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Black Friday Discounts on Macs Have Begun
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I believe it would cover online. It was weird..a few days ago..people were saying just the online store..but that wouldnt make a whole lot of sense..so i would say all apple locations.
No sales on refurbs...and you cant apply education discount to anything and still get black friday sales.
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It appears that MacMall is giving out some pretty good discounts. The ones from Best Buy aren't bad either.
It appears that MacMall is giving out some pretty good discounts. The ones from Best Buy aren't bad either.
I love this. Someone says it and then ONE POST LATER it's suddenly a rumor.
No. No discounts on refurb, no stacking of education discount.
I don't know why there are people here complaining that the discount isn't enough. Anytime there is a discount and someone is going to buy the product for it you should be happy. I know that if I was in the market for a new Mac I would be happy since I no longer get a student discount.
My Macbook Pro came with 3 trials from Apple owned software and one from Microsoft. Plenty of crapware in the Mac world if you look.
My brothers iMac and my Late 08 Macbook have no trialware whatsoever on it. My iMac and my fiancee's did have iWork and Office 2004 trialware though.
Nothing wrong with that. I bought my computer through Apple Online because I wanted to customize it a bit. Most retailers, even the Apple Store won't let you do that.
First off, the student discount is from Apple. All third party retailers I have been too when looking for apple products don't offer it. They generally offer something of similar value. For example, I thought about buying my iMac from MicroCenter instead of Apple. They did not offer the discount, but instead were offering to upgrade the RAM in the computer at no extra cost.
So, as far as the student discount vs. gift card, at this point you would be better off taking the gift card, because Apple has eliminated a lot of the savings from the Student Discount.
Have you ever had your computer serviced by an Apple Store?
It takes longer than 2 days for them to fix anything. I needed a simple hdd swap on my iMac and it took almost a month before it was fixed.
Also you are not obligated to purchase a Best Buy warranty, you can always go online and purchase an AppleCare warranty or purchase it over the phone from AppleCare. They will even send you the boxed material that you would get in the box.
There is nothing wrong with Best Buy.
Here's my calculation for the final cost of the 2.4ghz MacBook from MacConnection...
$1499 MacBook 2.4ghz MB467LL/A
-$100 mailin rebate
- $40 BigCrumbs 2.7% cashback rebate
- $20 American Express 1% cashback rebate
No tax, no shipping
Total: ~ $1339
That's the price that the Apple store's gonna have to beat for me (after taxes).
$1499 MacBook 2.4ghz MB467LL/A
-$100 mailin rebate
- $40 BigCrumbs 2.7% cashback rebate
- $20 American Express 1% cashback rebate
No tax, no shipping
Total: ~ $1339
That's the price that the Apple store's gonna have to beat for me (after taxes).
Nice job embellishing a rumor on top of what already was rumor / speculation-lol.
The analyst article posted on AppleInsider said there may be discounts up to 15% on some items. And where on earth did you find (or make up) the part of Apple building a "huge inventory for BF"??
Your math is stinky.
1499 less 3.7% = $1443.54 less $100 MIR = $1343.54.
Something to keep in mind, none of the cashback 'rebates' are instant. P.S All these hotlinking to your bigcrumbs page, which is for profiteering is highly likely to be against forum policy.
Thanks for putting exact numbers on it for me
True, none of the rebates are instant by any means, but in the end they do fall to the bottom line. Of course, by then, I've already rationalized some other purchase using "all that money I saved on buying the MacBook!" Hehe.
BTW, Amazon has the AppleCare for MacBook for $200. Any lower prices out there?
eBay with live.com cashback. Can be had under $100. See my edit on the post above for another tidbit.
AppleCare
Try LA Computer for AppleCare at discount:
http://www.lacomputercompany.com/cgi-bin/rpcart/featured.cgi?group=appcare
Try LA Computer for AppleCare at discount:
http://www.lacomputercompany.com/cgi-bin/rpcart/featured.cgi?group=appcare
MACeat Emptor...
MacBooks and Pros seem like a safe bet for Christmas, but I'd be careful about iMacs and Mac Pros, given MacWorld Expo is but 20 days after the holidays. Nothing sucks more than to see your shiny new Christmas Mac reduced to technorubble by the MacWorld unveiling of something infinitely better as your model slides down into the Mac Store bargain bin for much less than your $100-200 holiday discount.
