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Any insights on Best Buy's sale on rMBPs?

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hj123456

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Does anyone know or have an idea how long this current sale is gonna last? I know late July last year rMBPs were $200 off + $100 student discount for like 2 days so I was waiting for a similar promotion this year. But they're running a sale right now on all Macbooks & I'm not sure if they're gonna lower the price even further or not. I want to wait if there's a certainty that Best Buy will have a special sale, but at the same time I don't wanna risk missing out on a sale altogether. :( If anybody has any idea on their promotion plans, please let me know.
 
hj123456 said:
Does anyone know or have an idea how long this current sale is gonna last? I know late July last year rMBPs were $200 off + $100 student discount for like 2 days so I was waiting for a similar promotion this year. But they're running a sale right now on all Macbooks & I'm not sure if they're gonna lower the price even further or not. I want to wait if there's a certainty that Best Buy will have a special sale, but at the same time I don't wanna risk missing out on a sale altogether. :( If anybody has any idea on their promotion plans, please let me know.
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From what I have noticed, they seem to put them on sale every 2nd or third week for around 60 dollars off(depending on model). If you get the movers coupon from your post office(10% off one item at Best Buy) and couple that with the student discount of 150, plus the current sale makes the current prices hard to beat.
 
capathy21 said:
From what I have noticed, they seem to put them on sale every 2nd or third week for around 60 dollars off(depending on model). If you get the movers coupon from your post office(10% off one item at Best Buy) and couple that with the student discount of 150, plus the current sale makes the current prices hard to beat.
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yeah I have the mover's coupon and can get the student discount! I know the current price is awesome but last year's promotion is what's giving me the doubt. If they put it on sale for around $60 every month, you think I can at least wait till 2nd or 3rd week of July?
 
hj123456 said:
yeah I have the mover's coupon and can get the student discount! I know the current price is awesome but last year's promotion is what's giving me the doubt. If they put it on sale for around $60 every month, you think I can at least wait till 2nd or 3rd week of July?
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I am sure you could. It's hard to predict what pricing will happen. If there is a rMBP refresh, it will cause the current models to go down in pricing. If not, they may be at their lowest point now. You just have to decide. I wouldn't risk a good deal now just to possibly save another 50-75 bucks later on. No guarantees of a better sale coming along.
 
capathy21 said:
I am sure you could. It's hard to predict what pricing will happen. If there is a rMBP refresh, it will cause the current models to go down in pricing. If not, they may be at their lowest point now. You just have to decide. I wouldn't risk a good deal now just to possibly save another 50-75 bucks later on. No guarantees of a better sale coming along.
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Thank you for your advice!
 
Unless you absolutely NEED a new macbook now my advice is wait. New rMBP's coming around October time; late 2013 model will see a price drop throughout retail stores. But the late 2014 model will blow this one out the water.
 
AnonDP said:
But the late 2014 model will blow this one out the water.
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Haswell to Broadwell isn't a huge leap in performance from what I've read and heard. The GPU is even better to be sure but I don't think its on the level of blowing it out of the water.

Waiting 4 to 8 months may be too much for many people. Apple is constrained to releasing the new rMBPs, they have to wait until Intel releases the chipset. They've said late 2014 during the holiday season. Apple in the past has taken a few months after a new chipset release to update their MBP, so a 2015 refresh instead of a 2014 one is not out of the question.
 
maflynn said:
Haswell to Broadwell isn't a huge leap in performance from what I've read and heard. The GPU is even better to be sure but I don't think its on the level of blowing it out of the water.

Waiting 4 to 8 months may be too much for many people. Apple is constrained to releasing the new rMBPs, they have to wait until Intel releases the chipset. They've said late 2014 during the holiday season. Apple in the past has taken a few months after a new chipset release to update their MBP, so a 2015 refresh instead of a 2014 one is not out of the question.
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The modifications are more than just broadwell.

Apple will release 12 MBA, BW 13, 15 rMBP between late Sept early November. On track.
 
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AnonDP said:
Unless you absolutely NEED a new macbook now my advice is wait. New rMBP's coming around October time; late 2013 model will see a price drop throughout retail stores. But the late 2014 model will blow this one out the water.
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I want to wait for new models, but that's not an option for me because I need a new laptop before I go back to school in late August :/

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maflynn said:
Haswell to Broadwell isn't a huge leap in performance from what I've read and heard. The GPU is even better to be sure but I don't think its on the level of blowing it out of the water.

Waiting 4 to 8 months may be too much for many people. Apple is constrained to releasing the new rMBPs, they have to wait until Intel releases the chipset. They've said late 2014 during the holiday season. Apple in the past has taken a few months after a new chipset release to update their MBP, so a 2015 refresh instead of a 2014 one is not out of the question.
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What you're saying is pretty much similar to what I've been hearing. Yeah, it would be nice to wait & get newer models, especially if there'll be a price drop, but unfortunately I need a new laptop before I go back to school. Plus I don't think those new specs would really matter to me, after all I'm just a student. Anyway, since I can't wait for new models and hope for a price drop, it's really important to me that I get the best possible deal from Best Buy!
 
If you want to wait then I think you would have no problem getting the same price. I think best buy has a policy of matching any other stores price whether it is online or not. Surely there would be another store that you can use to pressure them to honor this policy.
 
gtanner00 said:
If you want to wait then I think you would have no problem getting the same price. I think best buy has a policy of matching any other stores price whether it is online or not. Surely there would be another store that you can use to pressure them to honor this policy.
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I'm not sure if they'll honor the price matching policy with student discount/mover's coupon though. But thanks for your input!
 
AnonDP said:
Unless you absolutely NEED a new macbook now my advice is wait. New rMBP's coming around October time; late 2013 model will see a price drop throughout retail stores. But the late 2014 model will blow this one out the water.
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It won't blow anything. It will be a minor bump.

Best buying advice. Get this generation's machine from the Apple refurb store.
 
maflynn said:
Haswell to Broadwell isn't a huge leap in performance from what I've read and heard. The GPU is even better to be sure but I don't think its on the level of blowing it out of the water.
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What!? Outside of Graphics the Ivy Bridge to Haswell performance bump was small. When are we going to get a decent CPU increase? I think Broadwell has gotta be significant.
 
capathy21 said:
Was the system not taking them, or were the employee's just refusing to even try to scan them?
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Employees would not take. He said the system would take it but they were instructed from cooperate to not take them any more. He said they were going to change the movers discount to not include apple.

PS: this in in Oklahoma and they have laws against selling below cost.
 
bdspilot said:
Employees would not take. He said the system would take it but they were instructed from cooperate to not take them any more. He said they were going to change the movers discount to not include apple.

PS: this in in Oklahoma and they have laws against selling below cost.
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There must have been enough people combine the two that Best Buy's corporate offices put a stop to it.
 
bdspilot said:
Employees would not take. He said the system would take it but they were instructed from cooperate to not take them any more. He said they were going to change the movers discount to not include apple.

PS: this in in Oklahoma and they have laws against selling below cost.
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Is this confirmed? I'm thinking about trying today.




capathy21 said:
There must have been enough people combine the two that Best Buy's corporate offices put a stop to it.
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