Best Apple Deals of the Week: 2021 MacBook Pro Gets Massive $500 Markdowns as Samsung Discounts TVs and Memory Accessories

[MacRumors]

As we near the end of January, this week we saw a collection of deals on Apple's iPad Pro, iMac, and the 2021 MacBook Pro. Additionally, we're tracking new sales on TVs and memory accessories from Samsung.

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Samsung TVs

• What's the deal? Save on Samsung TVs
• Where can I get it? Samsung

Samsung TV Super Bowl Sale (TV SALE)​

Samsung this week kicked off a sale on select TVs during its Super Bowl sale, with as much as $1,700 off Samsung 4K TVs. We've collected a few of the TVs on sale in the lists below, but be sure to visit Samsung for the full list.

Crystal UHD 4K Smart TVs

• 75-inch - $679.99, down from $799.99
• 85-inch - $1,199.99, down from $1,499.99

QLED 4K Smart TVs

• 55-inch - $899.99, down from $1,099.99
• 65-inch - $1,099.99, down from $1,399.99
• 75-inch - $1,299.99, down from $2,299.99
• 85-inch - $1,799.99, down from $3,299.99

Neo QLED 4K Smart TVs

• 55-inch - $1,199.99, down from $1,499.99
• 65-inch - $1,599.99, down from $1,999.99
• 85-inch - $2,299.99, down from $3,999.99

Samsung Memory and Drives

• What's the deal? Save up to 63% on Samsung memory and drives
• Where can I get it? Amazon

Samsung Gold Box Sale (UP TO 63% OFF)​

In addition to the TV sale on its own website, Samsung is discounting a large collection of memory accessories on Amazon during today's Gold Box deal. You can save on microSD cards, internal memory cards, solid state drives, portable SSDs, flash drives, and more. All of the deals can be found on Amazon.

MacBook Pro (2021)

• What's the deal? Take $500 off 2021 MacBook Pro
• Where can I get it? Amazon
• Where can I find the original deal? Right here

14-inch MacBook Pro (1TB) for $1,999.00 ($500 OFF)​

16-inch MacBook Pro (1TB) for $2,199.00 ($500 OFF)​

Amazon kicked off the week with steep discounts on Apple's 2021 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro notebooks, offering $500 off select models. The best deal of the bunch is the 14-inch MacBook Pro (1TB) for $1,999.00, and you can also get the 16-inch MacBook Pro (1TB) for the solid price of $2,199.00, both of which represent $500 discounts on their original prices and record low prices.

iPad Pro (2022)

• What's the deal? Take $200 off 2022 iPad Pro
• Where can I get it? Amazon
• Where can I find the original deal? Right here

11-inch iPad Pro (2TB Wi-Fi) for $1,699.00 ($200 OFF)​

12.9-inch iPad Pro (1TB Wi-Fi) for $1,599.00 ($200 OFF)​

Amazon also introduced fresh discounts on higher-end iPad Pro models this week, and a few remain on sale. You can get the 11-inch iPad Pro (2TB Wi-Fi) for $1,699.00 and the 12.9-inch iPad Pro (1TB Wi-Fi) for $1,599.00, both of which are $200 markdowns on these tablets and all-time low prices.

M1 iMac (2021)

• What's the deal? Take $199 off 2021 M1 iMac
• Where can I get it? Amazon
• Where can I find the original deal? Right here

M1 iMac (8-core/256GB) for $1,299.99 ($199 OFF)​

Apple's 24-inch M1 iMac saw a few discounts during the middle of the week, but only a few remain on sale today. You can get the 8-core/256GB iMac for $1,299.99, down from $1,499.00, which is an all-time low price. This one is available in Pink, Green, Orange, Purple, and Yellow.


Be sure to visit our full Deals Roundup to shop for even more Apple-related products and accessories.

Article Link: Best Apple Deals of the Week: 2021 MacBook Pro Gets Massive $500 Markdowns as Samsung Discounts TVs and Memory Accessories

 

[mcfrazieriv]

I wonder how old the panels are in some of those Samsungs. They are either a "A" or "B" variant of something devised in late 2020.

