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Is Amazon the best place to buy new MBA?
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I got pretty much the same question.
My friend is flying to US ( I'm from europe ) and i thought he could buy me MBA.
He'll be staying for a week with the family in Chicago, IL.
So I figured that it would be cheaper to buy it from Amazon.
I won't get charged for taxes? It would be just 1140 $ + shipping ( 2 days shipping is smth like 16 $ ) for 11.6" / i5 / 4GB / 128 SSD?
How can I be sure of stock in Amazon ?
My friend is flying to US ( I'm from europe ) and i thought he could buy me MBA.
He'll be staying for a week with the family in Chicago, IL.
So I figured that it would be cheaper to buy it from Amazon.
I won't get charged for taxes? It would be just 1140 $ + shipping ( 2 days shipping is smth like 16 $ ) for 11.6" / i5 / 4GB / 128 SSD?
How can I be sure of stock in Amazon ?
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MacBook...IN1E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1311962667&sr=8-1
That's the cheapest one at Amazon right now. For the 2011 model. They have it in stock and you can have it by August first with 1 day shipping.
Personally I'm going to just get a MBP. I would love to get an Air but they take off 100 from the Pro (which is initially cheaper than the 13 inch Air) instead of only 50 for the Airs with education pricing.
That's the cheapest one at Amazon right now. For the 2011 model. They have it in stock and you can have it by August first with 1 day shipping.
Personally I'm going to just get a MBP. I would love to get an Air but they take off 100 from the Pro (which is initially cheaper than the 13 inch Air) instead of only 50 for the Airs with education pricing.
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I know that's not what you were looking for, I used it as a baseline so you could easily just search whatever you want and know how to gauge whether you'd get what you're asking for.
not sure if they are cheapest right now but I have bought my last two macs from macconnection.com. They were way cheaper than amazon with no tax and no shipping. I got free printers with both too. Only problem is that you have to send in rebates
If the shipping times say 2-5 weeks, then it should be pretty accurate. There have been reports of people getting theirs shipped within a week, but I wouldn't bet on that.
Where else I could buy it? BestBuy ? Amazon says now 1-2 months 
The thing is my friend is going to US on 5th September and she will be staying with friends in Chicago for a week.
I would like to place an order when she leaves and get the MBA delivered within that week.
While she could go to Apple Store, it would be 1200 $ + taxes ( about 75 $ ) for 4/128 11" MBA, right?
If Amazon would have it in stock it would be ~1165 $ with fast shipping ( no taxes ).
There is also one shop from Amazon claiming they got it in stock and it would be ~ 1225 $ with fast shipping - pretty much the same as Best Buy as I can see.
The thing is my friend is going to US on 5th September and she will be staying with friends in Chicago for a week.
I would like to place an order when she leaves and get the MBA delivered within that week.
While she could go to Apple Store, it would be 1200 $ + taxes ( about 75 $ ) for 4/128 11" MBA, right?
If Amazon would have it in stock it would be ~1165 $ with fast shipping ( no taxes ).
There is also one shop from Amazon claiming they got it in stock and it would be ~ 1225 $ with fast shipping - pretty much the same as Best Buy as I can see.