"Students can get the 2 gigabyte iPod mini starting at US$179..."

It should be 4 gigabyte

Since when did Apple make a 2 GB iPod mini?

Apple has always offered student discounts on iPods

Probably about the same time they scrapped the 40GB iPods and made the 20GB the only normal iPod they sell.

Apple does offer a slight discount on the 1GB shuffle. In the education store it is $139 instead of the $149 in the regular store. At least the do if you go in as a homeschooler - kudos to Apple for recognizing us as educators!

Another accurate and WOW of an article

Bryan always tears PC columnists/reporters a new one when the get facts wrong. Now TMO is just as bad on the subject they are supposed to be experts on. Sad.

The problem with that is the added tax and shipping cost from Apple. You can probably get it for the same TOTAL price or maybe even less on the internet from a reseller, with no tax and free shipping. It may only be a few bucks difference but the added tax & shipping really negates the value of a student discount from Apple.

I hate the fact that we have to pay tax when buying from Apple on the internet, unlike purchasing from other out-of-state resellers on the internet.

Is this new news? I'm a teacher have bought my iPod (and my sons' iPods) at this site, and they've always sold for approximately the same discount.

BTW, Apple and all other clicks-&-bricks retailers have to charge sales tax on items sold in states where they have physical stores. Sorry, Studentx; while taxes are never fun, it's the current balance worked out on this matter and applicable all over the US.

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The problem with that is the added tax and shipping cost from Apple. You can probably get it for the same TOTAL price or maybe even less on the internet from a reseller, with no tax and free shipping. It may only be a few bucks difference but the added tax & shipping really negates the value of a student discount from Apple.

Apple ships orders over $50 free (which means all iPods, of course). Although all they guarentee is ground shipping, they often deliver quicker. I ordered a 30GB iPod photo with free shipping for $319 on Thursday (with free engraving), it shipped Friday from China and is expected at my house in NY by 10:30 a.m. on Monday.

They do charge tax (as they are required to), but they are still cheaper than Amazon.com would be (and Amazon doesn't have the product yet...)

Cram and Jam deals are back in australia
http://www.apple.com.au/education/cramandjam/

buy a 20gb ipod and ibook/powerbook, get aud$200 off... this is all ontop of education discounts

I ordered a 1 GB iPod shuffle for myself along with a 20" iMac G5 for my wife a month ago. She teaches at a local university, I'm a federal government employee. No iPod discounts available....$149 + tax. A month later, the iPod shuffle just shipped after a month-long backorder and should arrive at my doorstep on Tuesday. It's education price is now $139 and a 4 GB iPod mini is $179. For $30 more than what I paid for the shuffle, I can get 4x the storage space, longer battery life, the full iPod interface, my choice of color, and custom engraving.

The shuffle will be returned the day it arrives.

Mac idiots.

please dont by ipod..its so costly..better go for sony or some other good brands..this brand is a bullshit brand

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please dont by ipod..its so costly..better go for sony or some other good brands..this brand is a bullshit brand

i agree. your money is at stake with the ipod. Then again, I am a troll, so what I think doesn't mean much.

signed Mom, Maccentral, Ben Sanders and a bunch of other names I use around here.

what do you call a orange ipod?