Apple has launched its annual report Wednesday to return to school promotion offers Mac purchase for students and teachers an iPod Touch, without additional charge.

For many years, students and schools were an important market for Apple, and the company hopes that it continues with its annual gift. This year, students and teachers to buy a Mac, other than a Mac Mini or a refurbished model, and an iPod Touch on the same invoice qualify for a rebate of $ 229 online, which is the price of 8-GB iPod Touch.

In addition, educators and students always Apple education discount, which can reach up to $ 200.

To qualify for the promotion of the iPod, purchases must be made before September 8 and buyers must submit their applications submitted by October 8.

Along with the promotion of the announcement, Apple also refreshed its entry white MacBook with a faster processor and more storage, AppleInsider reported. The $ 999 system comes with a 2.13-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, up to 2.0 GHz and a 160-GB hard drive instead of 120 GB. In addition, the laptop is faster with memory, 2 GB 800-MHz DDR2 SDRAM at 667 MHz against.

Despite the promotion, Apple this year faces the challenge of convincing students and teachers during an economic recession, to pay much more for a Mac than a Windows PC. Recent tests Consumer Reports put the MacBook to the top of each category of the laptop, but the systems cost three to four times more.

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