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Woot.com Offers Entry-Level 21.5" iMac For $150 Off

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Deal-a-day site Woot.com occasionally offers Apple products for sale, generally refurbished iPod Nano or Touch models. But this year, on Christmas Eve, the site is offering Apple's current entry-level iMac for nearly 13 percent off Apple's prices -- and tax free for most states, unlike Apple's online store.

The model in question, MC309LL/A, is $1,199 on Apple's online store in a stock configuration. Woot's offering, at $1049.99 plus $5 shipping (for up to three iMacs), doesn't offer any sort of custom configuring but is significantly cheaper than any other site -- including discounts available through Apple's store for college students. It's also cheaper than any of the deals available on Black Friday last month.

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Woot, which uses a literary point of view to humorously sell their products, has this to say about the iMac:
GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMAN

That furry red-and-white coat would look great over a black turtleneck, wouldn't it?

"Tonight's the night! Are you excited about Jobsmas Eve?"

I'm afraid to even ask what that means.

"Jobsmas Eve, man! The way I see it, over the next several hundred years, the stature of Steve Jobs will grow to legendary proportions, like Gilgamesh or Axl Rose. And since Apple products are considered the ultimate Christmas gifts, the holiday will someday become synonymous with the company, and the man who founded it!"

Wow, you've managed to deeply offend both Christians and Apple fans with one fake holiday. Nice job.

"'Offend'? What's offensive about the spirit of Steve Jobs going from house to house to deliver fantastically awesome presents to good little girls and boys? I'm just getting a jump on what everyone's going to believe hundreds of years from now. I've always been ahead of my time."

Is that what people in the future will call "crazy"?

"Look, you and I know that Steve probably couldn't have visited every kid in the world in one night. I mean, he never tried, so who knows. OK, yeah, it seems far-fetched to you and me. But just imagine how far-fetched the Apple iMac Quad-Core i5 Desktop would have seemed to our great-grandparents."

Hey! Have you been digging around in the back of my closet?

"Uh, no, no! I certainly haven't seen that you bought me an Apple iMac Quad-Core i5 Desktop with 21.5" LED display, a quad-core 2.5GHz Intel processor, 4GB of memory, a 500GB hard drive, 802.11n wireless, and OS X Lion! Uncovering a surprise like that would ruin Jobsmas Eve!"
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It's curious that Woot would offer a current-model new-in-box iMac. To sell it as a main-item suggests the site has a fair number of the iMacs in-stock. Woot may be selling the machines near cost or as a loss-leader on Christmas Eve, or it's possible that iMac sales are slower than Apple expected and it is using Woot -- which was purchased by Amazon.com last year -- to clear out surplus holiday inventory.

Article Link: Woot.com Offers Entry-Level 21.5" iMac For $150 Off
 
Article Link
https://www.macrumors.com/2011/12/24/woot-com-offers-entry-level-21-5-imac-for-150-off/
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It's curious that Woot would offer a current-model new-in-box iMac. To sell it as a main-item suggests the site has a fair number of the iMacs in-stock. Woot may be selling the machines near cost or as a loss-leader on Christmas Eve, or it's possible that iMac sales are slower than Apple expected and it is using Woot -- which was purchased by Amazon.com last year -- to clear out surplus holiday inventory.
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A $150 discount is this news worthy?
 
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Also worth noting that Woot is owned by Amazon. And I think it IS news worthy, considering not just the discount but the venue.
 
hjdttt said:
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Also worth noting that Woot is owned by Amazon. And I think it IS news worthy, considering not just the discount but the venue.
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Agreed. I was pretty surprised to see it when I checked woot. Actually, I was going to post a new thread about it, but saw this thread first.

I bought an official Apple iPhone charger for $8 from dailysteals yesterday.
 
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Humour AND a discount! It's a win-win situation :)
 
If this happened in 2 weeks I'd probably buy it lol. Oh well.
 
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No, but it may ship with the magic mouse attached. :p
 
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My guess when I saw this is that Amazon was clearing out inventory.
 
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I am shaken, absolutely shaken at this news. Just look at me: <shakes> See? Proof! Positively earth shattering news.
 
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Also worth noting that Woot is owned by Amazon. And I think it IS news worthy, considering not just the discount but the venue.
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Woot is not owned by Amazon. it is owned by Santa Clause.

Get your facts stright
 
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It could also be a sign that Apple has iMac updates scheduled for early next year. Not that there is any compelling hardware due that early.

The thought is that Apple would wait for Ivy Bridge. They might have the desire to release a couple of models equipped with SSDs due to the HD shortage.

In the end the discount isn't huge but may be enough to clear stock.
 
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Obviously I agree that a
Amazon is trying to clear stock.. I disagree with te article saying that apple is trying to clear stock.. It's a
Amazons choice to a certain extent.
 
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Oh dear... Look at the iMac picture. I mean, who sticks a magic mouse to the chin of the iMac? but of course, only me would probably point that out :p
 
I loved the tribute to Steve Jobs in the description. I spent all of xmas wishing people a Merry (or Joyous) Jobsmas.
 
Total Buyers: 705

According to Woot, 705 buyers subscribed to the offer, so I don't expect any major impact on total Apple sales. And the state with the most sales was North Dakota !
 
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