Apple has prolonged its unusually restricted Again to Faculty collection of offers and they aren’t to be dismissed, however there are far larger reductions available from different resellers.
Even when it is not elevating costs, it’s a rule with Apple that it’s going to by no means even have gross sales on its merchandise, apart from sure common promotions in China. So for this newest deal, it’s once more falling again on providing Apple present playing cards alongside chosen merchandise.
So when a person buys certainly one of these units, they get a present card that quantities to cash off their subsequent buy. Consequently if somebody is aware of they want two Apple units, they’ll get cash off the second.
This 12 months is uncommon, nevertheless, as Apple has begun its Again to Faculty promotion round a month later than ordinary. A minimum of at time of writing, it is also not selling it outdoors of the training part of its web site.
Apple had additionally minimize the supply somewhat quick, saying that it solely ran by way of August 27, 2026. Nonetheless, it has now prolonged the promotion by way of September 24, 2026.
The supply is on the market “for Certified Purchasers solely,” which suggests it is restricted to individuals verified to be in training.
Then, too, the vary of present playing cards is diminished. This 12 months there is no desktop Mac included and so the offers and their present card quantities are solely:
MacBook Professional: $150
MacBook Air: $100
iPad Professional: $100
iPad Air: $100
These financial savings are good, however they’re considerably poorer than these from different resellers who don’t restrict the offers to training consumers. Plus all different resellers truly decrease costs as an alternative of getting individuals juggle present playing cards.
Then, too, whereas it has restricted the supply extra this time, Apple all the time selects only some units to incorporate in its Again to Faculty gross sales, the place resellers don’t. Resellers may have restricted provides, however they have a tendency to supply extra units, and so they additionally do not normally confine them to the Again to Faculty interval, both.
Discounted Macs
There are tons of of markdowns in our constantly-updated Mac Value Information, and the reductions should not restricted to college students and college. You’ll be able to leap straight to the person Value Guides, damaged down by display dimension and chip, beneath.
Discounted iPads
There are additionally heavy reductions on iPads, with out the EDU requirement, and every is detailed in our ongoing iPad Value Information.
Searching for the catch
There isn’t a catch on these third-party offers for Apple units, however there’s a caveat. There are all the time gives however none of them will ever final for lengthy, so in case you see one which’s best for you and your finances, it’s essential purchase shortly.
In any other case, these are the identical units you’d get from Apple, with the identical warranties.
Up to date August 11, 2026 5:20 p.m.: added that Apple prolonged the promotion
