Best Buy Offers $200 off MacBook Airs For 2 Days - Page 2

Stooby Mcdoobie · Jan 25, 2013, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by aziatiklover

Too bad amazon started taxing in texas!

I know, right? I still order quite a bit from them because I have Prime and you can't beat the free two-day shipping, but I don't order near as many things as I used to.

majkom · Jan 26, 2013, 01:05 AM

Lol, cheapest air here in europe is for little more than 1400 usd...

macs4nw · Jan 26, 2013, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by hipnetic

Hmm...I just got my wife an open box 13" Air (128GB SSD) for $984 (I think) minus a 10% off coupon, so about $885 or so. Looks brand new and had a full warranty, but I do see that the same store which had a 2nd open box of the same model is now pricing that 2nd one about $30 less. I'm very slightly tempted to go there and try to get an added discount, but I'm pretty confident that it will turn into a long drawn-out affair with me leaving upset. The irony of it is that I could save myself some aggravation by just buying that 2nd one they've got and then returning the 1st one for a full refund, but I already registered the first one, so I'd like to be a nice guy (and save myself a bit of trouble) and get the difference refunded and keep what I've got. At this point, I think I'm just going to not bother at all and keep what I've got and not even try to get the difference refunded. If you've read this far, thank you for wasting 3 minutes of your life that you can't get back.

We're speed-readers (approx 15 sec's), and we're sympathetic to your obviously troubled mind.

Internaut · Jan 26, 2013, 06:58 AM

This never happens in Blighty (and needn't happen anywhere - MBAs don't need a discount to sell). Get them while they're hot!

mauka · Jan 26, 2013, 07:39 AM

Not seeing any price matching by Amazon:

Apple MacBook Air MD232LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop (NEWEST VERSION) $1,478.02, $20.98 or 1% discount.

hipnetic · Jan 26, 2013, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by AmericanApplePi

Most likely it will say does not work on Open box items. but your right if that was the response then you could return the 1st one and buy the second one. Also was the 2nd OBX that was $30 less equal to being the Original price minus $200 to get that price?

I'm not sure I follow what you're asking. When I purchased the $984 open box, there were two of them at that same price. These are the same 13" / 4GB / 128GB Airs that they're now selling new for $1000. Today, that 2nd open box Air is now showing up on their site as being reduced to $958. Minus the "10% off open box items" coupon brings it down to $862 vs the $886 I paid for mine, so a $24 savings. Not sure it's worth the trouble for that, but if I could talk the starting price down from $958 to something lower, it could be.

balamw · Jan 26, 2013, 08:31 AM

Sigh. Caved. Picked up the 4GB/128GB 11" I've had my eye on for a while to replace my 2008 unibody Macbook and augment the 2011 13" 4GB/128GB MBA.

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Buck987 · Jan 26, 2013, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by balamw

Sigh. Caved. Picked up the 4GB/128GB 11" I've had my eye on for a while to replace my 2008 unibody Macbook and augment the 2011 13" 4GB/128GB MBA.

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Cool...all the best...

JSmoove05 · Jan 26, 2013, 06:04 PM

I thought amazon would price match this whats the deal with that??

mjcxp · Jan 26, 2013, 07:08 PM

They did until last night. They ran out of stock of the 13 inch base model and both 11 inch models. I am not sure why the 13 inch $1499 model is not on sale for $1299.

Rad99004 · Jan 26, 2013, 07:29 PM

Sales hmmm sounds like a new model will be released soon.

The rumors were wrong calling the IPhone 5's next model "MATH"

It's actually for the Mac Book Air.

"MATH" = MacBook Air ToucH or MacBook Air Touch Hybrid

Max_Walker · Jan 27, 2013, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Rad99004

Sales hmmm sounds like a new model will be released soon.

The rumors were wrong calling the IPhone 5's next model "MATH"

It's actually for the Mac Book Air.

"MATH" = MacBook Air ToucH or MacBook Air Touch Hybrid

Would prefer Macbook Air Tv & Haptic

Rocco83 · Jan 27, 2013, 07:56 PM

I bought one of the 11" 128GB SD ones and had a 10% discount coupon as well. Came in under $900. I couldn't be happier with my purchase.

gm713 · Jan 27, 2013, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Bodhi395

I literally bought MacBook Air 11 inch yesterday from Best Buy. Anyone know if they will price match because of this sale and give me back $100?

They should. They have a 30 day price-match policy and 60 days for Reward Silver members.

designs216 · Jan 28, 2013, 05:41 AM

Best Buy has refused to keep with the times and is on the same path that Circuit City has descended.

DaveN · Jan 28, 2013, 09:58 AM

Saw the article and was going to buy but I came down with a nasty case of the flu within hours and didn't make it to the store. Oh well. I really need 8 GB for my photo work so I'll buy a refurb from Apple.

serrada · Jan 28, 2013, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by 53x12

Sales tax won't make a $200 difference if you are comparing Apples to Apples.

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Originally Posted by DaveN

Saw the article and was going to buy but I came down with a nasty case of the flu within hours and didn't make it to the store. Oh well. I really need 8 GB for my photo work so I'll buy a refurb from Apple.

If you are going to purchase AppleCare, it is still a good deal at B&H just as long as you don't have to pay tax.

sseaton1971 · Jan 28, 2013, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by hipnetic

Hmm...I just got my wife an open box 13" Air (128GB SSD) for $984 (I think) minus a 10% off coupon, so about $885 or so. Looks brand new and had a full warranty, but I do see that the same store which had a 2nd open box of the same model is now pricing that 2nd one about $30 less. I'm very slightly tempted to go there and try to get an added discount, but I'm pretty confident that it will turn into a long drawn-out affair with me leaving upset. The irony of it is that I could save myself some aggravation by just buying that 2nd one they've got and then returning the 1st one for a full refund, but I already registered the first one, so I'd like to be a nice guy (and save myself a bit of trouble) and get the difference refunded and keep what I've got. At this point, I think I'm just going to not bother at all and keep what I've got and not even try to get the difference refunded. If you've read this far, thank you for wasting 3 minutes of your life that you can't get back.

