The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Student discount question

    Discussion in 'HP' started by uberidiot713, Jun 5, 2006.

  1. uberidiot713

    uberidiot713 Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    2
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    About how much is the student discount? I do not qualify for the dicount and am wondering how much it is
     
    uberidiot713, Jun 5, 2006
    #1
  2. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    1,326
    Messages:
    7,137
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    It should be somewhere around 6%.
     
    miner, Jun 5, 2006
    #2
  3. fizzleation

    fizzleation Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    256
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    they really just take some money off the base, then upgrades are the same. So if you are getting a base model, you save more in terms of %.
     
    fizzleation, Jun 5, 2006
    #3
  4. MGS2392

    MGS2392 NAND Cat!

    Reputations:
    972
    Messages:
    1,479
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Although it seems like the upgrades are the same, when they are added to the price, you'll notice that the increase isn't as high as it's supposed to be. So, therefore, the discount works on the whole unit. just not the base.
     
    MGS2392, Jun 5, 2006
    #4
  5. fizzleation

    fizzleation Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    256
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    hmm... interesting, my appolgies. Regardless, as you upgrade you save less in terms of percentage.
     
    fizzleation, Jun 5, 2006
    #5
  6. pkd

    pkd Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    7
    Messages:
    49
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    just numbers. I've just configured this laptop with app. this is what i've got. as miner said above, you save 6%.
    HP Home & Home Office Store price $1,349.99
    price app price icon $1,268.99
    instant savings − $150.00
    mail-in rebate − $50.00
    price after rebate $1,068.99
    you saved 20.8%

    Genuine Windows XP Home Edition
    Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo processor T2400 (1.83 GHz)
    Display 17.0" WXGA+ BrightView Widescreen (1440x900)
    Graphics Card 256MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7600
    Memory 512MB DDR2 SDRAM (2x256MB)
    Hard Drive 80 GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
    Primary CD/DVD Drive Super Multi 8X DVD+/-R/RW w/Double Layer Support
    Networking Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
    TV & Entertainment Experience No TV Tuner w/remote control
    Primary Battery 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
    Productivity Software Microsoft(R) Works/Money
     
    pkd, Jun 5, 2006
    #6
  7. mralex

    mralex Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    87
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    You save the same in terms of percentage.
    The student discount is taken from your total, and the upgrade is added to your total.
    So, you save 6% on a base system and you also save 6% on a $100 hard disk upgrade.
     
    mralex, Jun 5, 2006
    #7
  8. Bhatman

    Bhatman Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    19
    Messages:
    655
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    when you applied for the student program, did you give your clear indication of where your going? I applied for the program before picking the right college and got denied. After SIRing though I got accepted.
     
    Bhatman, Jun 5, 2006
    #8
  9. fizzleation

    fizzleation Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    256
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    heres why we are seeing different figures, i was told at one point EPP and APP were the same discount. This is not true at all, i checked to see what sort of discount i got and it was quite different. EPP also works by giving you a better base price, but upgrades cost the same as normal hp store. It all depends on what company you're getting EPP through. Im going through a company that orders TONS of HP laptops for their business and has a very good relationship with HP. My company foots part of the bill and HP takes a slight hit because of the great contract they have through us (given, they are still making their money i'm sure)... ahh yes, buerocratic politics... gotta love it...
     
    fizzleation, Jun 6, 2006
    #9
  10. GJK

    GJK Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    18
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    do coupons still work with this
     
    GJK, Jun 6, 2006
    #10