Buying a new computer from the Apple Store

I know someone who is interested in getting a new computer (probably an iMac) who is a retired teacher. Do you think she will be able to get an educational discount?
She is upgrading to make use of FireWire 800 (her current iMac only has FW400 ports) Also, are there any Macs available yet that use USB 3.0 ?
If she buys a tower, will she be able to upgrade to USB 3.0 at a later time?

The official terms of eligibility for educational discounts in the US can be found here:
http://storeimages.apple.com/1953/store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/salespolicie sEdIndividual.html
They say that someone has to be a current employee of an educational instution; retirees are not eligible.  The terms in other countries may differ.
There are no Macs at this time that offer USB 3.0. If she buys a Mac Pro, yes, she can add a USB 3.0 PCI card, at least one example of which is available now. It will not be possible to add a USB 3.0 card to any other Mac (since no other Mac has slots), though it's not impossible that someone will come up with a Thunderbolt to USB 3.0 converter. Sonnet Technologies has announced a Thunderbolt expansion chassis that would probably accept a USB 3.0 PCI card, but that's starting to get a bit pricey.
Regards.

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