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Ya, I already saw those. I guess I’ll keep an eye out for any new deals out there. Remember, everyone loves a good deal.
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If you are looking for the base 13” Ice Lake MacBook Pro, Adorama has it for $1649 through a promo with Apple Insider. They are in stock and/or dropped shipped by Apple. It’s $1749 less another $100 with the APINSIDER promo code (and another $70 off if you want AppleCare+).
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I live in Michigan and placed an item in the cart from Adorama, and it automatically added tax to the order.
Correct, it depends on the state as mentioned. In Florida they do not collect sales tax.
I hate the stupid expensive sales tax. I remember not that long ago when you could avoid the stupid tax with any online order. The sales tax on my new 2020 MacBook Pro is $135.
Thats why I try to tell people refurb from Apple is only worth it if you cannot find a reseller that will not charge you sales tax, since they usually have a ~$100 less MSRP combined with no tax makes it cheaper then the refurb + tax from Apple, but its definitely becoming less and less of an option these days
Even if Adorama or Amazon did not charge sales tax, many online Apple resellers charge a 10-15% restocking fee for any opened-box buyer’s remorse return. I’m glad Apple does not. Theirs is 14-day return, no questions asked, no restocking fees.
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I buy most of electronics from B&H now. I got their Payboo credit card that automatically pays the tax for you as a reward.
Yes, that’s good, but yet another hoop to jump through — applying for yet another credit card. In addition to that, I think they may charge a restocking fee for an open-box buyer’s remorse return.
Which model did you go for? The 2TB with 16GB RAM or the 1TB with 32GB RAM? I’m assuming you purchased a $2,250 version based on Michigan’s 6% sales tax.
I went with i5/32GB/1TB
on the 10thGen 13" model with the Apple EPP discount.
$2,255.00 — Subtotal
$0.00 — Free Shipping
$135.30 — Estimated Tax
$2,390.30 — Order Total
My budget was $2,000. I went over budget by talking myself into 32GB of RAM. After 24 hours of thinking it over, I cancelled the order because I didn’t want to go into $390.30 worth of debt over something I may want, but not need. In addition to the debt, I’d have to wait over a month for the BTO.
on the 10thGen 13" model with the Apple EPP discount.
$2,255.00 — Subtotal
$0.00 — Free Shipping
$135.30 — Estimated Tax
$2,390.30 — Order Total
My budget was $2,000. I went over budget by talking myself into 32GB of RAM. After 24 hours of thinking it over, I cancelled the order because I didn’t want to go into $390.30 worth of debt over something I may want, but not need. In addition to the debt, I’d have to wait over a month for the BTO.
I’d get the base Ice Lake for $1649 from Adorama if I were you. $350 under budget and it will ship on Tuesday.
Here. Ignore the website. It is $1749 less $100 APINSIDER promo code. And another $70 off if you add AppleCare.
Apple MacBook Pro (Early 2020)
MacBook Pro 13" with Touch Bar, 10th-Gen Quad-Core Intel Core i5 2.0GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Space Gray (Mid 2020)
Here. Ignore the website. It is $1749 less $100 APINSIDER promo code. And another $70 off if you add AppleCare.
Apple MacBook Pro (Early 2020)
MacBook Pro 13" with Touch Bar, 10th-Gen Quad-Core Intel Core i5 2.0GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Space Gray (Mid 2020)www.adorama.com
Why is the silver model still $1799 😭
Well, it can be overkill for light office work computing. It isn’t overkill for Photoshop and Modo — those apps are RAM hogs.