For students or faculty members who qualify for Apple’s education price, the annual BTS (Back to School) back-to-school discount may be one of the most cost-effective times to get a Mac and iPad cheaply. In addition to purchasing a Mac or iPad, you can enjoy Apple’s education price discount. At the same time, during the BTS period, you will also give some extra gifts. This year, Apple Taiwan did not give Apple gift cards compared to the United States. Like many countries, it still gives AirPods as an event gift.
Apple Taiwan 2022 BTS school start project starts! Get AirPods with the purchase of selected Macs, iPads, and 20% off Apple Care+!
Do teachers and students plan to get a new Mac or iPad this year? The 2022 Back to School back-to-school education promotion that everyone is looking forward to this year has finally begun! Although this year’s event in Taiwan did not finally use Apple gift cards as gifts compared to the United States, but still as long as you buy a designated Mac or iPad, you will get AirPods! Teachers and students can also add some money to upgrade AirPods Pro according to their needs when ordering.
In addition, we have personally called the Apple customer service staff and learned that this event also has a 20% discount on Apple Care+, but remember to purchase and receive the product and complete the add-on during the event.
Who can buy in the Apple Education Store?
Qualified post-secondary students and education-related faculty members can purchase items in the Apple Education Store, such as the following:
- Relevant persons from colleges and universities:
- Faculty members working in public and private tertiary institutions
- Students currently enrolled in public and private post-secondary institutions
- Purchasing parents whose children are currently studying in public and private colleges and universities
- Persons involved in primary and secondary education:
- Employees working in public and private primary and secondary schools
- Current board members by election or designation
- Election or designation of parent association members
- Qualified Home Educators
- Staff working in public or private, for-profit or not-for-profit kindergartens
Apple Education Store UNiDAYS application and verification process
In the past, anyone can enter the Apple Taiwan Education Store, whether they want to browse the education price of Mac computers in the Education Store, and only need to provide proof of identity documents after checkout. However, from the beginning of this year, if you want to browse the Apple Education Store, you need to verify through the UniDAYS system first. After the verification is passed, you can browse the Education Store or even buy goods.
The following will quickly share with you how to apply for a UNiDAYS account and the verification process. First open the Apple Education Store and you should see the following screen, click “Verify with UNiAYS”:
If you already have an account that has been verified by UNiDAYS before, you can click “Verified by UNNiDAYS” on the screen to log in. For students or staff who have not applied for UNiDAYS verification in the past, you can click “Continue” to proceed to the next step:
Enter your personal email address and password here, but the email address at this stage does not necessarily need to be the school’s E-Mail, you can use your usual Gmail and other email addresses. When selecting “Student” or “Staff”, please be sure to select the correct qualification for smooth subsequent applications.
The next step is to set up the verification account, enter the name of the education store eligible, the school information of attending or education service, and select “Current Year” and “Total Years” in the year section below. Take four years of college as an example: if it is the second year, it is set to “Year 2” and “Year 4”.
The next step is to verify the account. At this time, enter the school’s email address, and the system will send a verification link to this mailbox.
Compared with the past, the Apple Education Store needs to upload the school registration form and other supporting documents after purchasing the product. Now, the UNiDAYS verification method is used to make the verification of qualifications more smooth. As long as the user successfully receives the UNiDAYS verification letter and completes the verification, it will be passed quickly.
After the verification is passed, you can successfully enter the Apple Education Store to buy a Mac or iPad and enjoy the discounted price of Apple Education.
2022 Apple BTS Back to School Offers
The 2022 Apple BTS (Back to School) back-to-school discount promotion in Taiwan has now started (from now until September 26), as long as eligible students or staff can participate. Purchase a Mac or iPad during the event to enjoy the following discounts:
- Mac/iPad Educational Price (full range)
- AirPods earphones (selected models Mac / iPad)
- 20% off Apple Care+ service plans (full range of Mac/iPad)
Save on education prices with any purchase of a MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac (24″), iPad Air or iPad Pro and giveaways on AirPods during the event.
The author confirmed to Apple customer service staff that this year’s BTS school opening project will continue until September 26th.
MacBook Air (M2) Price Sorting｜Product Price, Cost of Customization and Upgrade
For the convenience of many students and faculty who are planning to buy a MacBook Air (M2), and to know more about the price and the price increase of the customized upgrade before purchasing, the following has also sorted out the cost of the two version upgrades for you. It can be seen that in addition to the education price of the MacBook Air computer itself, there are additional discounts in upgrading memory and storage space.
