Can't speak to Microcenter in particular but there's definitely a bigger glut of supply in the retail channel than previous years, Black Friday is only 1 month away. You can see the recession is severely slowing down consumer demand.They are already dumping them. Ex: the Microcenter deals like $1200 off are closeout deals, won't be restocked. Wait too long and you'll miss out.
Most definitely. And if you know someone who'd buy a 2nd one, you can get a $500 Costco gift card (they call it a Shop Card) which would effectively make them $1350 each.brand new entry level 14" @ Costco is ~$1600 on sale so refurbished is NOT the way to go 🤣
Just did the same. Incredible deal.Yesterday I ordered the same MBP 16 with M1 max, 32gb ram, and 1 TB ssd new from Costco for $2599 ($2890 with tax) and 4 year warranty... Don't know why people bother with refurbished anymore.
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MacBook Pro (16-inch) - Apple M1 Max Chip with 10-Core CPU and 32-Core GPU, 1TB SSD (2021)
MacBook Pro (16-inch) - Apple M1 Max Chip with 10-Core CPU and 32-Core GPU, 1TB SSD (2021)www.costco.com
$3,449.99 - 350.00 - 500.00 (Shop card promo) = $2,599.99
Are you looking at the 14" or 16"? From what I've seen the M1 Max can overpower the formers case.Trying to decide if, for the money, I'll be better off with a discounted M1 Max or an new M2 Pro
Definitely 16"... doubt I need the ram, but that's kind of what I'm getting at... would a tricked out M1 Max machine likely outperform a lower-spec'd M2 machine.Are you looking at the 14" or 16"? From what I've seen the M1 Max can overpower the formers case.
Also do you need 32GB of RAM? Apple forces you to buy that when you get the Max.
Depends on if what you're doing is CPU vs GPU limited in M1 Pro vs M1 MaxDefinitely 16"... doubt I need the ram, but that's kind of what I'm getting at... would a tricked out M1 Max machine likely outperform a lower-spec'd M2 machine.
Funny—I just picked up a base config Air M1 today at Best Buy. After price-matching with Amazon and trade-in of a 9th-gen iPad and ancient Surface Pro 2 it came to $623. Also the same day the new Ventura RC comes out, like it was meant to be.
These models still seem crazy expensive but I’m sure they’re lovely.
I've purchased a refurbished macbook and a couple refurbished iPads, over the years they all looked & performed like brand new.
Of course, if you can get an actual brand new product for the same price from another retailer, all the better.
You can get better deals on brand new devices on amazon on a weekly basis.
Apple refurbished is the way to go. Good news.
It’s funny, debating over a new iPad was exactly what led me here. Why get a tenth-gen with a measly A14 and 4GB RAM coupled with an overpriced keyboard for ~$500 after trade-in when I could just get an actual computer with a desktop-class chip, four times the storage, and twice the memory for less than $200 more?I thought you meant iPad Air M1 and I was horrified by that price + trade in.
Thank you for the thorough response! I'm mainly in VS Code, so I guess I'm better off waiting... and here I was hoping I could justify ordering something today 😂😭Depends on if what you're doing is CPU vs GPU limited in M1 Pro vs M1 Max
CPU wise there isn't a huge difference, as they're both 10 cores. You can see this in Apple's marketing material as they don't break down the gains vs Intel separately. M2 Pro will be better than an M1 Max in this department. Assuming similar gains as the M1 vs M2, the next gen should be about 20% more powerful.
GPU wise though, there's a big difference. M1 Max gets way more powerful the more GPU cores it has. If you're getting the M1 Max then I'd say it's definitely gonna be more powerful or at least on part with an M2 Pro.
It's also very likely the new MacBook Pros will get Bluetooth 5.3 and WiFi 6E seeing as the iPad Pros did.
May see more colors as well. All of this is conjecture though until the new ones actually come out.
TL;DR: CPU intensive tasks? Wait. GPU Intensive tasks? Buy at a discount.
Oh I get it. I'm desperate for a new Laptop, since I'm stuck using my iPad right now.Thank you for the thorough response! I'm mainly in VS Code, so I guess I'm better off waiting... and here I was hoping I could justify ordering something today 😂😭
only in the USA. I never see those deals in CanadaYou can get better deals on brand new devices on amazon on a weekly basis.
I want a new 16"...Pretty sure new models are already being assembled by Quanta.
Delivery dates for BTO MBP 14 is longer than a BTO M2 MBA. That's a clear indication the assembly lines have been reassigned.