Deals Spotlight: 12-Inch MacBook Hits All-Time-Low at $800 ($500 Off)

[MacRumors]

In a new flash sale at B&H Photo, you can get the 12-inch MacBook for just $799.00, $500 off from the original price of $1,299.00. This is the configuration from mid 2017 with 8GB onboard RAM and 256GB of PCIe-based flash storage, available in Gold and Rose Gold during today's sale.

Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with B&H Photo. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

The 12-inch MacBook is Apple's low-cost notebook, featuring a 12-inch Retina display, 10-12 hour battery life, Force Touch trackpad, and a butterfly keyboard, all encased in a 0.5-inch thin enclosure.

In terms of sales, we've been tracking an ongoing discount for the 512GB version of the same MacBook at multiple retailers, but B&H Photo's flash sale today is the best price currently available online for the 256GB model. It's also the best we've ever seen among the major retailers.

12-inch MacBook

[*]1.2 GHz, 256GB, Gold - $799.00, $500 off from $1,299.00
[*]1.2 GHz, 256GB, Rose Gold - $799.00, $500 off from $1,299.00 Visit our full Deals Roundup to browse even more sales happening this week, including discounts on the 10.5-inch iPad Pro and Apple Watch Series 3.

Article Link: Deals Spotlight: 12-Inch MacBook Hits All-Time-Low at $800 ($500 Off)

 

[tipoo]

Stupid stinky CAD. That's 1070CAD, 15% tax, so 1230.50 in total. Still feels like way too much to me for Core M and one USB C port.

 

[Mansu944]

Well there you go. All you people saying entry prices for Macs are too high, here’s your chance.

 

[ilikewhey]

And I still isn’t interested, too many sacrifices for form over function

 

[bladerunner2000]

That should have been the price from the start.

But we all know Apple would rather rip you off to get to a trillion dollar valuation than price their products respectably.

 

[unibility]

That should have been the price from the start.

But we all know Apple would rather rip you off to get to a trillion dollar valuation than price their products respectably.

The point of businesses is to be profitable.

 

[sockdoggy]

My fiancée got this rev when they were released and still loves it. Extremely light weight and portable (fits into a handbag). Can run Photoshop and Illustrator just fine... not limited to iOS. She has an iMac for more intensive projects. This is a great price!

 

[Shanpdx]

mostly new MacBook is coming this spring or it will be entirely discontinued (with 13" MBA)

very nice price, 480p iSight camera and One port still kills it.

 

[Tofupunch]

Does this have the same keyboard as the 2016-current MBP? Just wondering if it'll suffer from the same dust/ingress issues.

 

[alex2792]

Meh, you can get a SP6 with a quad core CPU, pen and keyboard for $799 at Costco. The CPU in the MacBook is a joke and you can’t even charge it and use a usb device without some dongle. Oh, and get ready to replace the keyboard on an annual basis.

 

[bladerunner2000]

The point of businesses is to be profitable.

Did I say Apple needs to be a charity?

 

[69Mustang]

Well there you go. All you people saying entry prices for Macs are too high, here’s your chance.

Ha! Anyone buying this outdated and underspecced machine really, really wants to be in Apple ecosystem pretty badly. It's basically Apple's version of a Chromebook. Damn. My aversion to this machine is really showing. Apple has better hardware to spend your money on is what I'm saying.

 

[oneMadRssn]

Would be nice if one of the higher-specced versions had the same $500 discount.

 

[myrtlebee]

Keep in mind the issues with the butterfly keyboard, especially this 2nd gen keyboard.

Also, B&H’s return policy states that opened computers are not returnable:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/HelpCenter/ReturnExchange.jsp

 

[trillionaire]

Keep in mind the issues with the butterfly keyboard, especially this 2nd gen keyboard.

Also, B&H’s return policy states that opened computers are not returnable:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/HelpCenter/ReturnExchange.jsp

On first read it seems like a decent deal. Upon further checking it still doesn't seem to make sense for the machine you're getting as well as the terms that go with it.

 

[Agit21]

Because nobody is buying these low performing machines.

 

[fourthtunz]

In a new flash sale at B&H Photo, you can get the 12-inch MacBook for just $799.00, $500 off from the original price of $1,299.00. This is the configuration from mid 2017 with 8GB onboard RAM and 256GB of PCIe-based flash storage, available in Gold and Rose Gold during today's sale.

Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with B&H Photo. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

The 12-inch MacBook is Apple's low-cost notebook, featuring a 12-inch Retina display, 10-12 hour battery life, Force Touch trackpad, and a butterfly keyboard, all encased in a 0.5-inch thin enclosure.

In terms of sales, we've been tracking an ongoing discount for the 512GB version of the same MacBook at multiple retailers, but B&H Photo's flash sale today is the best price currently available online for the 256GB model. It's also the best we've ever seen among the major retailers.

12-inch MacBook

[*]1.2 GHz, 256GB, Gold - $799.00, $500 off from $1,299.00
[*]1.2 GHz, 256GB, Rose Gold - $799.00, $500 off from $1,299.00 Visit our full Deals Roundup to browse even more sales happening this week, including discounts on the 10.5-inch iPad Pro and Apple Watch Series 3.

Article Link: Deals Spotlight: 12-Inch MacBook Hits All-Time-Low at $800 ($500 Off)

Thats a great price but right now I'd buy a used 2015 2.2 MacBook air.. more ports and $5-600. And the 2015 2.2 is more powerful too!

 

[mithion]

If these machines would have come out in 2017 at that price, they would've flown off the shelves. But as others have pointed out, the Core M CPU was pretty anemic so these machines are far from future proof.

 

[edouardheck]

Apple’s Low-cost mac? what kind of joke is that

 

[Suttree]

2008 MacBook Air
1.6GHz Core2Duo
2GB RAM
120GB HD 4200 RPM
$1,799


2017 MacBook
1.2GHz Core m3
8GB
256GB SSD
$1,299

Disgusting how more expensive Apple products have become at terrible specs.

 

[hiphopdan]

While it’s clear these machines are not very powerful, I’ve been using a 2016 MacBook for Ableton, Serato, photoshop, and illustrator with zero problems at all. The air is by far a better option, but I absolutely love the form factor of this laptop, especially from a portability standpoint.

 

[treyjustice]

Love my macbook. Have the m5 512 gb got for $999 during best buy sale a few years ago. Still running strong. Don't use for super heavy stuff but runs extra display and normal stuff just fine. Love the size

 

[seek3r]

Good deal! While it's becoming a dated machine now I'm not sure I get all the hate here for the macbook, it fits for people who want the lightest little portable mac they can get - my wife absolutely loves hers.

This isnt aimed at people who need 20 things plugged into the machine at all times (and when they do plug things in it's either brief or it's to dock it at a desk), and it isnt aimed at people who need to be pegging a high end CPU at full load for hours at a time. It's a lightweight machine for people who dont need to be tethered often and/or want it to be very easy to toss in a bag. It's pricing has been higher maybe than it should be, but there's nothing wrong with the actual machine (keyboard failures aside, a problem it shares with every apple laptop from 2016/2017)

 

[smartbot]

Amazing deal when you consider that the new 128GB MacBook Air starts at $1199!

 

[peglegjack]

These paired with an LG Ultrafine 4k (get a refurb) is the dream.

I would jump on this if I didn't already have one.