It could be any time in the next couple of months....
Does anyone have an idea of when Apple will start listing those Haswell 13" rMBPs?
It could be any time in the next couple of months....
Does anyone have an idea of when Apple will start listing those Haswell 13" rMBPs?
Is the "fraud" accusation a chain-wide thing? I once bought a video game from Best Buy and requested in-store pickup, but listed only the first letter of my last name. The clerk there accused me of fraud when I tried to pick up the order, even though I had the order number and credit card on me. After that, I kept buying from Best Buy but haven't gone back to that particular store.
It could be any time in the next couple of months.
Having an order come in with a first initial for the last name on a quite pricey device like a MBP would be a tough call
I don't think you'll be able to bargain on the price since it is already labeled as clearance. I'm not sure about the student discount though.
Update: Best Buy dropped the price on the clearance model (MD103LL/A) down to $1,299, and I noticed that they were running out of stock in the area, so I traveled down to my local store and asked. They had 1 left (so I didn't haggle on price), but I DID manage to get them to apply the student discount, even though there was a clearance item exception in the fine print.
I also applied a $10 Reward Zone cert, so even after tax, the laptop was $200+ cheaper than the same exact model being sold as clearance on MacMall. They were also offering a Yellow Tag special, which meant that I not only walked out as an Elite member but also with a $15 bonus gift card (in addition to the standard Reward Zone points).
I think this was one awesome steal.
Nice, congrats!Update: Best Buy dropped the price on the clearance model (MD103LL/A) down to $1,299, and I noticed that they were running out of stock in the area, so I traveled down to my local store and asked. They had 1 left (so I didn't haggle on price), but I DID manage to get them to apply the student discount, even though there was a clearance item exception in the fine print.
I also applied a $10 Reward Zone cert, so even after tax, the laptop was $200+ cheaper than the same exact model being sold as clearance on MacMall. They were also offering a Yellow Tag special, which meant that I not only walked out as an Elite member but also with a $15 bonus gift card (in addition to the standard Reward Zone points).
I think this was one awesome steal.