Product Reviews Net » Apple Back To School http://www.product-reviews.net News, Reviews and Debates Wed, 22 May 2013 13:20:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Sony competitive with Apple nearing 2011 back-to-school season http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/06/15/sony-competitive-with-apple-nearing-2011-back-to-school-season/ http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/06/15/sony-competitive-with-apple-nearing-2011-back-to-school-season/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:56:54 +0000 Peter Chubb http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=134653 Kids and students have not even broke up for the summer and already the likes of Sony is getting competitive with Apple as we near the 2011 back-to-school season. The latter has already shown their hand, but do not get too excited, as you will not be getting a free iPod Touch this year.

OK, so we know that the likes of Sony will not offer a $100 free iTunes voucher like Apple or give away any devices. However, what they will do is release a few new laptops that is hoped to take some of the market share away from Apple – seems like a bit of wishful thinking.

According to Venture Beat both machines are said to have competitive pricing, a direct result of the back-to-school season drawing ever closer. First up we have the Sony Vaio C laptop and come in two color choices, Neon Red and Thunder Blue. These laptops, which are powered by an Intel Core i5 processor comes in two sizes, 14 and 15-inch along with an AMD Radeon 1GB GPU and Blu-ray. There is no guessing that this is a multimedia model and will be released on June 19 at a cost of $730.

There are also a few new laptops from the Sony E series, which come in three sizes, 14-inch, 15-inch and 17-inch. These models are plain compared to the C Series above, as are the specs to go with it. These include a choice of AMD or Intel processors and a sub-par graphics card. However, you have to remember that the price tag relates to this, with prices starting at $550.

Now we cannot see how Apple will be worried about these laptops, but that is Sony’s hope.

]]> http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/06/15/sony-competitive-with-apple-nearing-2011-back-to-school-season/feed/ 0 Apple to push “Back To School” deals at WWDC 2011 http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/05/30/apple-to-push-back-to-school-deals-at-wwdc-2011/ http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/05/30/apple-to-push-back-to-school-deals-at-wwdc-2011/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 14:06:06 +0000 Gary Johnson http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=132636 This year’s WWDC event is almost upon us, and it is looking like we will not be seeing any new iPhone this year. But there still promises to be some things to please Apple consumers around the world. While most of the event is thought to focus on software, it is also rumored that Apple are to push Back To School deals at WWDC 2011.

Jonathan S. Gellar of BGR is reporting in an article that an Apple Source have told them about details of the yearly Back To School deals. It is claimed that the company will use this year’s event to announce this details for the offers in this years program, and will allegedly offer those who qualify $200 off an iPad after purchasing a new Mac.

Last year Apple gave away free iPod Touches to those students buying a new Mac. It is also thought the company will continue to offer people who qualify special discounts on Macs, and a free iPod Touch like last year or up to $229 towards the price of any other of the iPod range. If the rumor of getting $200 of the price of the iPad is true, not only is it a great deal but may result in further shortages of the device.

Have you taken advantage of the Apple Back To School program in the past?

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