Purchasing a Macintosh or Other Apple Product at UNT
By Eriq Neale, ACS General Access Lab Manager (neale@unt.edu)
UNT has a pruchasing contract
with Apple Computer that gives
University faculty, staff, and students easy avenues for purchasing
Apple products, including Macintoshes and the new Newton Message Pad. Faculty and staff wanting to purchase Apple
Computer equipment for their offices on campus can deal with UNT
Purchasing directly. Most Apple Computer equipment is on the State
Price Contract, though our Higher Education Purchasing Contract gives us
prices that are better than those listed on the State Contract. Current
prices can be acquired from Purchasing or from Sean McMains in the
Computing Center.
Apple Products for Personal Use
Students, faculty, and staff wanting to purchase an Apple product
for personal use can deal with Apple Computing directly or through the
University Store or Academic
Computing Services. Apple has instituted
an 800 number for ordering products using a credit card or after having
secured an Apple Computer Loan. While anyone can call and order
products using this number, students, faculty, and staff are eligible
for special pricing on equipment not available elsewhere. To get
special pricing when placing an order, a PIN must first be generated.
Apple uses this PIN to verify eligibility for the special educational
pricing. Anyone can get this number through the University Store, and
students can also get the number from Eriq Neale at Academic Computing
Services. Eriq Neale can also provide purchase consultation for
students wantsing to buy a Macintosh or other products. Both locations
have educational pricing information on hand.
The ordering process is simple. Once you've decided on buying an
Apple product, you can get your PIN generated. Then you call
1-800-877-HIED, give them your PIN, and place your order. Based on
availability, your new computer could be on your doorstep in just two
weeks.
The Apple Computer Loan
If you don't have a large enough credit limit on your credit card or
charge card (like me), the Apple Computer Loan could help. Students,
faculty, and staff can call the Apple Loan phone number and have their
application taken over the phone. If you are approved, you will get an
authorization code that you can give to the Apple order line to complete
the purchase transaction. Information about the loan is available from
both the University Store and Academic Computing Services. The load is
limited to enrolled students and full-time faculty and staff.
Any questions regarding the purchase of Apple Computer equipment on campus may be directed to Academic Computing Services, 565-2324.
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