Deals: B&H Photo Discounts 2017 13-Inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air by $200

[MacRumors]

B&H Photo this week launched a sale on a collection of Apple's MacBooks, with savings that reach up to $200 off the Mid 2017 refreshes of the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. The 13-inch MacBook Air (1.8 GHz, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) has the lowest price in the sale, running for $799.00, down from $999.00. If you want to beef up the hard drive you can opt for the 256GB SSD that's priced at $999.00, down from $1,199.00, and both computers are in Silver.

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For the higher-end 13-inch MacBook Pro from Mid 2017 (2.3 GHz, 8GB RAM, 128GB PCIe SSD), B&H Photo offers the computer for $1,099.00, down from $1,299.00. Only the Space Gray model is marked down to $1,099.00, however, with the Silver option priced slightly higher in the sale at $1,149.99. For both the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, B&H Photo's prices today are the best available online for the models, coming in $50-$200 under rivals like Best Buy, Adorama, and Walmart.

B&H Photo notes that these discounts will expire later tonight at 11:59 p.m. ET, so be sure to place your orders before that time if you're interested.

In other sales, Pad & Quill continues to celebrate its 8-year anniversary with a sale that encompasses many of its product lines, from duffle and messenger bags to wallets, iPad cases, iPhone cases, and the company's leather HomePod coaster. Check out some of the items on sale below, and then head over to Pad & Quill to place your order before the anniversary event ends.

[*]Leather HomePod Coaster - $15.96, down from $19.95
[*]Timberline Wood iPhone 8 Case - $31.96, down from $39.95
[*]Leather Apple Pencil Grip - $39.96, down from $49.95
[*]Bella Fino iPhone X Wallet Case - $71.96, down from $89.95
[*]Oxford Leather iPad Pro 9.7 Case - $89.96, down from $119.95
[*]Field Bag Waxed Canvas Messenger Bag - $296.10, down from $329.00 Over at StackSocial there are a few discounts on Mac apps that aim to help improve your workflow and protect your computer. Readdle's PDF Expert is priced at $24.99, down from $59.99, and helps streamline PDF document editing and sharing on Mac.

If you're looking to clean up your Mac, MacPaw's CleanMyMac 3 is on sale for $27.99, down from $39.95, and optimizes your computer by scanning and deleting gigabytes of old junk files in a few steps. Lastly, a 2-year subscription to NordVPN is down $10 in a sale, priced at $69 so you can safely and anonymously browse online.

As usual, Anker also has a long list of useful Apple-related accessories on sale, a few of which we've rounded up below:
[*]Powerline+ II Lightning Cable (10ft, all colors) - $13.99 with code ANKER454, down from $19.99 (exp. 7/10)
[*]Waterproof iPhone Pouch (2 pack) - $6.99, down from $9.99 (exp. 7/2)
[*]Roav 30W Car Charger with Quick Charge 3.0 and Car Locator - $19.99, down from $23.99 (exp. 7/2)
[*]Soundcore Spirit Sports Earphones - $32.99, down from $39.99 (exp. 7/3) If you're on the hunt for more savings, be sure to check out our full Deals Roundup.

Article Link: Deals: B&H Photo Discounts 2017 13-Inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air by $200

 

[T Coma]

While our 2009 MBP is still running along flawlessly with more RAM and an SSD, I have to figure it might just die (or be arbitrarily obsoleted) soon, so thanks to MR for keeping these sales on the front page.

Plus, $200 savings is plenty of money for a reliable external keyboard.

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[Mizouse]

I find it funny that I am seeing on MR advertisements for Intel's 8th generation i7 processors yet no Macs have them.

 

[zorinlynx]

Why are these sales so often only for the anemic 128GB storage version? As someone who requires an absolute minimum of 512GB in a laptop, I feel like I can't get a good deal.

 

[alexmarchuk]

Why are these sales so often only for the anemic 128GB storage version? As someone who requires an absolute minimum of 512GB in a laptop, I feel like I can't get a good deal.

More supply since I figure they produced more since it’s more popular?

 

[Yvan256]

We rarely have deals or rebates on Macs in Canada. And on the rare occasions that we do, it's always a tiny amount.

 

[pat500000]

Uh....um.....nope. Cough...cough...keyboard....

 

[lec0rsaire]

I find it funny that I am seeing on MR advertisements for Intel's 8th generation i7 processors yet no Macs have them.

October. I honestly think that Apple has hesitated because of big change with the quad core i5s with hyper threading. I think there are only 2 suitable Coffeelake i5s for the 13”. This complicates differentiation of the 2 port base with the 4 port real 13” MBP. Less people would pay for an i7 upgrade since the new core i5 is just a little worse than an older i7. I also don’t think that the Y chips for the 12” MacBook are ready.
[doublepost=1530046571][/doublepost]Most PC manufacturers choose one core i5 and one core i7 that they use in almost every configuration. Usually the CPU remains the same while the options are RAM, storage and screen resolution (1080p or 4K). Apple always likes to offer marginally faster CPUs for a few hundred.

Apple needs to design their own chips so that people stop comparing apples to apples. It worked wonders for them in the PowerPC era. It was inevitable that it would happen after adopting Intel. With few exceptions Apple never releases machines right when the new CPUs come out.

Another point: I think it was a mistake for them to refresh the MBPs with Kaby Lake just 7 months after the 2016 models. I was pissed. I got my machine by the end of 11/2016 and to have a $3k machine refreshed so soon sucked but not as much as if it had been CoffeeLake instead of KabyLake which wasn’t that much better than Skylake. They should’ve waited until September. They release one machine per year but since they refreshed them early IMO people are freaking out because the 2018s didn’t launch this month.

