Student discount: how to get a free laptop, discounts on software and printer ink

Discounts on laptops and yes we can even find you a free laptop...!

Pixmania, from the group behind Dixons and PC World, is an online retailer of electrical goods. They are currently running a promotion on back to school laptops with an interactive online advice tool from their 'PixExperts' on finding a computer best suited to your needs. Dabs is one of the UK’s leading online retailers of IT and technology products with a good range of competitively priced laptops. For a laptop specialist and a variety of brands Laptops Direct have been trading online for over 8 years and currently has exclusive student laptop deals starting from £299. Finally is one of the biggest direct online laptop retailers in the UK with the Dell Inspiron 15 starting at £369.

It's even possible to get a free laptop by signing up to a mobile broadband deal, you just have to take a minimum 24mth contract but that includes your broadband access so you can access the internet anywhere, from the bus or train home to campus to the local coffee shop/pub. Deals start from just £25 per month with Vodafone. For a full comparison UK Broadband Guide compares the deals on free laptops from all the mobile phone networks.

Adobe UK Education Store offers up to an 80% discount to students on software products like Adobe Photoshop. Microsoft Office 2010 is available as a student edition from Amazon:

For printer ink cartridges 99Inks can save you up to 85% on printer ink with free same day dispatch. Use voucher code 'Summer10' to save a further 10% by 23 September 2011. You could also try Inkfactory.com who do free delivery on all orders over £10.