Apple: free iPod touch w/Mac purchase for college students+up to $229 [email protected]

Hey all!

apple.com has:
free iPod touch w/ Mac purchase for college students (exp 9/8), via rebate up to $229 which covers the cost of an 8GB iPod Touch. free engraving on iPod also included.. Expires 9/8/09!!

Good deal? You decide!

Macbook from $949, save up to $60
Macbook Pro from $1099, save up to $200
Macbook Air laptop from $1399, save up to $100
iMac from $1149, save up to $100

Linky: http://store.apple.com/us/browse/campaigns/back_to_school?afid=p201|1909457&cid=AOS-US-AFFE-BTS09

If you’re a college student or a faculty or staff member at any grade level and you buy a new Mac through September 8, you can get a free iPod touch.* No wonder they call these the best years of your life.

How to get your Mac
and free iPod touch.
1. Shop for a Mac.
Shop the Apple Online Store for Education. Call 1-800-MY-APPLE. Or find your favorite Apple Retail Store or your local Apple Authorized Campus Store.
2. Buy an iPod touch.
Purchase your Mac and iPod touch at the same time to qualify for your online rebate.*
3. Submit your rebate.
After you receive your Mac and iPod, submit your claim online by October 8, 2009. Once your claim has been submitted, check your rebate status at any time.
* Find out if you qualify
* Submit your claim online
* Check your rebate status
Got questions? Need advice?
Call 1-877-427-5776 or read our FAQ page for more information.
Note: Residents of Connecticut and
Rhode Island, please read additional
terms and conditions.


Hope this helps someone!

Cin

 

I will probably be taking advantage of this deal soon, and now that they are giving a iPod touch instead of an iPod nano it just makes the deal even sweeter. Don't forget you can also get a free printer, I think that is only online though.

 

That's great! It is a good deal..
And, yes the printer promo is *online only*
Link to rebate info: http://www.apple.com/promo/


Cin

 

Hmm... I wonder if I bought it in-store if they would give me a copy of iWork and MobileMe, since I would not be receiving the printer. I've never bought a Mac before, your thoughts?

 

.. sounds lucrative! I'm not too fond of Mac's. If I were to get this deal, I'd keep the iPod and printer, and sell the laptop to get a nice Thinkpad/Latitude/Clevo.

 

I've been wanting a iPod Touch for awhile now. You think with the price drop in the iPhone they will drop the price of the iPod Touch too? Should I wait for the next gen, or buy now? Hmm, decisions, decisions. At least this gives me a new opinion of buying a iPod Touch and selling the Mac to cover it or part of it. Anyone interested in a Macbook? LOL

EDIT: Anyone know if this includes refurbished Macbooks?
EDIT2: No.

 

I don't think it covers refurbished Mac's...

It would be nice for many, if it did.

Cin

 

Beter yet, go to your local bestbuy store and get one of the $899 macbook white model for $849.99. They will also give you the free ipod touch for FREE (no rebates)!!!. You will walk out of the door with the macbook and ipod touch for around $900. Now that is the best deal you can get out of this whole thing.

 

That sounds great! Is it a sale or what? do you have to do anything to show you're a student or something?

 

You say you are student. Sometimes they ask for a school ID. This is the same exat white model apple has with a 2.0ghz CPU which does not make any differnece in anyways. Just $100 less.

 

FYI, since it's a rebate you do have to pay for it up front so the out of pocet cost is kinda high.

Also, they dropped the price on the MacBook Pros $300

 

Yeah, I was surprised to see the new 13 inch Macbook Pro was only $1100. That actually makes me consider getting a Mac. Still more pricey than a PC, but for a unibody aluminum laptop it's not too bad.

 

But its not really a Macbook Pro, just a metal macbook, it only has a 9400m gpu. "Pro" used to mean dedicated gpu, they just gimped it out.
http://gizmodo.com/5284638/when-pro-doesnt-mean-pro-anymore

 

True, but 9400m is nothing to sneeze at for a 13 inch notebook.

 

I am a resident of Connecticut and the terms and condition to qualify for the free iPod are a little different for Connecticut and Rhode Island residents.

* Residents of Rhode Island and Connecticut who purchase in an Apple Retail Store in their state, or who order online or through Telesales with a credit card with a Connecticut or Rhode Island
billing address, receive an instant rebate and are not eligible for any additional rebate.

So does this mean if I buy a macbook, I am only eligible for the free Ipod and not the $100 printer rebate?

 

This is actually a very nice deal. Buy a Macbook for $950 and free shipping and sell the touch for $200. $750 for a 13" notebook with a 9400M in it is not shabby.

Actually, no they didn't. All they did is introduce a Pro at a lower price with reduced specs. The Macbook pro with the midrange gpu that has always been $2k is still $2k. Now they have a $1700 one with a 9400M, that's all. Quite frankly $1700 for a 15" laptop with a 9400M is INSANE. If it were $1700 for the hybrid graphics it would be more reasonable but still poor value compared to most Windows based.

 

is this what buys people of now a days an aluminum body....no sir that's not the way it was back in the day...... its all about the horses that are under the palmrest IMO.... well anyways yeah apple gets u with the mail in rebate why not make it an instant rebate i guess they rather make people wait 4-8 weeks to get their hard earned cash back

 

Or they, like others, use this as an opportunity to "borrow money without having to pay interests."

 

I'm sure they're counting on not everyone actually mailing it in. People will not care, forget, or miss some sort of loophole and ultimately they won't have to pay out as much.

 

Yes, after going from a business laptop to consumer laptop, I can now say that the build quality of a laptop is amongst my top priorities. Don't get me wrong, I like power--I have a dedicated video for crying out loud and I don't even game or watch HD movies!--but given that I seldom do more than web surf, email, and office, power is really no concern as a Atom could handle that. The wear and tear on the laptop seems a much important thing to consider for a student who takes his laptop everywhere with him. If thought I was implying I like the looks of the aluminum--which I do--that's not at all what I meant. I could care less about looks. I think ThinkPads look great!