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Apple Launches 2021 Back to School Promotion: Free AirPods With Eligible Mac or iPad Purchase

I’ve been waiting incase I love the design of the 14” MBP (been hating on all the Mac’s giant bezels for a while), but might just get the MBA as I don’t really need the extra performance (well, when the promo hits the UK).
 
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BrooklynNoise said:
I literally bought a macbook air on the education store yesterday. Do you think if I called they'd give me the deal? The laptop is still in the box so I could return it.
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Yes. they will usually do this. Especially if it is still in the full return period. Worst case, return and re-buy but they know you are going to do that so it's way easier to just send you the air pods. Just be nice when you call, be the kind of customer someone wants to help.
 
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Apple previously had different Beats options to choose from (Solo, Powerbeats etc). While it's good to have the AirPods Pro as an upgrade option, it would have been good to see the new Beats Studio Buds (which are cheaper) or over the head Beats (even as an upgrade option).
 
Jony Ive and Co. said:
You know, the MacBook Air is really a good deal considering the alternatives. For $999 you get top performance and the great experience of Apple products. The only real competitor is Microsoft Surface laptop, and that costs even more than $999. The other alternatives (Chromebooks, cheap Lenovo etc) are just urgh - poor quality and the designs are so outdated. With educational pricing and free AirPods it's a no brainer.
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Don't forget the privacy differences between. Apple wins for the price, integration, and privacy, in my opinion.
 
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Jony Ive and Co. said:
You know, the MacBook Air is really a good deal considering the alternatives. For $999 you get top performance and the great experience of Apple products. The only real competitor is Microsoft Surface laptop, and that costs even more than $999. The other alternatives (Chromebooks, cheap Lenovo etc) are just urgh - poor quality and the designs are so outdated. With educational pricing and free AirPods it's a no brainer.
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Not if the kid's school forces Chrome OS on them.
 
Meh -- Who remembers when Apple used to give a free iPod, up to $299 for this? https://www.macrumors.com/2008/06/0...hool-promo-free-ipod-touch-with-mac-purchase/

On top of that, Apple used to always (no matter the time of year) offer a free $99 printer, which could be used with the iPod offer. Now those were some good deals.

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I knew the printer deal was long gone, but I didn't realize it lasted until 2012, https://www.macrumors.com/2012/01/17/apple-ends-100-printer-rebate-program-for-new-mac-purchases/ I thought it ended before that.
 
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dukeblue219 said:
The MacBook Air *is* a great deal, but there are plenty of other competitors in the $1000 laptop range than "Chromebooks, cheap Lenovo etc. " It's very different than the $400 budget PC space you're talking about. Envy 13, Zenbook 13, XPS 13 can all be found at that price.
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Not trolling, and I don't know much about dell machines, but I was at Costco last weekend and saw a nice looking XPS 13, but the pricing was in the $1,600 range. Seemed a little high vs an 899 macbook air.
 
coachgq said:
Not trolling, and I don't know much about dell machines, but I was at Costco last weekend and saw a nice looking XPS 13, but the pricing was in the $1,600 range. Seemed a little high vs an 899 macbook air.
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You can get them for $849 on the low end (8G and 256G). Even as a PC guy I'd never argue they're as nice as an M1 Mac but theyre very good.

Costco doesn't usually stock the low end of the high end PC lines, if that makes sense.
 
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dukeblue219 said:
You can get them for $849 on the low end (8G and 256G). Even as a PC guy I'd never argue they're as nice as an M1 Mac but theyre very good.

Costco doesn't usually stock the low end of the high end PC lines, if that makes sense.
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That makes perfect sense. I was wondering why there was such a difference. Probably a 16GB/1TB machine with 4K screen or something high end that I didn't even notice.
 
If someone was to buy a MacBook Air and get free AirPods, can the same account buy an iPad and get another pair or no? Truly asking for a friend.
 
mikeb13 said:
They did add the Mac mini to eligible items this year which is good.
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Absolutely. I was hoping they would include the Mini this year since I have been in the market for one. With the free AirPods promotion, student discount, 3% off (Apple Cash) with the Apple Card, and best of all, the sales tax free weekend my state has the first weekend in August, I’ll be picking it up then. Gotta stack those offers, discounts, and incentives!
 
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