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MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By Marc (cr0w) on 22nd Nov 10 at 4:07am
Right, so, I was planning on heading over to an Apple Store probably Tuesday to buy myself a sexy new MacBook, but while browsing Apple's website today, I stumbled across something incredible...the Apple Education Store.

I called them up to ask some questions, and it turns out that they give sweet student discounts. 15 minutes later, I had received an order confirmation by email. {Tongue Out}

At the end of the day I saved about 15%, which is definitely a lot considering discounts don't really exist with Apple, haha.

Anyway, it should arrive by the end of the week, or maybe next Monday depending on how many are being shipped out (what with Christmas being just around the corner), so I'll get some pictures up when I get it.

To summarize this topic...YAYYYYYY!!! {Grin}
Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By Michael (wrighty) on 22nd Nov 10 at 6:54am
I got mine on student discount - the best purchase I made! =D

Wooo! {Cheesy}
Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By Marc (cr0w) on 22nd Nov 10 at 5:05pm
Posted By Michael on 22nd Nov 10 at 6:54am
 
I got mine on student discount - the best purchase I made! =D

Wooo! {Cheesy}


Hehe, yeah, I can't wait until I get it.

My total after tax with the discounts was less than my total before tax before the discount. I ended up getting AppleCare and iWork '11 with it. {Smile}
Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By Nick (nickb) on 22nd Nov 10 at 8:05pm
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I want a MAC soo bad!!! {Sad}
Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By Marc (cr0w) on 22nd Nov 10 at 9:41pm
Posted By Nick on 22nd Nov 10 at 8:05pm
 
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I want a MAC soo bad!!! {Sad}


Haha, I've been saving up for mine for quite a while. I mean, I've had the money, but the unfortunate thing about bills and expenses is that you have to build up a "buffer zone" as well, so it's taken a while. But oh well, I've finally gotten it. {Grin}
Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By Nick (nickb) on 22nd Nov 10 at 10:37pm
Yeah, Though good thing is, is I may be getting the 64GB iPod 4th gen around our tax time. {Grin}

I'm hoping to win a MBP off of that Big Prize Give away thing on facebook. {Tongue Out} 1 in 2 mil people though. {Tongue Out}
Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By Graham (amusedtodeath) on 22nd Nov 10 at 11:41pm
Just do what i did - get one off ebay {Tongue Out}

Welcome to the sexy club Marc {Cheesy}
Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By Marc (cr0w) on 23rd Nov 10 at 5:07am
Posted By Graham on 22nd Nov 10 at 11:41pm
 
Just do what i did - get one off ebay {Tongue Out}

Welcome to the sexy club Marc {Cheesy}


Oh, I've always been a member of the sexy club...I just have VIP status now. {Tongue Out}
Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By dog199200 (dog199200) on 23rd Nov 10 at 4:51pm
I'll avoid the topic at hand since a few of you know I cant stand Apple at all.

Marc@ I seen this and was like "What if he made his own pc? It would it be called a MarcBook?" XD
Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By Nick (nickb) on 23rd Nov 10 at 7:51pm
You're not avoiding it by posting in it? XD

Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By Marc (cr0w) on 23rd Nov 10 at 10:22pm
Posted By dog199200 on 23rd Nov 10 at 4:51pm
 
I'll avoid the topic at hand since a few of you know I cant stand Apple at all.

Marc@ I seen this and was like "What if he made his own pc? It would it be called a MarcBook?" XD


Haha, close. It would be called a "SexyBook" {Grin}

...Then again, the terms are pretty much synonymous, so it's not a big difference. {Wink}
Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By Nick (nickb) on 24th Nov 10 at 5:44pm
Posted By Marc on 23rd Nov 10 at 10:22pm
 
Posted By dog199200 on 23rd Nov 10 at 4:51pm
 
I'll avoid the topic at hand since a few of you know I cant stand Apple at all.

Marc@ I seen this and was like "What if he made his own pc? It would it be called a MarcBook?" XD


Haha, close. It would be called a "SexyBook" {Grin}

...Then again, the terms are pretty much synonymous, so it's not a big difference. {Wink}


"It's my sex box! No it's my sex box! and I named her Sony." XD
Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By ashkir (ashkir) on 25th Nov 10 at 8:03am
Did you know the manufacture of the MacBook is the same folks whom make Dells, Toshibas, Compaqs, Gateways? {Tongue Out}
Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By dog199200 (dog199200) on 25th Nov 10 at 4:38pm
Posted By Marc on 23rd Nov 10 at 10:22pm
 
Posted By dog199200 on 23rd Nov 10 at 4:51pm
 
I'll avoid the topic at hand since a few of you know I cant stand Apple at all.

Marc@ I seen this and was like "What if he made his own pc? It would it be called a MarcBook?" XD


Haha, close. It would be called a "SexyBook" {Grin}

...Then again, the terms are pretty much synonymous, so it's not a big difference. {Wink}


lol nice


Posted By ashkir on 25th Nov 10 at 8:03am
 
Did you know the manufacture of the MacBook is the same folks whom make Dells, Toshibas, Compaqs, Gateways? {Tongue Out}


yea and they are all trash XD
Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By Marc (cr0w) on 25th Nov 10 at 4:41pm
Posted By ashkir on 25th Nov 10 at 8:03am
 
Did you know the manufacture of the MacBook is the same folks whom make Dells, Toshibas, Compaqs, Gateways? {Tongue Out}


