One MacNN reader provided some additional details on Apple's ), while another talks about more agressive educational pricing for education institutions:

[Russ Jarowski] "Just wanted to let you know that The Bryn Mawr School's School Night at The Apple Store is Wednesday, February 5, 2003 at 7:00 PM. We signed up in late November and will be the first School Night at The Towson Town Center Apple Store! We received some wonderful flyers, posters, coupons ($50 off your computer purchase including the already discounted AppleStore for Education prices for Faculty & Staff. With each computer purchase, Apple will also give an additional $50 to the school!) and postcard style invitations for the student and faculty presenters to give to their friends and family. Each presenter will also receive a certificate for presenting at the School Night. We are very excited about this event and excited about the new PowerBooks, PowerMacs and LCD displays. Rumor also has it that the iMacs will be updated by then as well. Finally, with Apple's iLife for $14.95 for educators, it is evident that Apple is still very interested in the education sector."

[Another MacNN reader] "Apple seems to have quietly made their educational institution pricing more aggressive. For the last several years, the typical education discount has been in the $100 range. For the new PowerBooks and PowerMacs that have been released in the last few weeks, the Apple Store for
Education discounts range from $200 to $300 and above. Here are some
examples:

• 12 inch Powerbook with Superdrive -- retail $1,799, education price $1,499
  
• 12 inch Powerbook with Superdrive -- retail $1,999, education price $1,679
  
• 17 inch Powerbook -- retail $3,299, education price $2,999
  
• Dual 1.42 GHz PowerPC G4 -- retail $2,699, education price $2,399
  
• Dual 1.42 GHz PowerPC G4 w/Superdrive, 2.0 GB SDRAM, etc. -- retail
  $3,799, education price $3,389
  

It's nice to see Apple trying to push a little harder on the education
market again.

by MacNN Staff