MacBooks and Pros seem like a safe bet for Christmas, but I'd be careful about iMacs and Mac Pros, given MacWorld Expo is but 20 days after the holidays. Nothing sucks more than to see your shiny new Christmas Mac reduced to technorubble by the MacWorld unveiling of something infinitely better as your model slides down into the Mac Store bargain bin for much less than your $100-200 holiday discount.
ok ok ok
So, With all these stores getting a jump starting today - leaves me to think..
1. Deeper discounts on Friday?
2. What about cyber Monday (on-line black Friday event)? Most on-line retailers target that as most everyone will be back to work on Monday and surfing the internet at work. Any chance for deeper cuts?
my worship pastor really needs a macbook with parallels & Xp. every place I am pricing for him is coming up around $1,400. I know I am asking alot, but if I can get the following really close to $1,000 he may grab for it (right now all of his Windows laptops bit the dust - including a 3 yr old one he was borrowing from the church).
any leads where I can get the following in the $1,000 to $1,100 price range (not including tax and shipping - most places ship ground free, and he does not mind waiting a few days; has been without a laptop for 3-4 months now). He really really needs it for his seminary classes and ministry work.
Needed:
*Macbook white (can settle for combo drive) 120gb, 2gb, 2.0ghz or higher
*Parallels
*Windows XP - OEM is fine and that is what you will mostly find
*AppleCare.
Parallels and XP does not have to be installed and configured; I can do that for thim. I am not worried about native Apple software (other than iLife), as I understand he has his windows software disks - which should carry him over and we can make the switch to native apple apps slowly - which is the same route I took..
So, With all these stores getting a jump starting today - leaves me to think..
1. Deeper discounts on Friday?
2. What about cyber Monday (on-line black Friday event)? Most on-line retailers target that as most everyone will be back to work on Monday and surfing the internet at work. Any chance for deeper cuts?
my worship pastor really needs a macbook with parallels & Xp. every place I am pricing for him is coming up around $1,400. I know I am asking alot, but if I can get the following really close to $1,000 he may grab for it (right now all of his Windows laptops bit the dust - including a 3 yr old one he was borrowing from the church).
any leads where I can get the following in the $1,000 to $1,100 price range (not including tax and shipping - most places ship ground free, and he does not mind waiting a few days; has been without a laptop for 3-4 months now). He really really needs it for his seminary classes and ministry work.
Needed:
*Macbook white (can settle for combo drive) 120gb, 2gb, 2.0ghz or higher
*Parallels
*Windows XP - OEM is fine and that is what you will mostly find
*AppleCare.
Parallels and XP does not have to be installed and configured; I can do that for thim. I am not worried about native Apple software (other than iLife), as I understand he has his windows software disks - which should carry him over and we can make the switch to native apple apps slowly - which is the same route I took..
Stop thinking.
1. No.
2. No.
This is the same as when stores extend their Labor Day sales for two weeks. No better deals than what they're doing right now.
Keep in mind that the return policy is very important, expecially with the new MBP and MB, lots of small defects are surfacing and you may need to do an exchange or return to get one with a good keyboard or a dust free screen.
I know from experience that Amazon has a no hassle return policy. If a MBP does not meet your expectations, then you can return it for a full refund (including return shipping). No worries about a BS restocking fee and generally very quick processing.
If the difference between Amazon and Macmall is small, go with Amazon.
I know from experience that Amazon has a no hassle return policy. If a MBP does not meet your expectations, then you can return it for a full refund (including return shipping). No worries about a BS restocking fee and generally very quick processing.
If the difference between Amazon and Macmall is small, go with Amazon.
hey,
I haven't read through all the threads, but just so everyone knows, the apple retail stores will honor the best price you bring them. We just bought my sister a computer, and we brought in a printout of the bestbuy page showing the 1199 price tag, and they honored the price.
just so you all know.
happy thanksgiving.
I haven't read through all the threads, but just so everyone knows, the apple retail stores will honor the best price you bring them. We just bought my sister a computer, and we brought in a printout of the bestbuy page showing the 1199 price tag, and they honored the price.
just so you all know.
happy thanksgiving.
ok.
1. Just was hopeful
2. Just was hopeful
I just gave my woship pastor an offer. Amazon.com
White, 120gb 1 gb, combo
Parallels
Applecare
No Tax, free shipping
$1,152 (that is without the Windows disk. I think he may still have one).
That is the LOWEST I come up with so far....
