If you’re looking to invest in some new tech for university then you’ve come to the right place. This guide to finding the best student discounts and deals available will help you get everything you need for university – including laptops, tablets, smartphones and software – without breaking the bank.
We’ve gathered together the best deals we could find to make sure you can stay thrifty and save on your student budget. Also see our round up of the best tech for college and university.
You might also like to check out our round-up of the best student bank accounts, and the best laptops for students. We’ve also made a list of the best phone contracts for students.
Best student discounts right now
1. Adobe Creative Cloud Student Discount
From: Adobe
Was: £49.94 per month
Now: £16.24 per month (65% off)
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2. Apple Education Store Discount
From: Apple
Now: Save on Macs, MacBooks and iPads
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3. Mondly Language Learning App – Premium
From: Mondly
Was: £1999.99
Now: £89.99 (96% off)
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Learn a new language with the Mondly app, which has a mega 96% discount right now on its Premium plan with lifetime access to all 41 languages.
4. Amazon Prime Student
From: Amazon
Was: £79.99 per year
Now: 6 months free, then £39 per year (50% off)
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You can get a six month trial of Amazon Prime absolutely free if you are a student. After that, you’ll get Prime for only £3.99 per month, or £39 per year (depending on the plan you choose), which is a bargain when you consider its features. Find out more about Amazon Prime here.
5. Microsoft Student Store
From: Microsoft
Now: 10% off Surface range
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The Microsoft Student Store offers a range of discounts on Microsoft products. Students can save hundreds of pounds on desktops and laptops and get Office 365 for free.
6. OnePlus Student Bundles
From: OnePlus
Now: Free accessories and discounts
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Buy a phone in the OnePlus 8 series or Nord series and receive free accessories – including headphones and adaptors – and receive extra discounts on other mobile accessories.
7. Dell Student Store
From: Dell
Now: Up to 20% off
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Dell is offering up to 20% off of its XPS, Alienware, Dell Gaming devices and Dell peripherals.
8. Spotify Premium Student
From: Spotify
Now: £4.99 per month (50% off standard Premium plan)
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Spotify’s Student account is half the price of the standard Premium plan, and includes Headspace bundled in.
9. Lenovo Student Store
From: Lenovo
Now: 5% off the site
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Lenovo offers an extra 5% discount to students and teachers site-wide, excluding deals with a specific ecoupon. Learn more here.
10. YouTube Premium
From: YouTube
Was: £11.99 per month
Now: £6.99 per month (£4 off)
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YouTube Premium offers YouTube and YouTube Music ad-free. Students get a discounted membership, plus a three month free trial.
11. Udemy Online Courses
From: Udemy
Was: From £20 to £200
Now: Starting from £12.99
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Looking to train in an extra skill? Udemy offers online courses in a range of subjects – design, business, IT and academia. Many of their courses are discounted year round – and you can even get some for free.
12. Parallels Desktop for Mac Student Edition
From: Parallels
Was: £69.99
Now: £34.99 (50% off + free Gravit design software)
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If you want to run Windows on your Mac, then Parallels Desktop 16 is one to consider. Students get a discounted plan, with 50% off the standard price. Until 28 February, Parallels is also bundling Gravit Designer for free, which costs £49 per year.
13. Tech Advisor Student Deals
From: Tech Advisor
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A huge range of student deals via Tech Advisor’s own Student Beans discounts site.
Where to find the best student deals and discounts
Once you start looking, you’ll realise that there are thousands of deals designed exclusively for students elsewhere on the web. It can be quite overwhelming, so we’ve picked out the best.
We’ve got even more student tech discounts available to browse on our dedicated Tech Advisor student discounts page. You can search all types of student tech deals there, to find everything you’re looking for quickly and easily.
Adobe student deals
If your course involves any kind of design, video or photography elements then Adobe Creative Cloud is an excellent suite of software to have in your arsenal. Sadly this is rather expensive, which doesn’t lend itself easily to a student budget. See our dedicated guide to Adobe CC.
There is of course, the student discount, which is at a fantastic 65% off. You can get the entire package for just £16.24 per month compared with the regular price of £49.94 per month. Get Creative Cloud for Students here.
Amazon Prime for students
Being a student isn’t all about work. Sometimes you need to take a break from pouring over textbooks, a chance to relax, recharge, and binge watch your favourite series.
One excellent way of doing this is through Amazon’s Student version of Prime. There’s a whopping six month free trial, and after that your membership is half price, so just £39. With Prime, you get access to the Amazon Video library for unlimited streaming, but you’ll also get free next day delivery and plenty more.
Apple Education Store
Apple has a good student discount programme available if you know where to look.
You’ll find the Education Store here, and you can read more about how to buy from the Apple Education Store over on our sister site, Macworld.
Also check out the 10% Apple discount available from Tech Advisor’s student deals page if you haven’t already.
Dell student deals
Dell has a similar student store, offering a number of discounts across its range of laptops and desktops when you create a free account. Considering the fact that Dell are making some of the best PCs on the market at the moment, this is a tempting offer.
Go to the Dell student store now to learn more.
Lenovo student deals
Much like Microsoft and Apple, Lenovo has its own store for students where it promises savings of up to 5% on its range of laptops. To access the deals you’ll need to create a free account on the Student Store.
Microsoft student deals
Microsoft has its own Student Store, which includes a decent range of deals and discounts. On the software side, student can get Office 365 for free, which Microsoft emphasises is not a trial. You need you school email address to claim. Office 365 includes Word, Excel and all the other Office apps. Read our full guide to getting Microsoft Office.