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Deals: Holiday Sales Hit Apple's iMac, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini (Up to $400 Off)

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You can save on a few of the latest Macs this week at retailers like Amazon, Adorama, and B&H Photo. These sales include discounts on the iMac, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini, with up to $400 off select models.

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Notable deals include $50 off the new M1-enabled Mac mini (512GB), priced at $849.00 on B&H Photo. Otherwise, you'll find $50 off the new M1 13-inch MacBook Pro (512GB) at Amazon, up to $400 off the 16-inch MacBook Pro from 2019, and up to $100 off various iMacs.

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You can keep track of ongoing sales on Apple's iMac line by visiting our guides for the Best iMac Deals and Best MacBook Deals. There, we keep track of the best iMac offers from Amazon, Adorama, B&H Photo, and other retailers, so be sure to check back often if you're shopping for an iMac for the first time, or thinking of upgrading.

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sigh, back in my day you could get an iPhone 3g for two hundred bucks. I miss those days.
 
Azeroth1 said:
Does it make sense to by any non-Apple CPU model these days?
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It is a hard call. From what I see the stability and compatibility of the early M1 machines are mixed. If stability, compatibility or running Windows in a VM is paramount then an end of life intel buy makes sense. The best choice, if you have the option, is to give Apple a couple of years to smooth out the Apple silicon bumps then decide.
 
The discount must consider the time until you'll be able to run your pro apps on an AS Mac. My Apogee Element 46 is only partially compatible. Homebrew packages are still being ported. I wonder if Java is already running for Java development. And so on... the discount is great, but I wonder if we'll have a fully compatible platform for our apps and devices until mid-2021.
 
Azeroth1 said:
Does it make sense to by any non-Apple CPU model these days?
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Unless you need Windows compatibility or run apps that do not support the M1 chip it does not.

Much larger performance/money ratio on the new systems. And if you need a bigger display and can wait they should be coming next year.

FWIW, I really happy moving from 2019 16" and 2020 13" to M1 based Air. Will add a 14" Mxx/M2 next year.
 
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Williesleg said:
Remember when Apple computers were in such high demand there were no sales?
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They were also not sold everywhere, you'd be hard pressed to find Mac's at a electronics wholesaler, you'd have to find an Apple authorised reseller, which back in the day were very Desktop Publishing minded (along with other creative industries)... Now, you can get them at PCWorld (UK) and similar in the US.. with stiff competition
 
I was worried about the M1 vs Intel thing but I got the 16 after using a late 2008 unibody daily. Im so blown away! I don't think it matters really if you're on older hardware what you get right now if you're worried about that.
 
Mrjetsondc said:
sigh, back in my day you could get an iPhone 3g for two hundred bucks. I miss those days.
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Well, sort of. The additional $400 or so was baked into your cell phone service plan... that was why you had to sign a 2 or 3 year agreement (depending on your country) to get that price. But feel free to remember the past as you choose to remember it.
 
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Azeroth1 said:
Does it make sense to by any non-Apple CPU model these days?
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Maybe... depends on your needs. I just did a 2019 iMac (27") from the refurb store after the M1 Macs were released... for me, it just made sense to get what I needed when I needed it. The M1 looks really promising, but it's not been tested in the real world yet... never buy anything with a low serial number. :D
 
I met with Apple execs 10 years ago to discuss an idea I had

Solar panel cells on the laptop lid so when your outside the laptop would charge itself.

10 years later. Still no solar power lid laptop.

Now THAT IS INNOVATION.
 
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