Glad we could help you make this important decision!

cclloyd · Jan 28, 2013, 09:50 PM

Should've bought one and resold it for $900-1000.

Or better yet, buy 5, sell for $1000 each, and have enough to get one for yourself :P

hipnetic · Jan 29, 2013, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by sseaton1971

Glad we could help you make this important decision!

Actually, I missed out. Was running some errands near the Best Buy so I stopped in, but the other open box model must have gotten sold within the previous hour. At that point, I didn't really have any leverage. Oh well, no biggie. My wife loves it and the $886 (+ tax) that I paid was still a solid deal.

lixuelai · Jan 30, 2013, 10:47 AM

I wasn't home for the BB refurb deal or when Amazon had it in stock for $999. Anyway I purchased one from Amazon Warehouse for $950. Came with 0 cycles and successfully updated the purchase date to 1/26 for AppleCare coverage.

aapl-danial · Feb 9, 2013, 12:43 AM

WOw. Wish I'd of waited a bit.

Jan 26, 2013, 08:31 AM	#32
balamw Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New England, USA	Sigh. Caved. Picked up the 4GB/128GB 11" I've had my eye on for a while to replace my 2008 unibody Macbook and augment the 2011 13" 4GB/128GB MBA. B __________________ MBA (13" 1.7 GHz 128GB), UMBP (15" SD 2.8 GHz), UMB (13" 2.4 GHz), iMac (17" Yonah), 32GB iPad 3 WiFi+LTE, 64 GB iPad WiFi, 32 GB iPhone 5, Airport Extreme
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Jan 26, 2013, 07:08 PM	#35
mjcxp macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2008	They did until last night. They ran out of stock of the 13 inch base model and both 11 inch models. I am not sure why the 13 inch $1499 model is not on sale for $1299. __________________ 27" iMac 3.4 Ghz i7 3TB Fusion 680 MX 13" MacBook Air 1.8 Ghz i5 128GB SSD 15" Macbook Pro 2.8 Ghz i7 256GB SSD iPhone 5 64GB iPad 4 16GB iPad Mini 16GB
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Jan 26, 2013, 07:29 PM	#36
Rad99004 macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2009	MATH = MacBook Air ToucH Sales hmmm sounds like a new model will be released soon. The rumors were wrong calling the IPhone 5's next model "MATH" It's actually for the Mac Book Air. "MATH" = MacBook Air ToucH or MacBook Air Touch Hybrid
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Jan 27, 2013, 07:56 PM	#38
Rocco83 macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Ohio	I bought one of the 11" 128GB SD ones and had a 10% discount coupon as well. Came in under $900. I couldn't be happier with my purchase. __________________ iPad 2 16GB iPad 3 16GB iPhone 4 8GB TV2 x3 G4 2TB TC iMac 27-inch 3.1GHz, 2011 Mac Mini 2.5GHz, 2012 MB Air 11" 1.7GHZ, 2012
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Jan 28, 2013, 09:58 AM	#41
DaveN macrumors regular Join Date: May 2010	Missed it Saw the article and was going to buy but I came down with a nasty case of the flu within hours and didn't make it to the store. Oh well. I really need 8 GB for my photo work so I'll buy a refurb from Apple.
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Jan 26, 2013, 01:05 AM	#27
majkom macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2011	Lol, cheapest air here in europe is for little more than 1400 usd...
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Jan 26, 2013, 06:58 AM	#29
Internaut macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: All over the place but mostly Somewhere in England	This never happens in Blighty (and needn't happen anywhere - MBAs don't need a discount to sell). Get them while they're hot!
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Jan 26, 2013, 07:39 AM	#30
mauka macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2006	Not seeing any price matching by Amazon: Apple MacBook Air MD232LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop (NEWEST VERSION) $1,478.02, $20.98 or 1% discount.
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Jan 26, 2013, 06:04 PM	#34
JSmoove05 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007	I thought amazon would price match this whats the deal with that??
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Jan 28, 2013, 05:41 AM	#40
designs216 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: On the way to M-83	Best Buy has refused to keep with the times and is on the same path that Circuit City has descended.
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Jan 28, 2013, 09:50 PM	#44
cclloyd macrumors 65816 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Alpha Centauri A	Should've bought one and resold it for $900-1000. Or better yet, buy 5, sell for $1000 each, and have enough to get one for yourself :P __________________ iPhone 5 Sprint 6.1 Jailbroken iPad mini 6.1 Jailbroken MacBook Pro Retina Early 2013 Let's open iOS - Sign now!
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Jan 30, 2013, 10:47 AM	#46
lixuelai macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2008	I wasn't home for the BB refurb deal or when Amazon had it in stock for $999. Anyway I purchased one from Amazon Warehouse for $950. Came with 0 cycles and successfully updated the purchase date to 1/26 for AppleCare coverage. __________________ MacBook Pro Retina 15, 2.3Ghz i7, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, HP LP3065 iPod Nano 4th Gen 8GB, iPad Mini 16GB, iPhone 5 16GB (VZ)
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Feb 9, 2013, 12:43 AM	#47
aapl-danial macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2013	WOw. Wish I'd of waited a bit.
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