Graduation Gifts Your Grad Really Wants
Looking for a graduation gift your grad really wants? Look no further, here’s a list of items he or she is sure to appreciate receiving.
Apple TV
Whether your graduate’s heading off to college, or out on his or her own after getting a degree, streaming entertainment is the way to watch what you want, when you want without subscribing to a costly cable or satellite package.
Apple TV is the perfect device to provide your graduate access to a number of entertainment app options such as Netflix, Hulu, WatchESPN and iTunes to name just a few.
The latest version of Apple TV has incorporated Apple’s Siri, to let users search for entertainment without clicking through numerous apps to find a particular show or movie. Just ask, and Siri finds…and launches the appropriate app.
Convenience, and a cost saver, now that’s a great gift.
Apple TV starts at $149.
Netflix Subscription
Whether coupling with Apple TV, or as a stand alone gift, a subscription to Netflix is sure to please.
Netflix provides a wide variety of streaming entertainment options from which to choose. Movies, TV series and even original Netflix programming will give your grad all the entertainment they can handle.
Just purchase a Netflix gift card and the recipient can redeem at the Netflix site for the amount given.
Netflix offers a few streaming plans. Basic streaming plans are $7.99 per month. Standard streaming plans are $9.99 per month and a Premium plan is $11.99 per month. The primary differences between the plans are whether or not HD and Ultra HD viewing is available and the number of screens a particular subscription can be watched on at the same time.
The Acer Aspire Switch 11 Detachable-Hybrid Laptop/Tablet
A computer is an essential item for all graduates, be they high school or college. There are a large number of desktop, laptop and tablets from which to pick, so why not make it easy and get a device that serves multiple purposes.
The Acer Aspire Switch 11 is both a capable laptop, able to quickly perform the typical tasks a college bound student, or someone stepping into the workforce, would need, as well as a touch screen tablet that can be used on its own for when a keyboard just isn’t needed.
The 1080p HD screen (1,920 x 1,080) makes the Switch 11 an ideal device for watching Netflix or any other streaming media you so choose.
It’s a PC Magazine Editor’s Choice, the review of which can be found here.
The Acer Aspire Switch 11 is currently priced at $409.54 at Amazon.
Case Logic VNB-217 Value 17-Inch Laptop Backpack
A laptop backpack is the perfect gift for a graduate off to college. Its contemporary styling makes it not only functional, but professional looking, as well.
Aside from its look, the backpack has a dedicated compartment that provides protection for a 17-inch laptop, organizational panels to store electronics, pens/pencils, etc., an external zippered pocket to securely store a cell phone and an expansive interior to hold books, folders and other miscellaneous items.
The Case Logic Backpack is currently priced at $22.99 at Amazon.
Amazon Gift Card
If you’re at a complete loss on what to get that special grad, you simply can’t go wrong with a gift card to Amazon.com.
Amazon sells a whole host of items, all of which will be extremely useful to, or very much wanted by, any graduate.
Not only can an Amazon gift card be used for merchandise, but it could be put to good use to purchase a valuable Amazon Prime membership.
Amazon Prime provides members free two-day shipping on eligible items from Amazon, unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows from Prime Video, unlimited music streaming with Prime Music, free unlimited photo storage in the Amazon Cloud Drive, as well as early access to Amazon Lightning Deals and MyHabit.com events and the ability to borrow one free ebook from the Kindle Owner’s Lending Library each and every month of Prime membership.
As you can see, an Amazon Gift Card can be an extremely valuable gift that your graduate is sure to enjoy.
Annual Prime Memberships cost $99 per year. Amazon Gift Cards can be purchased in a variety of denominations and can be used toward a purchase of any item sold on Amazon.com, including Prime Memberships.
These are a few graduation gift suggestions, at least one of which we’re sure will fit the bill for any graduate on your list.
Do you have any graduation gift ideas for this year? If so, leave them in the comments to help other readers find just the right gift.
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