This statement really has no weight at all on the products themselves. For instance, the Infrared Saunas we sell at work come from the same manufacturing plant that many other companies also use (ranging from low-end to high-end saunas). The manufacturing plant builds according to each company's specifications, meaning you could have a low-quality computer company and a high-quality computer company having their computers made in the same plant, with vastly different results. Not to mention that the parts used are different, as are the milling processes themselves (aluminium unibody design, anyone?) -- most major brands in almost every industry at least partly share manufacturers (unless they have their very own plant, which isn't very cost effective in most cases), so stating that the manufacturer is the same is just a way of discrediting a product by association rather than the quality of the product itself. {Wink}
Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By Graham (amusedtodeath) on 25th Nov 10 at 8:57pm
Posted By ashkir on 25th Nov 10 at 8:03am
 
Did you know the manufacture of the MacBook is the same folks whom make Dells, Toshibas, Compaqs, Gateways? {Tongue Out}


And? Mars are owners of both things like Mars Bars, M&Ms etc as well as Sheba cat food {Tongue Out}

Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By Marc (cr0w) on 25th Nov 10 at 9:55pm
On a slightly more topical note, my MacBook was supposed to arrive today, but according to UPS' tracking page it was just picked up from Apple about 2 hours ago. The new ETA is sometime tomorrow, but then again it should've already been here by now, so we'll see if it holds up.
Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By Nick (nickb) on 26th Nov 10 at 1:43am
Really? Better late than never.
Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By Marc (cr0w) on 26th Nov 10 at 4:33am
Posted By Nick on 26th Nov 10 at 1:43am
 
Really? Better late than never.


But better earlier than later, too. {Tongue Out}

EDIT: So this morning (Friday), I promised myself that I wouldn't check the tracking page today, because (as I'm sure you all know) that would just make the day feel a lot longer than it really is. But, as I'm sure you can also relate to...I checked. The current status is "Out For Delivery", which means that my new laptop could potentially be sitting at my house RIGHT NOW! Gahh! My 8-hour work day has just turned into a 15-hour work day. {Sad}
Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By Nick (nickb) on 26th Nov 10 at 10:03pm
Posted By Marc on 26th Nov 10 at 4:33am
 
Posted By Nick on 26th Nov 10 at 1:43am
 
Really? Better late than never.


But better earlier than later, too. {Tongue Out}

EDIT: So this morning (Friday), I promised myself that I wouldn't check the tracking page today, because (as I'm sure you all know) that would just make the day feel a lot longer than it really is. But, as I'm sure you can also relate to...I checked. The current status is "Out For Delivery", which means that my new laptop could potentially be sitting at my house RIGHT NOW! Gahh! My 8-hour work day has just turned into a 15-hour work day. {Sad}


Ahh yeah, and lol! well eventually oyu will get it, not sure what time it is for oyu right now, but you are probably getting close to being done too. {Tongue Out}
Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By Marc (cr0w) on 27th Nov 10 at 1:36am
Alright, so time for the pictures I promised (being posted from my MacBook, woohoo!)

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Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By Graham (amusedtodeath) on 27th Nov 10 at 10:23am
Sexy. Still think the aluminium one would have been sexier {Tongue Out}
Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By Marc (cr0w) on 27th Nov 10 at 3:35pm
Posted By Graham on 27th Nov 10 at 10:23am
 
Sexy. Still think the aluminium one would have been sexier {Tongue Out}


Same, but they're being lame and not making it an option on the regular MacBooks anymore. {Sad}
Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By Nick (nickb) on 27th Nov 10 at 8:53pm
Ohhh!!!! Smiley Love it!! {Grin}


So it's the plastic one? {Sad} I love the aluminum one. My friend has that one, and I Smiley it! I want it so bad! But he doesn't let anyone use it, and what's funny, he used to be like Broken (Wesker) and hate apple. Now he loves it. XD
Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By Michael (wrighty) on 29th Nov 10 at 1:27pm
My aluminium one says that yours looks less sexy! {Wink}

{Tongue Out}
Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By justin (justin) on 29th Nov 10 at 4:41pm
my ugly windows XP desktop says mine is sexiest out of every computer {Smile}
Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By Graham (amusedtodeath) on 29th Nov 10 at 11:55pm
Posted By Michael on 29th Nov 10 at 1:27pm
 
My aluminium one says that yours looks less sexy! {Wink}

{Tongue Out}


Lets double-team him - aluminium Macbooks together {Cheesy}
Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By Marc (cr0w) on 30th Nov 10 at 3:11am
Posted By Graham on 29th Nov 10 at 11:55pm
 
Posted By Michael on 29th Nov 10 at 1:27pm
 
My aluminium one says that yours looks less sexy! {Wink}

{Tongue Out}


Lets double-team him - aluminium Macbooks together {Cheesy}


I'll just run outside until I find an area with a low WiFi signal, then you'll be beaten because the aluminium ones get less signal range! {Tongue Out}
Re: MacBook = Purchased. - Posted By Michael (wrighty) on 30th Nov 10 at 3:20pm
Posted By Marc on 30th Nov 10 at 3:11am
 
Posted By Graham on 29th Nov 10 at 11:55pm
 
Posted By Michael on 29th Nov 10 at 1:27pm
 
My aluminium one says that yours looks less sexy! {Wink}

{Tongue Out}


Lets double-team him - aluminium Macbooks together {Cheesy}


I'll just run outside until I find an area with a low WiFi signal, then you'll be beaten because the aluminium ones get less signal range! {Tongue Out}



Then I'll beat you with the metal case! (: