14 great tech deals for college students — including $250 off a Google Pixelbook and $150 off a MacBook Air

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It's important for college students to keep an eye on their budget, since tuition, books, and room and board can be incredibly expensive depending on where they choose to study. 

To help students out this back-to-school season, many companies are offering discounts on the latest tech. We've rounded up the 15 best deals; both Microsoft and Apple have slashed the prices of their computers, and Best Buy's student deals section is full of great discounts on useful accessories.

Some of these discounts require you to provide proof that you're a student, like a .edu e-mail address.

Make sure you're fully prepared for the back-to-school season with these guides:

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• The best tech for college students
• The best laptops you can buy
• The best credit card for college students who need to build a credit history
• What it’s like to use Dormify, a one-stop-shop that takes the guesswork out of decorating a college dorm room

Save $30 on a portable SSD from Samsung

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Samsung T5 250GB Portable SSD, $99.99 (originally $164.99), available at Amazon [You save $30]

You can save $30 on Samsung's T5 SSD on Amazon right now. SSDs have no moving parts and are thus more reliable as portable hard drives. The trade-off is that SSDs are usually a lot more expensive — which is why we've highlighted this deal as a particularly good value for students.

Save $150 on a MacBook Air, and get a free pair of Beats headphones

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MacBook Air, from $849 (originally $999), available from Apple [You save $150]

Apple is running a back-to-school sale that includes discounts on almost all of its computers, 20% off its AppleCare warranty, and a free pair of Beats headphones with some purchases.

The MacBook Air, which is included in the discounts, is a great laptop for students. It weighs under three pounds, has a dual-core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, a 128GB SSD, and its battery lasts up to 12 hours. You'll also get a free pair of Beats Solo3 headphones that normally costs around $200 on its own. An .edu email address is required to redeem this student discount from Apple's education store.

Save $20 on an iPad Pro, and get a free pair of Beats headphones

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iPad Pro, from $629 (originally $649), available at Apple [You save $20]

Apple's back-to-school deals also include $20 discounts on both the 10.5" and 12.9" iPad Pros. 

A $20 discount doesn't sound like much, but you get a free pair of Powerbeats3 headphones with the purchase of either size iPad Pro, which costs around $120 on its own. Apple has also discounted the Apple Pencil by $10, bringing it down to its lowest price ever. The Apple Pencil can be used to draw, sketch, and annotate documents in several apps students use every day, including Apple's free iWork suite, and Microsoft Office.

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