Can anyone recall the typical Apple offering for Black Friday on their computers?

Where does it stand compared to a typical 6% affiliate discount or 15% Apple Refurb discount.

(I don't have any students to get me the pukka 15% education discount)

10% I read today and only on iPhone and ipad

I got 10% off an iMac a year ago.

Cheers, not exactly deal of the century then.

There are ways to get educational discount from Apple without being a student. That will be a better saving than their Black Friday deals have been.

Typical saving on hardware on the educational programme is only 6-9%.

It's software that attracts the higher discount rates.

Typical saving on hardware on the educational programme is only 6-9%.

It's software that attracts the higher discount rates.

It's up to 14% but it depends on what you're buying. These days only an all singing and dancing Mac will attract that much discount.

Typical saving on hardware on the educational programme is only 6-9%.

It's software that attracts the higher discount rates.

AIUI the higher education HW discounts are still juicier than the general education discount, especially the apple care.

Although I have just seen something about Apple apprentice discount which may be something I could 'arrange'.

Looks like a flat £81 discount on laptops which is paltry on the base models and downright miserly on the higher-specs.

No rush then.

Looks like a flat £81 discount on laptops which is paltry on the base models and downright miserly on the higher-specs.

No rush then.

I got an email from topcashback saying biggest ever Apple cashback deal.

 

Might be worth a look.

Best educational discounts are higher/university, further/college and schools in descending order, as mentioned AppleCare especially is heavily discounted. Best way in fact is to order through your university as you essentially get free AppleCare which also covers the battery on notebooks (this doesn't include phone support however). If buying from an Apple Store with higher education discount AppleCare is extremely cheap but does include support (some exclusions on battery though).

 

And if you're wondering, although AppleCare is basically an externded warranty, it's something I would reccommend - service from Apple is generally very good and it can come in very handy if something big fails like a logic board. Also, some Apple machines are becoming more spacialised to repair, so even something like a battery or SSD can be a hassle to do a DIY replacement on MB Air or Retina MBP. Apple UK are now also doing AppleCare+ for iPhones/iPads where it also covers a few instances of accidental damage (kind of a hybrid warranty insurance policy).