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Some of these sales are over. Parallels sale remains ongoing (see below), Amazon and MacMall still have $75-$150 rebates on many Macs.

Popular online retailers such as BestBuy, CompUSA, CircuitCity.com, and Amazon are now participating in online Black Friday sales.

Apple Store
Sale is Over
Apple's online store and retail stores are participating as well. Apple's 5th Avenue Store was the first to open at midnight on the east coast. Prices on select Macs and iPods are discounted as follows:

iMac: $1148 ($51 off), $1398 ($101 off), $1698 ($101 off), $2198 ($101 off)
MacBook: $1048 ($51 off), $1198 ($101 off), $1398 ($101 off)
iPod Classic: $228 ($21 off), $318 ($31 off)
iPod Nano: $138 ($11 off), $188 ($11 off)
iPod shuffle: $68 ($11 off)

Free laser engraving on iPods. Also discounts on many accessories, including Airport Extreme Base Stations ($21 off) and Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse ($11 off). Discounts can not be stacked with educational discounts.

Apple Related Deals
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MacMall
Sale is over but some discounts remain
Up to 22% off Macs and iPods in their 48 hour Thanksgiving sale. Pay attention what you are buying, however. The biggest discounts ("Closeouts") are on the previous versions of hardware, but even new hardware has reasonable discounts. For example, the older MacBook Pro can be had for $600 off, but even the newest MacBook Pro can be had for $300 off ($150 instant, $150 mail in). Discounts available for all Mac models and iPod models.

MacBook: $974 ($125 off), $1162 ($137 off), $1341 ($158 off)
iMac: $1135 ($64 off), $1354 ($145 off), $1628 ($171 off), $2099 ($200 off)
MacBook Pro: $1799 ($220 off), $2235 ($264 off), $2499 ($300 off)
Mac mini: $544 ($55 off), $744 ($55 off)
Mac Pro: $2235 ($264 off)
iPod Touch: $269.99 ($29.01 off), $359.99 ($39.01 off)

Update: If you can't get through to MacMall, Amazon has similar deals. Instant savings + Mail in Rebate.

Parallels
Through our affiliate vendor, Digital River, you can get $10 Off Parallels Desktop 3.0 or $10 Off on Parallels 3.0 Upgrade.

$100 off Mac Office 2004 + Free Upgrade to Mac Office 2008
Sale is Over
Microsoft's Business unit is offering a $100 rebate (rebate PDF) in addition to the Super Suite Deal which lets you upgrade from Mac Office 2004 to Mac Office 2008 for the price of shipping and handling.

Details: November 23rd only (must be dated on receipt), buy Office 2004 Mac Standard, Standard Upgrade or Student and Teacher and send in $100 Mail in rebate (PDF). Then submit the Super Suite Deal to upgrade to Office 2008 (when released) for shipping and handling.

Update 2: Parallels sale remains ongoing (see above), Amazon and MacMall still have $75-$150 rebates on many Macs.

Article Link: Apple (and Others) Black Friday 2007 Sales Prices and Links [Updatedx2]
 

rachaface

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Jun 26, 2007
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best deal of the day is that 200 bucks off of the sanyo camera. agh, if i only needed one! LOL but i asked for a sony cybershot to replace mine that broke this year instead.

surprised that theres no .mac deal like normal.
 

TurboSC

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Aug 4, 2007
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This year was quite the disappointment. Would have been smart to create buzz by discounting the iPhone / iPod Touch for at least Black Friday.
 

arn

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This year was quite the disappointment. Would have been smart to create buzz by discounting the iPhone / iPod Touch for at least Black Friday.

iPod Touch discounts via macmall ($29-$39).

arn
 

840quadra

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Feb 1, 2005
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I took advantage of 100 off the price of the base MacBook last year. Not as good of a deal this year . Looks like I am going to an other store this year .

Taking little over $50 off the price hardly sounds worth it to me :( . At least last years discount was higher than the sales tax my state charges, this year not so much .
 

minik

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Jun 25, 2007
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Yeap. Not much of a special sale to me. Anyway, I will swing by to the local Apple Store at 8am as I have to see the Mac Genius.
 

