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Why Bestbuy Sucks V.4459
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Hey, microcenter does have an AG one. I bought this last week.
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0381864
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0381864
Yes all AG screens are the high resolution screens. The listing for Micro Center lists the wrong resolution for this model number MD035LL/A
Yeah they do. Microcenter screwed the listing up which is why it's the best purchase ever for me so far.
Have you tried looking on their online store? You can use your BestBuy gift card online. The Bestbuy by me has a little in store apple area that sells all the apple products, iPod, iPads MacBooks and iMacs. I would check online I bet you can probably find it on their website.
Why? Just use the prepaid Visa to contribute to the purchase of the MBP directly...
That is true, but sometimes don't those prepaid Visas go up to a certain amount?
It's still extra steps to get the prepaid Visa and use it to get Amazon credit and then use that credit toward the purchase, instead of using the prepaid Visa to apply directly towards the purchase. That's my only point.
Also, be mindful that one chap went to sell his iPhone from Craigslist, met with the client and got bloody robbed!
If you go that route, be very mindful of meeting location.
Just sayin...
Why would you go through the extra step of using the prepaid Visa to buy Amazon credit instead of just using the prepaid visa as a form of payment at checkout? Too many steps....
I think you have to ask the manager. Sometimes they carry certain models (like the maxed out 13" Air), but it's not advertised because not a lot of people come to buy it.
This whole thread sounds like a first world problem, and I'm not sure if the OP is serious. I love best buy. They have so much cool stuff I can't afford. This post makes me want to write a strongly worded letter to anyone who doesn't carry every single apple product. Good job OP, this rant will help best buy better itself. I am sure of that 
I bought mine from the Apple store in the Stonebriar mall in Frisco.
They also had them at the Apple store in Willow Bend mall in Plano.
Hmm. You should be happy Best Buy stuck with the warranty. I worked there 4 years ago and don't remember them ever selling custom Macs. If I'm not mistaken, you can only get the anti-glare screen through Apple.
Me neither. They mark up the prices too much. That's why I buy HDMI cables online. I pay $5 for a cable of equal quality to a $50 cable there. Best Buy is pointless unless you need it right now.
I called the Apple store on Knox Street in Dallas and apparently they do offer all possible configurations of the 15" and 17" MBPs. This surprised me as the store in Plano and the store in Frisco don't offer more than three 15" and two 17" MBPs configurations (at least when I bought mine in December), and the only ones with AG had the upgraded CPU and hard drive.
If the store I bought mine from had told me the Knox Street store had all the options available I would have bought mine there so I could have the stock 128GB SSD.
I'm glad you do. I just find them to be way overpriced in general. There's a lot of great stuff there, but most of it is far too expensive compared to what you can get elsewhere.
Oh yea, No arguing with that. I just love it because at the moment I am so far away from it, and the last time I was there I think I sat in the home theater section watching "Monsters vs. Aliens" in 3D for almost an hour. It is a great store to "browse" but no so much for buying. It's like a showroom to me