In addition, you can get 20% off AirPods earphones and Apple Care+ when you purchase Mac computers during the BTS event.
| MacBook Air Apple M2 chip 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 16-core neural network engine NT$37,900 Education price: NT$34,900 |
MacBook Air Apple M2 chip 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16-core neural network engine NT$46,900 Education price: NT$43,900 |
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| processor | ||
| Apple M2 chip 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 16-core neural network engine |
+NT$0 (standard) | N/A |
| Apple M2 chip 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16-core neural network engine |
+NT$3,000 | +NT$0 (standard) |
| Memory | ||
| 8GB unified memory | +NT$0 (standard) | |
| 16GB unified memory | +NT$6,000 +NT$5,400 (educational price) |
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| 24GB unified memory | +NT$12,000 +NT$10,800 (educational price) |
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| storage device | ||
| 256GB SSD | +NT$0 (standard) | N/A |
| 512GB SSD | +NT$6,000 | +NT$0 (standard) |
| 1TB SSD | +NT$12,000 +NT$11,400 (Educational price) |
+NT$6,000 +NT$5,400 (educational price) |
| 2TB SSD | +NT$24,000 +NT$22,200 (Educational price) |
+NT$18,000 +NT$16,200 (educational price) |
| charger | ||
| 30W USB-C Power Adapter | +NT$0 (standard) | N/A |
| 35W Dual USB-C Port Small Power Adapter | +NT$600 | +NT$0 (standard) two or one |
| 67W USB-C Power Adapter | +NT$600 | |
| When choosing a configuration with an M2 chip 10-core GPU and 512GB SSD storage or higher, the included power adapter will be upgraded free of charge to (choose one of two): 35W Dual USB‑C Port Small Power Adapter 67W USB‑C Power Adapter. |
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AirPods｜2022 BTS Designated Mac and iPad Giveaways
Anyone who purchases a designated Mac or iPad during the 2022 BTS (Back to School) education program will be able to bring AirPods home in the shopping cart together! Select models will receive AirPods (2nd generation) for free, with an option to upgrade to AirPods (3rd generation) or AirPods Pro. At the same time, AirPods can be engraved with engraved messages or patterns for free.
After purchasing an eligible Mac or iPad, you can see the discounted amount for the promotional offer during checkout in your shopping cart. Take AirPods (2nd generation) as an example, after discounting NT$4,290, it is equivalent to getting it for free.
2022 BTS Event Giveaway List
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Apple Care+ service plan | 20% off
The Apple Care+ service plan is an insurance product of Apple’s products, providing longer Apple expert technical support and additional hardware warranty, depending on the product type, enjoy up to 3 years of peace of mind. This time, if you purchase a Mac or iPad during the BTS (Back to Sch0ol) education program, you can purchase the Apple Care+ service plan at a 20% discount (*must be added within 60 days of purchase).
AppleCare+ for Mac with 3-year peace of mind
Mac AppleCare+ for Mac is an insurance product that provides up to three years of Apple expert technical support and additional hardware warranty, including accidental damage coverage up to two times per 12-month period at a deductible each time , NT$3,200 for external damage to the screen or body, and NT$9,600 for other accidental damage.
AppleCare+ service plans are effective from the date of purchase of the plan.
AppleCare+ for iPad with 2-year peace of mind
The AppleCare+ service plan is an insurance product that provides up to two years of expert technical support and hardware warranty for iPad, Apple Pencil, and Apple-branded iPad keyboards, including accidental damage coverage up to two times per 12-month period. There will be a deductible charge of NT$1,600 for iPad and NT$900 for Apple Pencil or Apple branded iPad keyboard.
AppleCare+ service plans are effective from the date of purchase of the plan.
AppleCare+ Purchase Conditions (BTS Start of School Program)
To add 20% off AppleCare+ for Mac or iPad, the following conditions must be met:
- Purchase selected Mac or iPad products during the BTS School Opening Program
- After the purchase of the product, the warranty will be completed within 60 days
- There is currently no accidental damage to the product
Method of purchase:
Call an AppleCare+ service specialist to purchase online by swiping your card, and you may be required to provide student plan-related identification information or proof of purchase.
(Tel: 0800-095-988, Monday to Friday 09:00-18:00), or go to the Apple Store directly:
- Apple Taipei 101 (No. 45, Shifu Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City, Taipei 101 Shopping Center 1F)
- Apple Xinyi A13 (No. 13, Songshou Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City, in front of Far Eastern Department Store Xinyi A13)