With some smart money-saving techniques, you could save big on your iPad or Mac.
Available on gadgets purchased through the Apple Store and reaches millions of users.
Apple’s website has a separate section for educational pricing.
Get big discounts on iPad and Mac model By shopping there.
You do not necessarily have to be a current student to claim the discount, which can total more than £100 per item.
For example, you only need to be a teacher or general staff member to qualify.
According to Apple, the discount is available to: “current and newly enrolled higher education students, parents purchasing for higher education students, and teachers and staff at all levels.”
“At checkout, you’ll be asked to confirm your eligibility with UNIDAYS. If not, you can do so now.”
You can purchase the following items at a discounted price.
- Mac
- iPad and selected accessories
- display
- AppleCare+ for Mac
- AppleCare+ for iPad
Then, as long as you’re authenticated and purchasing through the Education Store, the discounted price will be applied to your order total at checkout.
What discounts can I get from Apple?
The level of discount depends on the product you are looking for.
For example, a regular entry-level iPad costs £329, but for students it’s just £309.
That’s a £20 discount, which isn’t much, but still worth taking advantage of.
However, if you buy the iPad Pro, you’ll only pay £899 instead of the usual £999.
That means you’ll save £100.
Below you’ll find Apple iPad prices with entry-level costs and discount markups for educational institutions.
- iPad (£329) – Education: £309
- iPad Mini (£499) – Education – £449
- iPad Air (£599) – Education: £549
- iPad Pro (£999) – For education: £899
The same goes for Mac computers.
- MacBook Air with M2 chip (£999) – Education: £899
- MacBook Pro (£1,699) – For education: £1,589
- iMac (£1,399) – Education: £1,349
- Mac Mini (£649) – For education: £539
The Apple Education store is here and you can get all the discounts.
This is a simple trick to lower the price of a product, and it works not only on entry-level models, but also on higher-spec devices.
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The only major drawback is that iPhones do not have educational pricing.
Therefore, if you want to save money on the latest iPhone 16, you should try another method.
For example, with the iPhone trade-in scheme you can save up to £645 off the price of your new phone.
How much can I trade in my iPhone?
Here’s the full list of Apple’s UK trade-in iPhone programs:
- iPhone 15 Pro Max – up to £645
- iPhone 15 Pro – up to £555
- iPhone 15 Plus – up to £420
- iPhone 15 – up to £415
- iPhone 14 Pro Max – up to £575
- iPhone 14 Pro – up to £470
- iPhone 14 Plus – up to £335
- iPhone 14 – up to £330
- iPhone SE (3rd generation) – up to 115 lbs.
- iPhone 13 Pro Max – up to £390
- iPhone 13 Pro – up to £330
- iPhone 13 – up to £260
- iPhone 13 mini – up to £220
- iPhone 12 Pro Max – up to 275 lbs.
- iPhone 12 Pro – up to £215
- iPhone 12 – up to £180
- iPhone 12 mini – up to 135 lbs.
- iPhone SE (2nd generation) – up to 65 lbs.
- iPhone 11 Pro Max – up to 170 lbs.
- iPhone 11 Pro – up to 145 lbs.
- iPhone 11 – up to 115 lbs.
- iPhone XS Max – up to 110 lbs.
- iPhone XS – up to 80 lbs.
- iPhone XR – up to 100 lbs.
- iPhone X – up to 60 lbs.
- iPhone 8 Plus – up to £55
- iPhone 8 – up to £40
- iPhone 7 Plus – up to £45
If your device turns out to be ineligible for trade-in credits, Apple will offer to recycle it for free.
Or you can keep it and sell it yourself somewhere else.
All prices in this article are accurate at the time of writing, but may have since changed.
Please be sure to do your own research before purchasing.