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It's a one-off big investment, but from then on he had a new bike every year, practically free.
Doesn't add up. The only way you can keep this with the numbers given here is if you buy near the start of a release cycle and always sell before it ends . In order to do both, you have to both predict the release schedule well AND spend a month or more with no computer while you wait for the new release. The numbers in the long run are weaker, since some of your purchases will invariably cross release cycle boundari…
Not a college student? Find someone who is. – beware of financial plans predicated on fraud.
I could be wrong, but I don't think there's anything illegal about having a student buy a laptap and then immediately resell it to you. (On the other hand, it might be illegal to directly claim that you are a student when you really aren't.) Whether you think that's immoral probably has to do with how moral you think price discrimination is in general.
Edit: Added after the jrockway and tylerhowath replied, but didn't want to reply to both:
From the Apple Sales and Refund Policy… Purchases from the Apple Store for Education Individuals are not for institutional purchase or resale.
I presume the same applies to the in store discount. Apple has enough lawyers to cross that "t".
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You know the unsubsidized cost of the phone is about $800-$900 right? Those people you're selling to are buying it at one third the price.
Well aware of this (though I think it's actually $600 for the cheapest in the US). I'm simply pointing out that if you are planning to remain on a given network for a long time, there's no reason not to upgrade the phone every year to the newest available model AND make a little money.
Why should i buy every year a new laptop ? even it's free ? every time i buy a laptop , i have to; - backup my files / projects - destroy my personal files - sell my old laptop to someone and hopefully get my money - copy files to the new laptop - set personal settings ( wallpaper, mouse speed etc ) - and optionally : get used to new keyboard layout - hope for a fix if there is a some hardware/design error. for progr…
1) Swap in your old hard drive into the new machine
2) Copy hard drive over (dd even) and format
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I could be wrong, but I don't think there's anything illegal about having a student buy a laptap and then immediately resell it to you. (On the other hand, it might be illegal to directly claim that you are a student when you really aren't.) Whether you think that's immoral probably has to do with how moral you think price discrimination is in general.
Student discounts generally require that it be for personal use. Edit: Added after the jrockway and tylerhowath replied, but didn't want to reply to both: From the Apple Sales and Refund Policy… Purchases from the Apple Store for Education Individuals are not for institutional purchase or resale. I presume the same applies to the in store discount. Apple has enough lawyers to cross that "t".
Considering I was a big Apple fanboi when I was in college and I've never signed a legal document in an Apple store, my guess is that it's the first one.
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Well aware of this (though I think it's actually $600 for the cheapest in the US). I'm simply pointing out that if you are planning to remain on a given network for a long time, there's no reason not to upgrade the phone every year to the newest available model AND make a little money.
Wait, i'm confused (i'm living in Europe): US carriers don't require you to sign another two year contract when you buy their new subsidized phone?
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I could be wrong, but I don't think there's anything illegal about having a student buy a laptap and then immediately resell it to you. (On the other hand, it might be illegal to directly claim that you are a student when you really aren't.) Whether you think that's immoral probably has to do with how moral you think price discrimination is in general.
Student discounts generally require that it be for personal use. Edit: Added after the jrockway and tylerhowath replied, but didn't want to reply to both: From the Apple Sales and Refund Policy… Purchases from the Apple Store for Education Individuals are not for institutional purchase or resale. I presume the same applies to the in store discount. Apple has enough lawyers to cross that "t".
There is no check for the student pricing. You are however limited to buying one computer a year with the discount. So if you try to buy another computer within a year using an education discount with the same DL, you will be denied the discount.
according to ebay, my 2-year-old macbook is worth half the original purchase price. not quite free for me :(
Load it up with expensive software and you will earn a higher resale value.