Back to School promo goes live in New Zealand and Australia with free Beats Solo2 headphones

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Appleā€™s annual Back to School promotion is back with a new deal launching today in Australia and New Zealand. University students, students accepted to a university and parents buying for a university student are being tempted with a free Beats Solo2 on-ear headphones, a $199.95 value, with an eligible Mac purchase.

When purchasing a new MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac or iMac with Retina 5K display, customers shall receive an instant credit for the purchase of a pair of Beats Solo2 wired headphones in Gloss Black, Gloss White, Gloss Red or Gloss Blue or wired Beats Solo2 headphones in Space Gray, Silver, Gold or Rose Gold.

An instant credit for both the wired and wireless Beats headphones is in the amount of NZ$339 in New Zealand, or A$259.95 in Australia, but if you choose the wireless versions you’ll need to pay the remaining balance following application of the instant credit to the purchase price of such headphones.

In the case of Australia, the remaining balance is in the amount of A$140, or NZ$180 in New Zealand. The promotion includes configure-to-order versions of eligible Macs and is open to university students, students accepted into university, parents buying for university students, teachers, lecturers and staff at all levels.

Mac mini and refurbished Apple computers are not eligible for this promotion. Purchases must be made between February 3, 2016 and March 21, 2016, at one of Apple’s retail stores, from the Apple Online Store for Education Individuals, or by calling 133-622 (Australia) or 0800-692-7753 (New Zealand).

Visit apple.com/nz/promo or apple.com/au/promo for full details.

A year ago, Apple’s Back to School promotion offered free Apple Store gift cards on qualifying purchases And back in 2014, Apple threw in free iTunes gift cards on purchases of select products.

Customers in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom can expect to take advantage of this new promotion later in the year.

Source: Apple Australia, Apple New Zealand