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Apple's Brand-New M3 MacBook Pro and iMac Receive First Major Discounts at Up to $200 Off [Update]

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Adorama today is offering $200 off the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro with the M3 chip, as well as $100 off the new M3 iMac. Apple just announced these computers on Monday, so these are some of the first major pre-order discounts that we've tracked.

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In order to get these deals, you will need to sign up for an Adorama account with VIP Rewards, which is free. You won't see any of the prices reflected below until you sign up for a VIP Rewards account. Adorama offers free expedited shipping to most residences in the United States.

Starting with the 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro (512GB), you can get this model for $1,399.00, down from $1,599.00. Similarly, the 14-inch M3 Pro MacBook Pro (512GB) is available for $1,799.00, down from $1,999.00 and the 14-inch M3 Max MacBook Pro (1TB) has hit $2,999.00, down from $3,199.00.



Adorama also has $200 off every 16-inch model, so you can get the 16-inch M3 Pro MacBook Pro (512GB) for $2,299.00, down from $2,499.00. The 16-inch M3 Max MacBook Pro (1TB) is down to $3,299.00, down from $3,499.00.



Lastly, Adorama has $100 off the new M3 iMac in every configuration and color this week. Prices start at $1,199.00 for the 8-Core GPU/256GB model and increase to $1,599.00 for the 10-Core GPU/512GB model.



We've begun tracking all of the season's best deals in our dedicated Black Friday Roundup, so be sure to bookmark the page and visit it throughout the season as you do your online shopping. Our roundup mainly focuses on Apple products and related tech accessories.

Update: These pre-order discounts have expired.

Article Link: Apple's Brand-New M3 MacBook Pro and iMac Receive First Major Discounts at Up to $200 Off [Update]
 
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Demand problem!

my 14” pro still working great, but the space black is tempting.
 
I ordered the base M3 Pro 18/512 MBP from Apple using educational discount for $1,849. I'd rather have the M3 MBP upgraded to 24GB for $1,859 with educational discount, heck maybe I'd upgrade the SSD too, but nobody is stocking upgraded models it and it would take at least a week longer to get from Apple. If Apple is so desperate to milk customers with expensive RAM and SSD upgrades, I don't get why it is so much harder to find them for sale.
 
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Not particularly surprising especially leading into holiday shopping/discounting season. Newly released Macs have seen retailer discounts in past years too.
 
Telekinetic said:
I ordered the base M3 Pro 18/512 MBP from Apple using educational discount for $1,849. I'd rather have the M3 MBP upgraded to 24GB for $1,859 with educational discount, heck maybe I'd upgrade the SSD too, but nobody is stocking upgraded models it and it would take at least a week longer to get from Apple. If Apple is so desperate to milk customers with expensive RAM and SSD upgrades, I don't get why it is so much harder to find them for sale.
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Yeah… This is a major annoyance of mine.

It’s evident that Apple has changed in recent years when it comes to pricing strategy. Brand new products are often immediately on sale for 10% off from major retailers, which effectively reduces the starting price by $100-200.

Meanwhile, if you like the base model, but want to upgrade either the RAM or storage (an upgrade which would cost under $50 in a normal computer and virtually all Macs until the early 2010s), you’re paying a minimum of $300 more.

An M1 MacBook Air with 256gb SSD and 8gb RAM can be bought on sale for $750, but if you want to up the storage and RAM to to 1tb and 16gb, your only option (aside from buying pre-owned) is to pay over twice the price from Apple ($1600)

And at THAT point, you’re paying the MSRP for the latest M3 MBP, which is now on sale for $200 less, at $1400. So you might as well get the M3 MBP, but wait!! You want that 1tb of storage and more RAM? Ah sorry, your only option is to order that from Apple for $2000.

It just makes little sense from a consumer perspective and it makes it difficult to make a purchase without feeling screwed in some capacity.
 
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Yeah… This is a major annoyance of mine.

It’s evident that Apple has changed in recent years when it comes to pricing strategy. Brand new products are often immediately on sale for 10% off from major retailers, which effectively reduces the starting price by $100-200.

Meanwhile, if you like the base model, but want to upgrade either the RAM or storage (an upgrade which would cost under $50 in a normal computer and virtually all Macs until the early 2010s), you’re paying a minimum of $300 more.

An M1 MacBook Air with 256gb SSD and 8gb RAM can be bought on sale for $750, but if you want to up the storage and RAM to to 1tb and 16gb, your only option (aside from buying pre-owned) is to pay over twice the price from Apple ($1600)

And at THAT point, you’re paying the MSRP for the latest M3 MBP, which is now on sale for $200 less, at $1400. So you might as well get the M3 MBP, but wait!! You want that 1tb of storage and more RAM? Ah sorry, your only option is to order that from Apple for $2000.

It just makes little sense from a consumer perspective and it makes it difficult to make a purchase without feeling screwed in some capacity.
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Tim needs to step down.
They keep making odd choices. And apple has not said anything about FineWoven since launch. It’s like they are ignoring it.

But get this. A local apple reseller carries the iPhone. And they are required by apple to have the FineWoven cases in stock for sale and display.
But since they received them they haven’t sold any since the week of launch. Yet they are required to stock and display them.
Apple has made some very questionable decisions. These resellers use to make their bread and butter on upgrading devices. Ram, storage and repair.
Now with the new all on board systems their revenue has taken a massive hit. Which is why resellers keep disappearing. It’s hard to be in business as one when Best Buy is local and they drop prices below the cost resellers can even buy the devices from distribution.
It’s weird to see apple at war with their own repair partners.
 
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mrat93 said:
Yeah… This is a major annoyance of mine.

It’s evident that Apple has changed in recent years when it comes to pricing strategy. Brand new products are often immediately on sale for 10% off from major retailers, which effectively reduces the starting price by $100-200.

Meanwhile, if you like the base model, but want to upgrade either the RAM or storage (an upgrade which would cost under $50 in a normal computer and virtually all Macs until the early 2010s), you’re paying a minimum of $300 more.

An M1 MacBook Air with 256gb SSD and 8gb RAM can be bought on sale for $750, but if you want to up the storage and RAM to to 1tb and 16gb, your only option (aside from buying pre-owned) is to pay over twice the price from Apple ($1600)

And at THAT point, you’re paying the MSRP for the latest M3 MBP, which is now on sale for $200 less, at $1400. So you might as well get the M3 MBP, but wait!! You want that 1tb of storage and more RAM? Ah sorry, your only option is to order that from Apple for $2000.

It just makes little sense from a consumer perspective and it makes it difficult to make a purchase without feeling screwed in some capacity.
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Very well laid out. That's how they get you (and me).
 
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