Im planning to buy a macbook next month. Does anyone know when Apple usually lower their prices. It will be pain if im gonna buy a new macbook then next month they will be lowering their prices. When is the best buying month? May, June or July? Do they usually lower there price mid of the year? Thanks!
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When does Apple lower there prices?
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If you want to save some money check out Apple's refurbished store or check on its online resellers.
I would never buy a Mac at retail price.
I would never buy a Mac at retail price.
Effectively, Apple never lowers their prices, however you get shifting 'value for your dollar' depending on when you buy.
The best value and hence 'cheapest' you get an Apple product for is right when it is introduced.
So the only right answer to your question is to wait until the next refresh and then immediately buy.
Also, for good values check out the refurb store. Also, some third party retailers sell for very, very slightly cheaper and often have free shipping or other bonus offers. But that has consequences as well. Hope this helps and good shopping.
I could be mistaken, but wasnt there a price drop with the last iMac update
I dont recall if they ever do that with the macbooks.
There was not.I could be mistaken, but wasnt there a price drop with the last iMac update
I dont recall if they ever do that with the macbooks.
I could be mistaken, but wasnt there a price drop with the last iMac update
No, actually there was a slight price increase.
if you haven't noticed... Apple keeps standards on the 'cutting edge' and doesn't offer many low-line models. they offer less than 10 computers (as if you goto Dell they will have 25+ models).
if you look on the geekbench browser site... you can see the performance upgrades year by year and it's really astounding.
instead of making the MacBook cheaper (than 1000$ US per say) they keep it the same price and add in a more modern part.
definitely agree with the more value for your buck statement above.
but at the same time... 1000$ of computer hardware today, is different than 1000$ of computer hardware tomorrow.
if you look on the geekbench browser site... you can see the performance upgrades year by year and it's really astounding.
instead of making the MacBook cheaper (than 1000$ US per say) they keep it the same price and add in a more modern part.
definitely agree with the more value for your buck statement above.
but at the same time... 1000$ of computer hardware today, is different than 1000$ of computer hardware tomorrow.
No, actually there was not. There were models at USD $1199, $1499, $1799, and $2199, and the same price points exist now. If you're another whiner from the UK, Australia, etc, what changed was how Apple calculated the difference in price (i.e. the exchange rate and relevant taxes/tariffs, etc). The base prices remained the same.
jW
Just did a quick price check, and see that the iMac price did not drop as I had thought.
The 3.06 GHz model remains $2199. They just doubled the RAM to 4G and doubled the HD to 1TB, but the price remains the same, so I guess Id have to agree with what akm3 said:
The 3.06 GHz model remains $2199. They just doubled the RAM to 4G and doubled the HD to 1TB, but the price remains the same, so I guess Id have to agree with what akm3 said:
I like everyones advice in this post but lets not throw around 'cutting edge' and apple in the same sentence. They make attractive machines that have an amazing OS behind them but they are not cutting edge. Most of their processors are a year behind the competition. This is ok, the average consumer does not need the cutting edge but lets tell the truth to people.
A year behind the competition? Sorry? Apple got the Nehalem Xeons a month before anyone else.
Cutting edge isn't always about megahertz and gpu fill rate.
Their unibody manufacturing process is cutting edge.
The battery in the Macbook Pro 17" is cutting edge
The EFI is cutting edge compared to the bios still used in normal PC's.
The LED backlights are cutting edge.
Whether or not it wins against HDMI, Displayport is cutting edge.
There IS a lot of cutting edge technology in Macs, it just isn't the edge a lot of enthusiasts want cut.
