Ha.... Micro Center has just one store on West coast (in CA) and with the coastal mud slides would be difficult to get to from where I live.... I think I'll pass on this offer, even though it's a wonderful deal.
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iMac Pro is $1,000 Off at Micro Center Stores, Now $3,999 While Supplies Last
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I hate to counter but... really? You really think this machine not even out for 30 days is in desperate need of deep discounting? Like Apple is betting the farm on it?
Further — you really think Apple developed a TOP TIER computer only to somehow think it’ll be a mass produced mass marketed and sold in quantity????
Omg. ! Ya know it’s almost sad the depths the minds go as if Apple the company has all its chips on this Pro driven Mac.
Trust me - there’s a plethora of people in industries you may have no connection to that won’t blink an eye at paying full retail for these babies. Apples not concerned one iota whether forum readers see it as a sign from God the iMacs are in trouble.
Furthermore - data was released just yesterday that Mac sales globally looked very healthy in fact and no doubt in my mind whatsoever that Apple will have a b l o w o u t quarter to report come Feb. 1. How is that? The iPhone MIX which I’m certain was by design will be the story again. They purposefully had a huge line of PRICE options — yea hard to believe — price options that touched a much wider global base of shoppers. The AirPods, the Macs, Apple TV’s and something a lot of you miss - it’s burgeoning service business. If you also missed Apples own announcement that the App Store itself nearly reached $1 billion in sales in one day at the end of December. Even if Apple reaches half that, a quarter of that per day - that’s astounding and something for doubters to focus on. App or service sales are nearly pure profit centers and the fact that Apples service sector is growing 20 % or more year over year means Apple without hardware is growing new monster.
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Agreed. I've dropped a lot of money over the years at our local store. Their CPU and graphics card prices are usually as good as what you find online, which is a big plus if you have issues and need to return something. Plus they almost always have significant discounts on CPU+Mobo combos. Their Apple prices are usually really good, too, and sales like this aren't unheard of.
I haven't shopped there much lately, but it's just because my needs and time to play with such stuff has really died down.
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I'm guessing it feels good to get all of that off your chest. Cuz it's a lot. And looks pretty heavy.
Strongly sought after product ??? Based on? Cause the price says otherwise ....and if it's already being discounted ...... sound like none are being sold.
Cause there is absolutely no chance of slumping sales ? You really think people are willing to pay 2x Mac Pro price for this?
Let's see if any MR readers actually score one of these iMac Pros. I'm guessing the stores have exactly one each on hand at the come-on price, and they want you to walk in so they can sell you hard on extended warranties. Fry's does exactly this. The last two iMacs I purchased from them were one per store, at a similar discount from MSRP. They leaned on me to buy the extended warranty and were almost furious with me when I repeatedly declined to buy it. This is also how car sales works. It has nothing to do with how well the product is selling and everything to do with getting you through the door and inducing you spend more than you expected.
How many customers have the willpower to walk away when they learn the '$3999' model is sold out, but they can still buy one for $4999?
in fishing, this is called 'bait'.
The price is in US dollars and you live in Italy. That does not mean micro Centre is not a major chain in the United States
Nothing new for MicroCenter, almost all of their sales are in-store only on the deeper discounts. Like an i9 7900X is $200 off an x299 motherboard can be $150-200 off plus an additional $30 off when bought together.
Microcenter knows that getting your body into their stores increases the chance of you purchasing more products that have a higher markup. ie: peripherals
I definitely would think of the discount as speaking any sort of volume or meaning a single thing whatsoever about the iMac Pro line that maybe they need help in selling anything.
My truck was purchased for $18,500 off of list price on one of the already most expensive trucks and highest selling trucks on the market.
My home I got almost $40,000 less than comparably selling homes in the neighborhood.
Discounts are a good thing for both parties.
It moves the product faster which means profit in my pocket right now as opposed to tomorrow/next week/ next month.
Discounts also make me people buy something they normally wouldn't.
They aren't saving 20%, they are spending 80%.
Microcenter knows that getting your body into their stores increases the chance of you purchasing more products that have a higher markup. ie: peripherals
I definitely would think of the discount as speaking any sort of volume or meaning a single thing whatsoever about the iMac Pro line that maybe they need help in selling anything.
My truck was purchased for $18,500 off of list price on one of the already most expensive trucks and highest selling trucks on the market.
My home I got almost $40,000 less than comparably selling homes in the neighborhood.
Discounts are a good thing for both parties.
It moves the product faster which means profit in my pocket right now as opposed to tomorrow/next week/ next month.
Discounts also make me people buy something they normally wouldn't.
They aren't saving 20%, they are spending 80%.
If you live in Italy why would you have heard of them? They are a small computer chain store. They typically set up shop outside of large metro areas in dead or semi-dead strip malls where rent is less. They sell a mix of mainline and 3rd tier brands and frequently deep discount stuff to draw in traffic. For example, $499 64GB iPad Pro 10.5. They don't advertise much at all other than monthly flyers via mailing/email. People either know about them or not. If you know about them, you know to look when in the market.
