Students don't get a job and they're lazy.
They get one to buy luxury items and they have "too much money".

The way the older generation talks about our kids today is a disgrace.
We've taken so much from them. We screwed up the economy so they struggle to get a job.
We knackered up their ability to get mortgages to the point where almost all young people have no realistic chance of getting one.
We sit in our houses which went through a huge property price boom and tell them “at your age, I had my own place” when in reality, we got lucky with our property price increases.
We privatised so much of the essential public services that it’s become a race to the bottom for wages within them. Nurses, teachers and the emergency services have been blasted in the papers for years. We’ve decimated their pensions (even though they paid for themselves), made them work longer hours, made them study more and rack up huge university fees, and then accuse them of having “too much money” if they want a device they could do their university work on.

We berate their life choices. We have allowed the government to steal their privacy though endless anti-terror laws. We sold anything ‘British’ to the Chinese or Germans, for short term gains for ourselves.
We are one of the richest nations in the west, yet our older generation still likes to tell the younger one what they should and shouldn't have, which is ironic given they never had the struggles that we have imposed on our children. They are our own flesh and blood, yet we can't wait to put them down at every opportunity.

So please, before you start proclaiming utterly ridiculous things like they have “too much money” – just remember what we have taken from them, and ultimately what we have left them with.
They owe us nothing. In fact, thanks to our generation, they owe it to the Chinese.

Students must have too much money if they can afford these.

​The Pro 3. The differences are minute, when compared to the Surface Pro 4. The Pro 4 has a roughly 33% faster processor, which is also more energy efficient. As I already own the Pro 3, I will definitely be waiting for the Pro 5 next year. The additional cash required to top up any cash recouped from selling last years device, make this a major cash to performance upgrade loss. Only the most hardent techies could convince themselves to make this upgrade. However for first time entrents to the Surface line, always enter with the latest product line (and future proof at least a little, i5, 8GB RAM, etc.), if funds are available to do so. A purchase in this price range, should deliver high enough performance (for atleast 2 years).

Students must have too much money if they can afford these.

Awesome kit!

no surface book available yet?

Any idea when the Surface Book is coming to the UK?

Which of the older surface pros are worth getting at the moment?

Any clue when the surface book goes live?

how do u get the price can i just buy even though not a student ?

was thinking about getting the surface book bigger screen and better gpu in the keyboard part.

​Didn't think there was a SP4 keyboard? pretty sure it's identical. The pen has changed quite a bit though.

New type cover is one of the best parts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEYrDDG2lPk

Works 100% with SP3 as well, so a good upgrade for existing customers.

Think I'll hold off this year. I have the SP3 and the 4 doesn't seem a big enough upgrade to justify me switching just yet! If you're only just jumping on though it looks to be an awesome device. My biggest issue with the 3 is the fan kicking in very easily, and the throttling - it seems like this is improved significantly in the 4.

I know people say to just get the new type cover if you have a 3, but to be honest I have no issue with the current one. I can't really justify the expensive price there for a marginal typing improvement.

Some rich students out there. :smiley:

Regards
Flea

​Cool thanks I must have missed the launch. Gonna order one for my SP3 worth it for the fingerprint reader alone. It's not worth upgrading my i7 SP3 for and SP4 but the keyboard might be a decent compromise.

USA only for finger print reader:(

Primary kids........talk to me. My Son started Primary school in Sept and was wondering if educational discounts could be sorted - even though i suspect the IT room is a few years off yet!!!

Might have to eek another year out of my SP1, nice to see them carrying on with the student discount though. Odd none on the top-end model though?

Core i7 - 16 GB - 512 GB is normally £1,619.10 Student Price £1,619.10

right?

no problem, was confused :P

​That's fine my SP3 came from the USA as it was cheaper, I'm often there so will collect one and maybe a surface book next time.

If you get chance head into a Microsoft store, they have loads of accessories you can't get in the UK. I picked up a really nice case for my Surface 3 which includes a 6Ah battery which can charge the Surface or any USB device. It cost $60 which I thought was great, you can pay that for a standard case with no battery

the cherrytrails much better than the baytrails?

