Apple’s New ‘Back to School’ Promo Goes Live Today; No Free iPod, But You Get A $100 iTunes Gift Card

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Apple has re-introduced its annual Back To School promo for 2011, offering school bound Mac buyers a $100 iTunes Store gift card rather than the free iPod that’s been included in previous years.

Here’s the deal:

When you buy a new qualifying Mac with Apple education pricing from June 16, 2011, through September 20, 2011, you’ll get a $100 Back to School Card to use on the Mac App Store, the App Store, the iTunes Store, and the iBookstore.

Who qualifies?
K12 – Any employee of a public or private K-12 institution in the United States is eligible. In addition, school board members who are currently serving as elected or appointed members are eligible. PTA or PTO executives currently serving as elected or appointed officers are eligible.

Higher Education – Faculty and staff of Higher Education institutions; and students attending, or accepted into a Higher Education institution are eligible to purchase. Purchases from the Apple Store for Education Individuals are not for institutional purchase or resale.

Higher Education Parents – Parents purchasing on behalf of their child, who is a student currently attending or accepted into a public or private Higher Education Institution in the United States, are eligible to purchase.

How to get your Mac and $100 Back to School Card:

• Shop for a Mac at the Apple Online Store for Education, an Apple Retail Store, or an Apple Authorized Campus Store, or via telephone.

When you buy a qualifying Mac at the Apple Retail Store or Apple Online Store, Apple will include your Back to School Card with your order. If you buy at a campus store, you’ll submit your claim online and get your code via email.

To redeem your code, enter the code on your Back to School Card in your iTunes account and Apple will automatically credit you with $100 to spend on the Mac App Store, the App Store, the iTunes Store, and the iBookstore.

For more information, visit:
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/campaigns/back_to_school

ducation customers who purchase a new MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, or MacBook at The Apple Store for Education take up to $200 off MSRP with free shipping:

– 17″ 2.2GHz MacBook Pro: $2299 $200 off
– 15″ 2.2GHz MacBook Pro: $1999 $200 off
– 15″ 2.0GHz MacBook Pro: $1699 $100 off
– 13″ 2.7GHz MacBook Pro: $1399 $100 off
– 13″ 2.3GHz MacBook Pro: $1099 $100 off

– 13″ 2.4GHz White MacBook: $949 $50 off

– 11″ 64GB MacBook Air: $949 $50 off
– 11″ 128GB MacBook Air: $1149 $50 off
– 13″ 128GB MacBook Air: $1249 $50 off
– 13″ 256GB MacBook Air: $1549 $50 off

Education discounts are also available on iMacs, Mac minis, and Mac Pros.

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