In an attempt to compete with Apple’s domineering control of the college computing market, Microsoft is reintroducing its “buy a PC, get an Xbox 360″ deal for students. At participating retailers in the US and Canada, students who provide valid proper identification and purchase a PC priced at over $599 (Canada) or $699 (United States) will be given a 4GB Xbox 360 to whittle away their free time with when they should probably be studying.

The deal starts May 20th in the U.S., and is already well underway in Canada. If you’re looking for a sweet graduation purchase to make with all that money your friends and family gave you, this could be one hell of a way to spend it.