HPShopping.com offers discounts to lure college students

HPShopping.com, Hewlett-Packard Co.’s online store for consumers, is offering discounts to college students through a new Academic Purchase Program. College students attending a qualifying college or university and obtaining a valid student I.D. can register for the special APP pricing at http://www.hpshopping.com/education.

Discounts are available for the complete line of Hewlett-Packard consumer products, including PCs, printers, scanners and digital cameras.

"For today`s college student, technology purchases are no longer optional," said Susan Boyce, chief marketing officer, HPShopping.com. "The curriculum and workload of most universities demand high-tech equipment such as Pocket PCs, color printers and notebook computers. Considering the limited resources available in campus computer labs, the Academic Purchase Program was established to give students affordable options for the purchase of their own high-quality HP products."

HPShopping.com also offer financing options, product warranties and optional next-day or Saturday delivery.