 

[fairuz]

Why are these sales so often only for the anemic 128GB storage version? As someone who requires an absolute minimum of 512GB in a laptop, I feel like I can't get a good deal.

At least you can put in more slow storage with a microSD card, which I use for media, backups, and downloads. With the right adaptor, the card will fit in the slot without sticking out at all, so it's basically internal.

Also keeps the main SSD's bandwith and IOPS free for more performance-critical things like my system. Sounds nerdy, but I've had certain operations on the main SSD like verifying a new Xcode XIP slow down my system enough to frustrate any user.

 

[lec0rsaire]

$1100 for the base 13” is a great price. You can buy 500GB Samsung T5 external SSDs (USB-C 3.1 gen 2 10Gbps) for about $130. For those that can get by with 128GB internal, that’s a great price for fast external storage without a dongle! 1TB USB-C 3.1 spinning drives are half that and perform well as long as they’re 7200rpm.

You can just keep apps installed on the internal SSD and have big files for work on external SSDs and 7200rpm drives for music, movies and whatever.
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Why are these sales so often only for the anemic 128GB storage version? As someone who requires an absolute minimum of 512GB in a laptop, I feel like I can't get a good deal.

Samsung T5 500GB 10Gbps ($128) : https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-P...samsung+t5&dpPl=1&dpID=318I0KrjRKL&ref=plSrch

This is a solution to consider. Hell I’m going to order one of these soon.

 

[markieG84]

At least you can put in more slow storage with a microSD card, which I use for media, backups, and downloads. With the right adaptor, the card will fit in the slot without sticking out at all, so it's basically internal.

Also keeps the main SSD's bandwith and IOPS free for more performance-critical things like my system. Sounds nerdy, but I've had certain operations on the main SSD like verifying a new Xcode XIP slow down my system enough to frustrate any user.

Yea sounds nerdy. Also the newer macbook's faster storage will win no matter.

 

[reallynotnick]

While our 2009 MBP is still running along flawlessly with more RAM and an SSD, I have to figure it might just die (or be arbitrarily obsoleted) soon

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2009 MBP can't run the latest version of OS X, the most recent it can run is 10.11 and we are on 10.13 with 10.14 on the way. But still 9 years for a computer is impressive, I made it 8 years with my 2009 machine, it just got painfully slow with the aging C2D compared to the 2011 Sandy Bridge and later models even with 8GB of RAM and an SSD and I wanted to be able to run the latest OS.

 

[geromi912]

2009 MBP can't run the latest version of OS X, the most recent it can run is 10.11 and we are on 10.13 with 10.14 on the way. But still 9 years for a computer is impressive, I made it 8 years with my 2009 machine, it just got painfully slow with the aging C2D compared to the 2011 Sandy Bridge and later models even with 8GB of RAM and an SSD and I wanted to be able to run the latest OS.

2009 core 2 duo macs can run high Sierra

 

[ProVideo]

B&H is probably going to take a pretty big hit over the next year or two in loss of business after the Supreme Court ruling on sales tax. Sales tax on computer and photo/video equipment isn't chump change.

 

[Neepman]

Boy. Talk about a place thats going to get hammered by the SCOTUS State sales tax decision.
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B&H is probably going to take a pretty big hit over the next year or two in loss of business after the Supreme Court ruling on sales tax. Sales tax on computer and photo/video equipment isn't chump change.

Yep. Their service is fine and all but no reason to buy if you are not going to see that 10% no-tax savings. I bet I have spent 25 k with them over the last 10 years. Easy...

 

[Westside guy]

Why are these sales so often only for the anemic 128GB storage version? As someone who requires an absolute minimum of 512GB in a laptop, I feel like I can't get a good deal.

The 256GB version of the Air is discounted as well.

What I find annoying is that, with the current Mac lineup, I have to choose between getting a decent screen or getting a decent keyboard. And don’t get me started on the ports...

 

[Spizike9]

Why are these sales so often only for the anemic 128GB storage version? As someone who requires an absolute minimum of 512GB in a laptop, I feel like I can't get a good deal.

They have an over abundance of the models that people don’t want. You’re a perfect example.

 

[prss14]

While our 2009 MBP is still running along flawlessly with more RAM and an SSD, I have to figure it might just die (or be arbitrarily obsoleted) soon, so thanks to MR for keeping these sales on the front page.

Plus, $200 savings is plenty of money for a reliable external keyboard.

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2009 here as well. RAM and SSD and it feels better than new actually.

 

[scottrngr]

If you're willing to buy a 2016 model, B&H has $1000+ discounts on those.

 

[deeddawg]

If you're willing to buy a 2016 model, B&H has $1000+ discounts on those.

If a leftover new 2016's keyboard breaks, what's it get replaced with?

 

[fairuz]

Yea sounds nerdy. Also the newer macbook's faster storage will win no matter.

No, cause operations like that will saturate the disk resources even with the faster disk, like it does on my 2015 MBP. Some things are IO-bound.

 

[zorinlynx]

The 256GB version of the Air is discounted as well.

What I find annoying is that, with the current Mac lineup, I have to choose between getting a decent screen or getting a decent keyboard. And don’t get me started on the ports...

The current Macbook Air, completely unmodified in any way other than a retina screen, would be an amazing machine.