Academic Software Discounts Rock
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When I went back to school last fall to get my teaching certification, I was pleasantly surprised by all of the discounts I was eligible for as a student. I fished me my last degrees way back in 1992 and I really don’t remember suing my student ID for much of anything off campus back then. This time around I took advantage of cheaper movie tickets, discounts at a lot of area attractions, and the best thing of all, in my opinion – the ability to purchase academic versions of lots of computer software. I’m still technically enrolled, so I still get the discounts. Plus, as a teacher, those discounts are still extended to me. It’s a massive bonus I never even considered before I actually had it in my hands.
CostCaptain.com is a Microsoft Authorized Education Reseller. That means they sell all kinds of Microsoft products, like the Office Suite and Vista, to students and staff of educational institutions, labs, museums, libraries, and home-school programs. All you have to do to receive the products at an academic price is prove eligibility.
The difference here is that CostCaptain is selling the full versions of the software, rather than student versions. You just save a bundle. I just looked on Microsoft’s website and they are selling the Office 2007 Suite Professional for $499.95. CostCaptain has it for $179.99, if you are eligible. That’s an amazing savings.
Hey, if you have a student to buy for this Christmas, you might consider getting them a gift certificate from the site. Talk about a cool gift idea.
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