discount available - usually. > > All thoughts of hi-res screen and anti-glare options have gone out of > the window since finding THIS though: > > Comet are offering £100 off the lowest spec'd 15" machine and using a > Voucher Code: (81000AW) there is a further 8% off orders over £1000. > They throw in Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Home & Student - free, > worth £99.99 too. > > The total price is £1,287.08 > > Dixons Tax Free: £1,362.73 > > Apple Store: £1,499.00 > > Arrives Tuesday! > > Hopefully the above is useful to anyone else thinking of buying a 15" > Macbook Pro. > > Yours > Mark > > > > > On 2 May, 20:10, Ranulph Glanville <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm not sure about the non-glossy screens, which I think, as non optional, >> can't be bought over the counter in an apple store. I don't recollect seeing >> these screens (which are very nice: I've got one). >> >> There are different educational discounts, and the sotres can only give the >> smallest of them, which is for people involved in education. If your >> institution is a signed on apple institution, then, if you order as an >> institutional member the discount is much greater: I was astonished, and >> kicked myself for not having discovered this before. >> >> If you're buying as an individual, cancom also do an educational discount: >> have a look there, too. >> >> Finally, the biggest discount of all, bar buying as an institutional member, >> is at Heathrow. You won't find these prices on the internet, but they are >> typically about 15% lower than shop prices. Terminals 3 and 5 have them: >> others may too. You need a dixons or a PC World (where they actually have >> mini PCW apple stores and even people who seem to know a bit). To buy, you >> just have to be a traveller (ie, no outside the EU requirement) and you can >> have the item delivered to you at home. >> >> Ranulph >> >> On 2 May 2010, at 14:43, Mark Schofield wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>> Hi, >> >>> I am looking to get a new 15" Macbook Pro. Does anyone know if Apple >>> Stores and other outlets stock the higher resolution 15" in glossy and >>> anti-glare options? I'd like to compare in-store before purchasing. >> >>> Also, are there any differences in Education discount percentages >>> online and in-store? >> >>> With thanks >>> Mark >> >>> Mark Schofield, Hove >> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group >>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group >> athttp://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
