Who can be happy, who gets nothing

Apple is in a spending mood and is currently giving away the AirPods, but not every potential buyer can be happy about that. GIGA knows who receives the free Apple headphones and who, on the other hand, goes empty-handed.

Every year, the iPhone manufacturer sweetened the start of school or semester with special offers for students with its back-to-school campaign. Also this year there is something for free from Apple. But you are not particularly creative, you are more or less copying the back-to-school campaign from last year. There will also be 2021 When you buy a qualified Mac or iPad, the AirPods are again included as a free gift.

Apple’s Education Store: Free AirPods when you buy a Mac or iPad

First Apple announced the back-to-school promotion for the home market in the USA at, in this country Based on experience, we count on the offer in July. Important to know: To be able to secure the free AirPods, one must be eligible for shopping in Apple’s education store be. Ergo: The promotion is only valid for currently enrolled and newly admitted students at universities, parents who buy for them, as well as for teachers and university employees. In case of doubt, you can check Apple’s website to see if you belong and whether you can shop at a discount in the Edu store.

Customers are qualified to receive the free AirPods when they make a purchase the following computers or iPads:

• iMac, Mac mini, Mac Pro, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air
• iPad Pro, iPad Air

The cheaper iPads (8th generation and mini) are explicitly excluded from the promotion.

The iPad Air 4 is qualified for the promotion. We find out what’s inside the Apple tablet in the Video:

As The simple AirPods with wired charging case are also available free of charge. For a corresponding surcharge, you can also secure the expensive models, with the exception of the AirPods Max. The AirPods with wireless charging case are available for 40 US dollars more and the AirPods Pro for an additional 90 US dollars.

New in 2021: Now with a discount on AppleCare +

In contrast to 2020, Apple has another discount campaign in store. If you also include the extended hardware protection AppleCare +, the namely saves 20 percent for the guarantee package during the campaign period.

As already noted, the campaign in this country will not start until July. Students should therefore perhaps wait a little longer before buying qualified hardware. Alternatively, you can buy Macs and iPads now with a generally higher education discount from relevant retailers such as MacTrade. Unfortunately, some of them shine with poorer availability. In short: always compare prices and delivery times beforehand.