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MBA 11" 2011 drops even further in pricer $739.99

Where can I find more information on this. When I went online to buy it did not show any details for a $150 gift card?
 
hypervish89 said:
Where does it say you get a $150 gift card?
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You go in and get the student discount. They match the discount by doing the $50 apple normally takes off + $100 apple gift card = $150 best buy gift card

must be a student or a parent buying for a student or school faculty
 
Higgs1 said:
You go in and get the student discount. They match the discount by doing the $50 apple normally takes off + $100 apple gift card = $150 best buy gift card

must be a student or a parent buying for a student or school faculty
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That's friggin' awesome! I think I may just buy it. LOL

Do you know how the 11" 2011 MBA will be on sale at $739.99 for?
 
Not a special sale.............the value of the 2011 mba has just dropped (twice) since Monday.
 
amd is the best said:
DAMN! Makes it tough to sell mine at a decent price.
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I'm very new to MAC... but all I hear is how great the resale value is. I don' think that will be the case going forward. A new device comes out and the old device drops 25% that week.

Yikes
 
idencustom said:
I'm very new to MAC... but all I hear is how great the resale value is. I don' think that will be the case going forward. A new device comes out and the old device drops 25% that week.

Yikes
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Try 15%. And that price will be about the same for another year.

Either way, try selling your PC within 25% of the purchase price a year or two after you bought it and let's see what happens :)
 
idencustom said:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Apple&#...rage/3108172.p?id=1218379465221&skuId=3108172

Keep in mind you still get $150.00 gift card!!

The 11" 4GB/128GB is now $919:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Apple&#...rage/3109047.p?id=1218379465077&skuId=3109047
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Hate to break this to you, but I don't think Best Buy matches Apple on the previous gen Airs b/c the Apple Store does not sell brand new 2011's anymore. Apple never offer student discounts or the gift card promo on their refurbs, which is the only way you can buy a 2011 Air right now. I have heard of some Best Buys offer gift cards to clear inventory, but that is usually on a store by store basis where the manager authorizes it.
 
sammyman said:
Try 15%. And that price will be about the same for another year.

Either way, try selling your PC within 25% of the purchase price a year or two after you bought it and let's see what happens :)
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15% of 999 is 150.

25% of 999 is 250.

the current price is 739

I was rounding down.
 
Not sure how easy it is going to be to find one of those. Sold out online and I couldn't find any close to me.
 
idencustom said:
Sale: $739.99
Reg. Price: $999.99
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Last year the regular price was $999. I hope you understand that now the new model is out, saying this is a $999 macbook air is not exactly accurate. Apple.com shows this mba retail at $899 which is much more realistic than the numbers you are using.

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac

Anyway, I think this is an ok deal. I think I will be buying a 2012 with educational discount over this. I would rather get 8gb of RAM on my next mac. That 11" is enticing though.
 
I was in BB on Saturday and one employee said I could get the $150 gift card. I went back that night to get one but another employee said the promo started on Sunday instead. I guess YMMV because people on here have said they got the student discount earlier in the week.

I was really tempted to get one of these, but I'm now leaning towards a 2012 model for the 8gb ram
 
idencustom said:
I'm very new to MAC... but all I hear is how great the resale value is. I don' think that will be the case going forward. A new device comes out and the old device drops 25% that week.

Yikes
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They do hold value. However if you want the most bang for your buck you have to sell prior to the new model coming out. Also Apple sell's refurbs at a 15% discount so if you want to sell used, you have to beat that price anyways.

An Apple refurb (from their store, not elsewhere) comes with a full warranty and the ability to extend that warranty up to 3 years.
 
My store only had open box for $650 with $150 gift card.
Instead I picked up an open box mbp late 2011 for $800 and got the $150 gift card. Only had 4 battery charges on it.
 
2GB ram? No thanks.

The $899 13" MBP looks like something that might interest me. Especially since 512GB SSD drives are about $400. :eek:
 
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