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.

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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.

There’s likely to be more deals available for students on Prime Day, which will be taking place on 21-22 June. Amazon has already confirmed some of the savings which are available, and you can find our picks of the best deals in our Prime Day roundup. 

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.