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Apple Teases One-Day Black Friday Shopping Event

PaulWog said:
I still don't get it.

There are no affordable external USB-C solid state hard drives that exist.

What does USB-C really do for anyone other than increase file transfer speeds, and support bigger better monitors?

How is this a future that matters to the majority of Macbook Pro buyers, within the next foreseeable 3 years? (honestly 3 years is 3/4 of a laptop's prime lifespan, and 1/2 of how long it might last before it's worth 30% or less of its original purchase price).
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Your right, these new MacBook Pros are ahead by about 4 years in terms of ports. Being ahead is not a good thing in this case. They should have had at least 1 USB-A port and an SD card slot. Not only is this important to professionals, but I think it's mainly important for other buyers such as those that work in education/students as there can't be a major shift to USB-C when not all notebooks have it and there are already established systems.

The external drive doesn't need to be USB C as you can swap the cable out to have micro USB to USB C.

However, right now Apple are really overpricing their dongles and cables. It could be typical Tim Cook greed, or it could be because they want people to use USB-C and not adapt it to other connectors because then the move would be pointless.
 
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I assume the joke of Touch Disease Repairs on sale for $140 has already been made?
 
bbeagle said:
I love all the caveats with that statement. You're trying too hard.

It's easy to charge your phone and listen to headphones at the same time. Either use wireless headphones or get an adapter.

But of course you had to write 'using APPLE hardware' and 'STANDARD headphones' - why are you restricting yourself? Apple isn't the one restricting you - YOU ARE.
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None that I know of, I was just pointing out that Apple caused the problem but doesn't offer a solution.
  1. I don't have any wireless headphones and dislike on principle being forced to buy anything. It should be my choice
  2. I don't think there is currently a solution that allow me to charge my iPhone and listen to my headphones (which all happen to be 3.5mm go figure) at the same time. I could be wrong
So yes Apple is the one restricting me. "I'm holding it wrong" i.e. buy wireless headphones is not the solution for my needs
 
Got this email this morning and was surprised, as I'm in the UK. I seem to remember Apple didn't hold any sort of Black Friday promotion outside of the US last year.
 
Well.. Apple's already reduced the price of their dongles...If they reduce them any more, they may as well give out free dongles on Black Friday :)
 
Gudi said:
I've never seen a fitbit, I've never seen a smartwatch of any kind. I don't believe in wearables in general. There is not enough utility in this kind of computing for my taste.
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That's what happens when you lock yourself in your residence and never leave. What about electricity? Or do you use candles?
 
I just recently bought a MacBook and thinking about getting an adopter.
I should probably wait until Friday.
If I see a special offer for the MacBook then what should I do? Should I buy one again and return the old one...
 
Junichi said:
I just recently bought a MacBook and thinking about getting an adopter.
I should probably wait until Friday.
If I see a special offer for the MacBook then what should I do? Should I buy one again and return the old one...
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If such a situation arises, they'll likely price match. But back in the good old days (not too long ago, about 4 or 5 years ago), Best Buy had some strange policies. They wouldn't price match prices 1-5 days after Christmas. So, what I did back then was I bought the new product, and returned the old product later. They changed that policy since.

I am betting Apple will be offering combo deals, rather than outright price reductions. I'm not sure if Apple has ever temporarily reduced the price of a product, only to raise it back up again.
 
MacBook Pro 15" free to the first 10 buyers on Black Friday. Everyone get ready to click at the starting time. Finger on the button.

Wait... what happened??? Oh that's right, They sold out 1 second before the clock started.

I've seen so many stores pull that trick. They advertise something for Black Friday "while supplies last". Conveniently "they just sold out" as you approach the display. Problem is, the first 10 of us that made it to the display know that we got there first, and the shelves were already empty.

The scam works for the rest of the day. But the first customers through the door know the game being played.

I've even been to car auctions that advertised on television that they had cars with a starting bid of $100. And I've arrived before the time that it was to start. Been the first one and only customer to arrive. As they unchained the gate, I asked where the car was that had the $100 starting bid. And the guy says, oh that one just sold. Naturally, all the cars with a $5000 starting bid are available to bid on. I look around and point out that I'm the only one here, and he just unlocked and opened the gates. Then he's suddenly speechless. Lol.

I don't bother with the Black Friday gimmicks anymore. No reason to push through a crowd that's slamming carts into you and hitting and trying to push you down just so they can be the first to arrive at an empty shelf. Not worth it. The item desired is always "just sold out". Of course they "had hundreds of them". It's just that the invisible mob that was there seconds before us purchased all the invisible inventory they had available.
 
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dilbert99 said:
None that I know of, I was just pointing out that Apple caused the problem but doesn't offer a solution.
  1. I don't have any wireless headphones and dislike on principle being forced to buy anything. It should be my choice
  2. I don't think there is currently a solution that allow me to charge my iPhone and listen to my headphones (which all happen to be 3.5mm go figure) at the same time. I could be wrong
So yes Apple is the one restricting me. "I'm holding it wrong" i.e. buy wireless headphones is not the solution for my needs
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By that account, Samsung is restricting me from buying a Galaxy phone because they don't offer iOS.

For #1, you aren't forced to buy an iPhone 7.

As far as #2 goes, there are many adapters out there by 3rd parties that convert the thunderbolt port into a thunderbolt port AND a 3.5mm audio jack. Apple sells one that converts from a thunderbolt to audio for $9, and this one here is $23 that converts to both (there are many others out, just do a google search). http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/142160086943?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=true

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bbeagle said:
By that account, Samsung is restricting me from buying a Galaxy phone because they don't offer iOS.

For #1, you aren't forced to buy an iPhone 7.

As far as #2 goes, there are many adapters out there by 3rd parties that convert the thunderbolt port into a thunderbolt port AND a 3.5mm audio jack. Apple sells one that converts from a thunderbolt to audio for $9, and this one here is $23 that converts to both (there are many others out, just do a google search). http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/142160086943?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=true

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That is one hell of a dongle, not mfi approved though.
But yes I don't have to buy the iPhone 7, what would you suggest instead?
I disagree with Apples stance on dongles.

Can I ask you a question and get an honest answer, can you image if it were Samsung that ditched the 3.5mm jack for their own port. The forums would be having a field day would they not?
 
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For what it's worth.

I was in the local store yesterday lot buy an iPad Pro with keyboard. The manager, whom I have known for a more than 10 years, had some interesting comments.

1. Don't buy before Black Friday.
2. There is going to be something really worth my time.
3. She believed that there was something new in the pipeline. I scoffed, and said the Apple doesn't do anything without an announcement. She said, "You got the email? That IS the announcement."
4. It will be available online, you don't need to be in the store.
5. The EPP will not be able to be combined with the discount in the store, but it might be available online. Just try it.

Ok. I'll play.
 
Moorepheus said:
Find it hard to believe it's taking Apple that long to get you the Matte black one. WOW, sucks you have waiting so long
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Yeah no idea availability scarce for the plus, you can walk into the store and buy any version of the smaller one that you like.
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ski2moro said:
For what it's worth.

I was in the local store yesterday lot buy an iPad Pro with keyboard. The manager, whom I have known for a more than 10 years, had some interesting comments.

1. Don't buy before Black Friday.
2. There is going to be something really worth my time.
3. She believed that there was something new in the pipeline. I scoffed, and said the Apple doesn't do anything without an announcement. She said, "You got the email? That IS the announcement."
4. It will be available online, you don't need to be in the store.
5. The EPP will not be able to be combined with the discount in the store, but it might be available online. Just try it.

Ok. I'll play.
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Whats EPP, should that be iPP?
 
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