Is education pricing available outside of the US?

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Is education pricing available outside of the US?

Dear forum,

I'm looking to purchase a new macbook air, and as a full time graduate student at a US university, I would like to take advantage of education pricing. I am however currently abroad in Japan doing fieldwork, and would purchase the computer in Japan. My question is, does the education discount offered in the US and Europe still apply? If so, can I purchase a new macbook air here in Japan and obtain the discount, or would I have to order the laptop in the US and pay for the extra shipping to Japan?

Any advice appreciated. Thanks!

NB: I have not been able to find any hint of educational discounts on the Japanese apple page at all, but presume that since it's a global corporation and they offer the discounts in Europe as well, Japan should also offer the discounts.

MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)

Posted on Aug 12, 2014 10:45 PM

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Kappy

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Aug 12, 2014 10:57 PM in response to tiredhedonist

It is available to any registered student in any approved college or university world-wide. If you purchase in Japan your warranty will not be recognized in the US. You may not be able to find a computer with US keyboard.

If you visit the US online store you can then link to the education site. At the bottom of the page on the right you will find the US flag in a circle. Click on it to switch to another country. Once in the Japanese store look for the equivalent education page. Or simply go to the college or university in Japan where you are a student. They should be able to help you.

Aside from the warranty concern you will likely be charged a duty for bringing it into the US. Frankly, I think you are better off getting the computer in the US. And, you won't have to worry about whether the computer you get is legitimately an Apple computer and not a knock-off.

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