Education price....

Very general question about the education price offered by appl , I am told that it is specific to certain serial # in macbook pros....some are available for educ price and others are for the general public.is this right???? I thought you could get the same comp either way .
Thanks
RayS

Not entirely the case.
1. Apple stores offer stock models, giving the discount.
2. Apple.com offers custom builds, giving the discount.
3. Private retailers cannot access Education stock prices - that's Apple's baby; once a cash-cow for Authorized retailers.
4. Apple Education is a separate entity, offering lower config'd models to institutions offering a greater discount than available to a student.
5. Possibly with the exception of an Apple store, Education models are serialized differently than retail. This is evident when you call customer support and are asked to call back at a different toll-free number. Often an Ed. serial number won't be in the retail support database.
To date, Apple hasn't been to interested in verifying Education eligibility - anybody can get the discount at Apple.com. I just hope people are honest and don't abuse the discount for those who are eligible.
Apple's Ed discount has thinned over the past few years. At at time it was a flat 10% off, now its 5-7%. Note the absence of an Ed price for iPods... gone as of fall '06.
My overall feeling is that Apple can't wait to get rid of the hardware discount. They are replacing good back-to-school discounts and bundles with free, end of the line, iPod nanos. Software will always be where the value is - for Pro Apps. But, even FCP has gone from $500 to $900; Logic Pro the same...
my 2¢. hopefully this provides insight for some.
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