Is it just a sale or is it a sign?

[aComicBookFan]

I know lots of people are looking to grasp at whatever they can to try to predict when Apple will be updating its product line. This includes me too!

I just noticed that Mac Connection is offering a $50 rebate on their iMacs. Is that just a sale for the sake of having a sale? Or, is that a sign that they want to clear out inventory for a potential influx of updated machines?

Same goes for the Minis...

-=- Boris

 

[paulrbeers]

They always have them with some mediocre mail-in-rebate.

 

[bawbac]

Best Buy and Amazon has had Apple products EXCEPT the iPad on sale for the last several weeks but it's only about $60-100 off MSRP.
The discount/sale basically pays for tax.

 

[aComicBookFan]

So how of a discount is typically indicative of a shop dumping old Apple inventory to make room for new?

-- Boris

 

[rkaufmann87]

So how of a discount is typically indicative of a shop dumping old Apple inventory to make room for new?

-- Boris

You simply are not going to find much of a discount on Apple products, even when new products are introduced. You can make yourself nuts looking for great deals and guessing when new products will be released. At the end of the day if you want a new Mac, iPad, etc.. shop when you're ready to buy and get on with it.

If you want to save money the best overall buys are buying Apple refurbished products from Apple's online store.

 

[jcoop]

I don't see much reason for confusion about Apple's update schedule at this point. Intel is coming out with the new ivy Bridge platform in the April-June timeframe; it's inconceivable at this point that Apple would update the iMac before Ivy Bridge, and similarly inconceivable that Apple would wait long after the availability of Ivy Bridge to come out with new iMacs. So nothing imminent (within the next few weeks); after that, it's up to Intel.