Just called the Dallas store. They had 8 in inventory and just sold 1. 7 still available.
Not sure how you make that conclusion based on one sale by one small reseller. $1000 is a 25% discount. Last summer I bought the then-just shipped 2017 iMac 27" 3.5Ghz which retails for $1800 for $1600 from Adorama. That was only about a 12% discount, but no one else was selling it then for more than a 4-5% discount. Did that mean it was a not selling too? Unlikely. Stores put items on sale for all sorts of reasons -- not just because they are not selling.
I wouldn't be surprised if the iMac Pro isn't selling so well. Dropping 5-10K on a machine you can't repair, upgrade, or put in a machine room away from you is only attractive to a subset of pro users.
If I needed that kind of performance I'd wait for the next Mac Pro.
If I needed that kind of performance I'd wait for the next Mac Pro.
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When you say “people” please define. Your use of people sounds like maybe your trying to say something like just customers. I might be wrong but I’m guessing that’s your imply.
To directly answer you without clairity - YES a segment of the market that may not include your d e m o g r a p h i c will most certainly buy this Mac as will people buy the iPhone X. If you look at the mix of iPhones currently for sale at Apple - it proves they knew full well that the price point for the X would not spur “people” to buy that model - in general terms. That doesn’t mean the X is not selling. That does not mean the 8’s aren’t selling or the 7’s still. The fact that Apple added a premium priced phone is no shock in the same context it added a premium computer and announced it will keep adding to that premium market in the near term. I still have my Mac Pro G5. It cost me $3.5k TWELVE YEARS AGO. My 2 Mac IIci’s I bought in the 1990’s cost SIX GRAND each at 25 MHz - with inflation they’d b 12k.
Just in case you care to re-educate yourself to the Mac computer family read this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_IIci or this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Mac_G5
When you say “people” please define. Your use of people sounds like maybe your trying to say something like just customers. I might be wrong but I’m guessing that’s your imply.
To directly answer you without clairity - YES a segment of the market that may not include your d e m o g r a p h i c will most certainly buy this Mac as will people buy the iPhone X. If you look at the mix of iPhones currently for sale at Apple - it proves they knew full well that the price point for the X would not spur “people” to buy that model - in general terms. That doesn’t mean the X is not selling. That does not mean the 8’s aren’t selling or the 7’s still. The fact that Apple added a premium priced phone is no shock in the same context it added a premium computer and announced it will keep adding to that premium market in the near term. I still have my Mac Pro G5. It cost me $3.5k TWELVE YEARS AGO. My 2 Mac IIci’s I bought in the 1990’s cost SIX GRAND each at 25 MHz - with inflation they’d b 12k.
Just in case you care to re-educate yourself to the Mac computer family read this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_IIci or this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Mac_G5
When you counter, you might want to make sure you thoroughly read what you are commenting on before opening your mouth.
I did not say this machine is in "desperate need of deep discounting." I said the machine is probably not selling well in brick and mortar stores because people who buy this machine probably opt for the built to order model online due to the price and target market.
I'm certain this model is selling just fine for it's intended market.
I just can't believe you took the time to write that screed without actually reading what I wrote.
Honestly, I've bought a few computers from MicroCenter and I've never been bait and switched when I get to the store, I've never gotten an extended warranty hard sell. They ask at checkout, I say no, the cashier moves on with the transaction. And these days you can reserve an item online and pick up at the customer service desk. When you do it that way you don't even interface with the sales staff. You can also check inventory online before you go to the store.
Nice discount on a good machine for our family, but we are still recovering from holiday spending. And the family iMac is still hanging in there nicely. We hope it hangs on long enough for the non-Spectre vulnerable hardware to come out.
Micro Center is a wonderful store. My discounted MBP and 13 year old Compaq laptop (which still works fine) are from them. A lot of our stuff is. We’ve gotten great discounts from them in the past and never really felt there was bait and switch going on. When we went in for a sale, the product was always there in the past.
And the family iMac is still hanging in there nicely. We hope it hangs on long enough for the non-Spectre vulnerable hardware to come out. Micro Center is a wonderful store. My discounted MBP and 13 year old Compaq laptop (which still works fine) are from them. A lot of our stuff is. We’ve gotten great discounts from them in the past and never really felt there was bait and switch going on. When we went in for a sale, the product was always there in the past.
Um maybe because the upcoming Mac Pro WILL be fully upgradable amd attract that specific market.
I mean I have a Mac Mini Server I bought in 2012 that yes I upgraded the memory but it hasn’t gone in for repair once in 5 years. Sometimes I think some commenters are either new to the Mac party or don’t have a Mac at all.
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Your right - duly noted - I really meant it for the throngs of others that just troll these forums looking to pounce. Sorry buddy.
I'm guessing you've never been to a Microcenter. They might ask about the extended warranty once at the register. They don't hassle. Fry's has to pay for that coffee bar.