Apple's "bill me later"?

Matthew_love84 · May 30, 2006

does anyone know how this works or have used it?

I'm thinking of picking up a 15" Macbook Pro with a gig of ram ($2099.99 + tax) after I sell my 17" G4 Powerbook..

do you have to have a certain credit score to qualify?
what's the typical APR?
It'd be something I pay off within 2/3 months.. but it'd be nice to only have to shell out $1500 at the moment.. then pay off the remaining $500 later.

anyone ever use it?

mraya · May 31, 2006

You will get most of the info you want if you click the link in the store. This service is not provided by Apple or the guys in charge of the Apple credit card, is more like PayPal and has grown since last year, other sites like TigerDirect or NewEgg use them too. Check their own website for more info.

http://www.bill-me-later.com/wss/index.do

Matthew_love84 · May 31, 2006

is it worth it to do?, i couldnt really find any info about the apr rate..

coach_z · May 31, 2006

i signed up for it but i got just enough for the computer plus tax, i didnt use it because i wanted to get applecare...then turned out you can buy it seperately(i think) so i could have and should have used it....

but now i have a credit card in case i ever need 3grand that i dont have

yea basically you get a new credit card to put it on

-chris

Matthew_love84 · May 31, 2006

I think i'll just buy it outright, i dont feel like having another monthly payment lol.

unplugged · Jun 16, 2006

I love it, bought so many things from newegg and never paid a cent in interest! I dont' know my limit, nor do they tell me, but i've gotten up to 2 grand so far.

jeebstheman · Jun 7, 2009

I do not have my new white macbook yet. I am paying for it entirely with the overtime i get at work. All I need is 2 weeks with 10 hours overtime a week, and it is mine. So I says to myself - "If i am sure I will have the rest of that overtime - why not "bill me later" and pay it in full"? So that's what I did - I think credit in the hands of some people is a bad idea.. But - if you can pay it off and not suffer that interest penalty, then it is awesome! The only thing that I hope doesn't happen now that my order is ready to ship is that they release Snow Leopard next week at that WWDC or whatever the conference is called... because that would be great...