Same for me...
QUESTION:: How do you get the discount if the pupil doesn't have an email? And can't write, or count, or do the alphabet... Is that an issue? They are a 'student' and, in my case, can use the ipad without any problems, so should be eligible for this... But how?

Yes, especially with responsiveness. The older Atom based tablets I tried all suffered lag even when just navigating web pages, there is just no lag on the Surface 3 when doing normal work but its fast enough to be used for updating Office files including decent size spreadsheets which do slow it down a bit but its still surprising good given its a tablet and not a fill blown desktop or laptop

or wait few more days to get your hands on the new iPad pro

Good advice

Excellent, I am in Colorado soon and a quick Google shows 3 in Denver. Thanks.

Is your occupation writing terms and conditions?
Thanks for the input just what I was looking for actually, you sound like you know what you're talking about, cheers.

I wish the Band 2 would get some discount love

Would this discount also be applicable for those that work in education?

Well that escalated quickly.

For daily use I think SP2 will be just fine as its price has dropped significantly comparing to newer ones. SP3 is better ofc but will be a bit more costly

Nice savings, nice product, still ridiculous price.

This is comedy gold. Every generation probably since the stone age has moaned about the next generation and in turn the next generation has moaned about the previous one. I work at a Uni and can tell you that some students (not all or even most mind you) do burn through huge amounts of cash on crap and it usually paid for by well meaning but stupid parents. The sense of entitlement with some students is staggering too, with students putting their feet on the table in class and when being told not to moaning that they have paid for the class so they should be able to sit how they like etc. By the way if you want to go back to the good old days of my parents that meant never going to university at all, never going abroad or travelling much further than the nearest coast to, living with parents even after marriage and only being able to get two and a half times your income on a mortgage and having to stump up a 20% deposit on your house. Cars were crap, expensive to buy and the nearest thing to a luxury In them was a radio. I would guarantee you would not swap your oh so miserable life in 2015 for the one they had in the 60s and 70s or the one I had in the 80s and 90s when people lost homes and business' due to a much worse recession than we are having now (my mortgage interest went up to 13% at one stage) and we were all to scared to death by the new AIDS epidemic that was on the news every day. I could go on but the reality is that generally speaking the next generation has a different time to the previous one in many ways it will be better in others it will be worse.

Thanks, managed to go through with my email.

I have an i5 SP4 on pre-order already, but I am having second thoughts. Not exactly value for money.. also after thinking about it, I actually think this discount isn't exactly fantastic. Basically saved £118.99 on what was a £1,188.99 purchase. Much prefer Apple's educational discount rates.

For those asking, Surface Book will be released in Q1 2016 :wink:

As for the SP4 keyboard with fingerprint reader. Certain suppliers have it in the UK already if you check...

However, its only really meant for those with a SP3 wanting to use Windows Hello. Those getting a SP4 are better off just using the camera.

I've one pre ordered at full whack but wouldn't mind saving a few bob if I can

Trade in deal o SP4 also live. https://storetradeup.com/gb/en/pages/surfacepro4/home

Is there confirmation anywhere that the education discount works for primary/secondary students?

So university only? :disappointed:

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msuk/en_GB/html/pbPage.StudentStoreTermsandConditions

Not sure if my wife would be eligible as she's Primary school teaching assistant...
I have bought software (Windows 7 Pro) using my sons name when he was at Primary school (software4students) no problem.

Actually my son has his own email address at school (High School) and can log on it remotely...excellent. :smiley:

A 5% cashback can be found at Quidco.

I purchased the surface pro 4 i5 8GB lastnight as a student and have the cashback from Quidco..

The cashback has been tracked but not confirmed so I don't know if I'm commenting too early.

Anyway it more saving! I hope I have contributed!

Did anyone find out how this education discount thing works?

Regardless of what has been previously posted ... Most of my student friends did indeed do crappy degrees for ridiculous reasons and **** almost every penny of their monetary reward via either loan or grant on the most ridiculous things such as tattoos, alcohol, iphones, takeaways, etc. .. And hardly a single penny on education ... If you say this is not representative you are either lying or delusional .....

just bought one with the teal typecover. Cant wait to start using it!.