Jetson

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Oct 5, 2003
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Apple is raking in money hand over fist.

You'd think they could throw us a bone with some meat on it.

:D
 

Gizwald

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Jul 12, 2001
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All these sales are on the wrong day!

Yes sales are nice, but why have them all on Buy Nothing Day? Thats just silly and it totally misses the point of BND.
 

Clancycoop

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Nov 8, 2007
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Apple is, after all, a corporation...

Although most of us love Apple and the products they make, and Apple wants to make it's customers happy, they are a corporation, not a good friend.

If Apple wanted to give the best deals possible, they would sell iPhones for the cost of the materials only. But they don't. They need to make money. Does anyone else remember when Apple almost bit the dust due to bankruptcy?

I am fine with them wanting to make a substantial gain on the products they make.

It is very kind of them to give any discount whatsoever, as they don't owe us a thing.
 

alec

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Oct 19, 2005
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Bleh, sentiment shared with everyone else. Rather have a decent discount on iPod touch or another product then subpar discounts on every product.
 

Darkjenso

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Oct 27, 2007
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is this the same in UK apple stores too? if it is then i'll be getting a macbook pro today!
 

Pandaboots

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Nov 19, 2007
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huge disappointment..I mean their sales prices are everyday prices at other retailers (online). I agree, a few larger discounts on big tickets items vs. smaller discounts on small ticket items would have been more appealing and satisfying to new and old customers alike. (and probably more profitable) Photoshop Elements 4.0 must be really crappy software given the huge discount on it.
 

JesterJJZ

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Jul 21, 2004
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Meh...$11 off Nano? Lame. Got one anyway. Needed the RED one. Was hoping for like $50 off and expecting at least $25 off. :mad:
 

sportsnut

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Jan 10, 2007
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Michigan
Although most of us love Apple and the products they make, and Apple wants to make it's customers happy, they are a corporation, not a good friend.

If Apple wanted to give the best deals possible, they would sell iPhones for the cost of the materials only. But they don't. They need to make money. Does anyone else remember when Apple almost bit the dust due to bankruptcy?

I am fine with them wanting to make a substantial gain on the products they make.

It is very kind of them to give any discount whatsoever, as they don't owe us a thing.
:)


Great Post


I remember when Apple almost went bankrupt :(

I'm glad that :apple: does not try to sell everything for everybody;)
 

jackc

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For that price I'll finally upgrade from my Office v. X. Only $25 for Office 2004 student and teacher edition on Amazon after rebate, then get the upgrade to 2008 Special Media Edition
 

jzieske

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Jun 28, 2003
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Bloomington, MN
For that price I'll finally upgrade from my Office v. X. Only $25 for Office 2004 student and teacher edition on Amazon after rebate, then get the upgrade to 2008 Special Media Edition

That is what I am doing. Say what you want about Microsoft but $25 for the newest edition, that is impossible to pass by!
 

Squire

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Jan 8, 2003
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For that price I'll finally upgrade from my Office v. X. Only $25 for Office 2004 student and teacher edition on Amazon after rebate, then get the upgrade to 2008 Special Media Edition

Does the $100 off MS Office only apply to US customers?

-Dave
 

zedsdead

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Jun 20, 2007
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The only deal I liked was on the iPhone V-Moda Headphones...I have been looking at them for a while (since they became fully functional with the iPhone) and the $21 off plus my $25 giftcard made me buy them.;)

Very happy. But yeah, Apple discounts really aren't much because they are so specialized anyway. Did anyone really expect the iPhone to be discounted today? It wasn't even in the ad. Isn't a $200 sale good enough?
 

KindredMAC

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Sep 23, 2003
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Wow....

VERY VERY unimpressed this year......

iLife is barely a deal.

Where is .Mac this year????

Why is Leopard not discounted????

The only thing I think my wife is going to hop on is the iPhone BT earpiece.

Feel like frickin Charlie Brown at Halloween..... "I got a rock....."
 
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