 

[Nabby]

For those interested in the Samsung T7 2TB SSD drive that is currently $159 at Amazon, it will be $150 at Costco starting 2/1 through 2/15. I have had good luck with that drive.

 

[NY Guitarist]

I'd be all over that 16" MBP if I didn't already have one! Great deal on a fantastic computer.

 

[JosephAW]

Are they allowed to say "SB" word?

 

[imnotthewalrus]

For those interested in the Samsung T7 2TB SSD drive that is currently $159 at Amazon, it will be $150 at Costco starting 2/1 through 2/15. I have had good luck with that drive.

I ordered one earlier today. I already have 3 other T7 ssd, but the largest capacity of those is a 1TB which cost me $159!!!

 

[sw1tcher]

New M2 Pro 14.2" MacBook Pro with 16/512 is on sale for $1849 (after code APINSIDER) at https://www.adorama.com/acmphe3lla.html

 

[svish]

Excellent deals on 85" Samsung TV. Also will be good to buy 2021 M1 Pro MacBook Pro model over the M2 Pro model due to the high discounts.

 

[SBlue1]

Are they allowed to say "SB" word?

Macrumors put it in its ad there. Samsung doesn't use it if you click on the link. By the way, in Europe it has to say this is an ad and not an article. How about in the US?

 

[T Coma]

For those interested in the Samsung T7 2TB SSD drive that is currently $159 at Amazon, it will be $150 at Costco starting 2/1 through 2/15. I have had good luck with that drive.

I might have to jump on that one… but I don’t even see that item listed at Costco at regular price, just the “touch” version so far. Where do you get these future item listings? Or is this a regional thing?

 

[Nabby]

I might have to jump on that one… but I don’t even see that item listed at Costco at regular price, just the “touch” version so far. Where do you get these future item listings? Or is this a regional thing?

Pretty sure I saw it on Slickdeals. The T7 is the touch version. You aren't required to use that functionality if you don't want to use it. That drive is currently $219 at Costco.

edit: Link https://slickdeals.net/f/16402081-s...fingerprint-security-feb-1-through-feb-26-150

 

[randyhudson]

Racketeering – a type of organized crime in which the perpetrators set up a coercive, fraudulent, extortionary, or otherwise illegal coordinated scheme or operation (a "racket") to repeatedly or consistently collect a profit.

Apple abandoning old hardware with the latest versions of their OS is the definition of racketeering. You'd be crazy to buy any hardware from Apple that is over a year old.

With OpenCore Legacy Patcher, it's obvious that abandoning old machines has nothing to do with the resources necessary to support them, nor any BS about degraded user experience.

 

[T Coma]

Pretty sure I saw it on Slickdeals. The T7 is the touch version. You aren't required to use that functionality if you don't want to use it. That drive is currently $219 at Costco.

edit: Link https://slickdeals.net/f/16402081-s...fingerprint-security-feb-1-through-feb-26-150

Wow, that is a good discount. However, I don't think the T7 refers to the touch version only. This drive pictured in the article is the non-touch version on Amazon for $159, not sure if it was discounted more in the Gold Box Sale which seems to have expired. Still, $150 is better than $159, so it looks like I'll be stopping at Costco on Wednesday.

 

[MacEyeDoc]

Just saw this at Costco. $250 off on a Mac Studio with M1 Max (along with $200 off the Studio Display)? Could new M2 Mac Studios be on the way?

 

[aibloop]

…Hoooold on a minute, what we know of Tim Cooks Apple… They do NOT hold inventory this big, to run quite big discounts since the fall.

They are actually making the M1 products to sell at discount because of the market downturn. Consumers not buying their new wares but M1 are considered a steal at 500$ off…

I would like to see if they are cutting corners with cheaper components. (more likely they are getting steep discounts in China)


What are Apples margins on the M1 macbook pro? Is this known?

 

[aibloop]

speculation. Gonna gather some more data