Apple Store price for the 13.3-inch MacBook is $1,1412.17
I was looking at Best Buy’s sales pamphlet over the week-end – like every week-ends actually! – and realised I could save over $200 on the latest “uni-body” Apple 13.3-inch Macbook laptop or $100 on the white cheaper MacBook (now $899)!
Actually all Apple laptops are on sale at Best Buy except for the entry-level MacBook Air that is already sold out!
And that’s even if you add Best Buy’s $20 extra to ship the machine while Apple send it for free. But you can always go to the nearest store!
But even more amazing is that the largest U.S. retailer has not waited for Thanksgiving or “Black Friday” to post the promotion. It’s available right now.
Best Buy's price for the same MacBook is $200 less!
Knowing Apple, even Best Buy could not have done this with out the Cupertino, Calif., company blessing. Is Apple trying to beat its own lower sales expectation for this holiday season with these “hidden” price cuts?
However, at Apple’s brick-and-mortar and online stores, prices remain unchanged! But rumours say that Apple might match Best Buy’s prices.
In any case, my advice is to check out Best Buy before you shop for an Apple product!
Jean-Baptiste Su
Mark Boslet
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November 24, 2008 at 7:46 pm |
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November 25, 2008 at 4:34 pm |
[...] For a clue on what might be coming, take a look at what Best Buy is doing: the electronics retailer has all Apple notebooks on sale, with the white low end MacBook selling for $100 off, at $899, and higher end models $200 off. ( Thanks to my buddies at TechPulse360 for the link.) [...]