Buyer's Guide: Discounts on Retina iMac, MacBook Air, Older MacBook Pro, and Apple Accessories

[MacRumors]

Despite the approach of the Easter holiday, there aren't too many deals available this week. We've had good prices on the iPad for the last few weeks, but most sales have ended, so if you're planning to buy one of Apple's newest tablets, you might want to hold off for a week or two until prices drop a bit further.

That said, there are some good discounts on the Retina iMac and other iMacs, and 2014 MacBook Air and Retina MacBook Pro models continue to be available at low prices.

We've also got a lot of apps on sale this week, and there are a few Apple-related accessories available on the cheap, including Beats headphones.

iPad Air 2

Best Buy continues to offer the lowest prices we've seen on a few select iPad Air 2 models. The 16GB Cellular iPad Air 2 in silver is available for $499.99, $130 off its regular price. The 64GB Cellular iPad Air 2 in silver is available for $599.99, $130 off. The 128GB Cellular iPad Air 2 in silver is priced at $699.99, also a $130 discount.

B&H Photo is offering a small discount on all of its iPad Air 2 models, dropping prices by $30 to $50. With the discount, the 16GB WiFi only iPad Air 2 is priced at $459 and the 64GB model is priced at $569.

iPad Air

Best Buy is also discounting cellular versions of its iPad Air stock, dropping the price on the 16GB Verizon Space Gray model to $379.99 and the price of the 32GB Verizon Space Gray model to $429.99, two of the lowest prices we've seen on those tablets.

Both Best Buy and B&H Photo have deep discounts on some remaining stock of now-discontinued higher-capacity iPad Air models, as listed below.

- iPad Air Wi-Fi 128GB Space Gray - $549
- iPad Air Cellular Space Gray 128GB (AT&T) - $579
- iPad Air Cellular Space Gray 64GB (AT&T) - $449
- iPad Air Cellular Silver 64GB (Verizon) - $566.99
- iPad Air Cellular Silver 128GB (Verizon) - $579
- iPad Air Cellular Space Gray 128GB (Verizon) - $559

iPad mini 2

Amazon has a few iPad mini 2 models available at discounted prices. The 16GB Cellular Verizon iPad mini 2 in Silver is available for $339. The 16GB Cellular Verizon iPad mini 2 in Space Gray is available for $335. The 32GB Cellular Verizon iPad mini 2 in Space Gray is available for $399.99.

Best Buy and Amazon also have remaining stock of now-discontinued higher-capacity iPad mini 2 models, which are a good deal if you're looking for an iPad mini. Compared to the iPad mini 3, the iPad mini 2 only lacks Touch ID.

- iPad mini Cellular Silver 128GB (AT&T) - $450
- iPad mini Cellular Space Gray 128GB (AT&T) - $400
- iPad mini Cellular Space Gray 64GB (AT&T) - $399.99
- iPad mini Cellular Silver 128GB (Verizon) - $439.97
- iPad mini Cellular Space Gray 128GB (Verizon) - $534.99
- iPad mini Cellular Silver 64GB (Verizon) - $396.99
- iPad mini Cellular Space Gray 64GB (Verizon) - $398.99

iPad mini 3

Best Buy has discounts on a single iPad mini 3, the 128GB Cellular iPad model in gold. The price is $579.99, a discount of $150.

iMac

- 21.5-inch 1.4GHz/8GB/500GB (Best Buy) - $999.99, $100 off
- 21.5-inch 2.7GHz/8GB/1TB (Adorama) (B&H Photo) - $1,189, $110 off
- 21.5-inch 2.9GHz/8GB/1TB (Best Buy) - $1,379, $130 off
- 27-inch 3.2GHz/8GB/1TB (Adorama) (B&H Photo) - $1,689, $110 off
- 27-inch 3.4GHz/8GB/1TB (Adorama) (B&H Photo) - $1,794, $205 off
- 27-inch 3.5Ghz/8GB/1TB Retina iMac (Best Buy) - $2,349, $250 off

Mac mini

- 1.4GHz/4GB/500GB (Amazon) (Adorama) (B&H Photo) - $464.99, $34 off
- 2.6GHz/8GB/1TB (Amazon) (B&H Photo) - $649.99, $49 off
- 2.8GHz/8GB/1TB (MacMall) - $934.99, $64 off

