Sony's Back To School Deal A Free PS3 or PS Vita With Sony Vaio Purchase

Companies are looking to cash in on those back to school shoppers and hope to sweeten the deal a bit by offering discounts on their other devices. Not only gaining a PC or laptop customer but gainign a gamers. So many are now offered free gaming consoles or even free software. If you are a Sony fan, and a gamer, that is looking for a new laptop or Ultrabook to take to school with you this year you could walk away with a free gaming console.

Microsoft might best be known for back to school promotions with the company's Xbox promotion. But this year Sony is offering up a deal that might lure away some shoppers. Sony announced that students and faculty who purchase an eligible VAIO machine will get to choose between a free PlayStation 3 160GB, a PlayStation Vita Wi-Fi, a $200 discount on select PlayStation gear, or or 8% off a Vaio PC purchase.

Several Ultrabooks and laptops qualify for the offer as well as a few all-in-one machines. The cheapest deal we could find is the Vaio 13.3″ T Series Custom Ultrabook that includes a Core i5-3317U running at 1.7GHz, 4GB RAM, 320GB hard drive, Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU, and 13.3-inch display. All for just $749.89 including a free carry case worth $50. The prices escalate beyond that right up to the $2,999.99 for the Vaio Z Series featuring a 13.1" Full HD display, 3rd gen Intel Core i7-3612QM (2.10/3.10GHz) , 8GB RAM and a 512GB (256GB x2) SSD. But in all cases you have the option of an additional device for free or discount off another purchase.

You can get the PS3 and Vita with a coupon code (FREEPS3 or FREEVITA), but you'll have to call Sony for more options (1-877-647-7699). Alternatively, CAMPUS8 offers a flat 8% discount on your purchase. Either way if you’re interested in seeing what Sony’s VAIO PCs have to offer or to get more info on the current promotion, pop on over to Sony’s website for the details.