MacBook Air

- 2015 11-inch 1.6GHz/4GB/128GB - (B&H Photo) (Adorama) $829, $70 off
- 2015 13-inch 1.6GHz/4GB/128GB (B&H Photo) (Adorama) - $949.99, $50 off
- 2014 11-inch 1.4GHz/4GB/128GB (Amazon) (B&H Photo) - $729, $170 off
- 2014 11-inch 1.4GHz/4GB/256GB (Amazon) (B&H Photo) - $899, $200 off
- 2014 13-inch 1.4GHz/4GB/128GB (Amazon) (B&H Photo) - $799, $200 off
- 2014 13-inch 1.4GHz/4GB/256GB (Best Buy) - $899, $300 off

Retina MacBook Pro

- 2014 15-inch 2.2GHz/16GB/256GB (Best Buy) (B&H Photo) (MacMall) - $1,799, $200 off
- 2014 15-inch 2.5GHz/16GB/512GB (B&H Photo) -$2,249, $250 off
- 2014 13-inch 2.6GHz/8GB/128GB (B&H Photo) - $1,129, $170 off
- 2014 13-inch 2.6GHz/8GB/256GB (B&H Photo) - $1,249, $239 off
- 2014 13-inch 2.8GHz/8GB/512GB (Amazon) - $1,550, $249 off

Apps

There are quite a few apps that are on sale at discounted prices or available for free for a limited time. We'll highlight a few here, but make sure to check out our sister site AppShopper for a complete list.

iOS board game San Juan is available for $0.99, down from $4.99. Valiant Hearts: The Great War is available for free, down from $4.99. Blek is available for $0.99, down from $1.99.

Apple is running an "Amazing Photo + Video" promotion in the Mac and iOS App Stores this week, and more than 30 popular apps are available at 50 percent off.

Puzzle game Back to Bed was named Apple's app of the week this week, and it will be available to download for free for the next six days.

Apple Accessories

Fluxmob is offering $10 off the Bolt battery/charger and throwing in a free Arc lightning cable through 4/5. Target is offering a $10 gift card with the purchase of an Apple TV.

Groupon is selling the Griffin USB Power Duo wall and car charger pack for $9.99, down from $29.95. Groupon is selling the Scosche BoltBOX Retractable Lightning cable for $12.99, down from $24.99. The Sony Portable Bluetooth Speaker with Lightning Dock is available for $139 from Groupon, $10 cheaper than Amazon's price and more than $100 off the original price.

Best Buy is offering up to 20 percent off all Beats headphones.

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Article Link: Buyer's Guide: Discounts on Retina iMac, MacBook Air, Older MacBook Pro, and Apple Accessories

 

[bpcookson]

Savings shown here on retina MacBook Pros are incorrect. You can buy a 13" 512GB 2014 model brand new for $1649. Same machine goes for $1399 as a refurb, which is what I just bought.

 

[jclo]

Savings shown here on retina MacBook Pros are incorrect. You can buy a 13" 512GB 2014 model brand new for $1649. Same machine goes for $1399 as a refurb, which is what I just bought.

Savings are based on Apple's original prices. It would be difficult to calculate savings based on another metric because base prices at other stores vary a lot.

It's best to look at the price itself and compare it to whatever else is out there -- we're just listing the lowest price on any given model that we've seen. These are all brand new machines, by the way, not refurbished or anything.

We don't include what's available in the Apple refurbished store because stock fluctuates so often.

 

[pnoyblazed]

patiently waiting on those ipad air 2 refurbs

 

[Valerian17]

I went to download Orbitum and it's showing $1.99 in the App Store. There is an Orbitum Lite that's free. Please clarify.

 

[jclo]

I went to download Orbitum and it's showing $1.99 in the App Store. There is an Orbitum Lite that's free. Please clarify.

Prices can fluctuate frequently. Orbitum's sale has ended, so I'll remove it from the list. You can see here that it was free yesterday: http://appshopper.com/games/orbitum

 

[Lancetx]

Picked up the iMac Retina 5K at Best Buy last night before the sale ended. I had a 10% off store coupon that stacked on top of their sale price, so I couldn't pass it up for $475 off the regular price. It's quite a nice upgrade from my 21.5" Mid 2011 model!