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    Apple Macbook Sales???

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by rycherry, Jun 17, 2007.

  1. rycherry

    rycherry Newbie

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    I am looking to switch over to a macbook from a dell 700m. When is the best time to buy? Does Apple run a lot of sales? The guy at Compusa says that Apple hardly ever runs a sale? Is this True?

    thanks in advance!
     
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  2. spookoman

    spookoman Notebook Consultant

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    yup, apple doesn't have sales but it does have promotions. For example, right now, if ur a student, u can buy a macbook and get a ipod nano worth 200 dollars for free. Amazon and sites like that offer similar rebates ranging from 50 bucks to 150. So if ur a college student, I would reccomend buying a macbook with education discount as you get the 100 dollars off as well as a free ipod nano (which you could sell on ebay for 150 if u want).
     
    spookoman, Jun 17, 2007
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  3. zadillo

    zadillo Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yeah, if you're looking for sales/rebates you'll need to get one from a retailer. The best deals would normally be the mail-in-rebates when you buy something at amazon or macmall.com or the like.

    Right now, as spookoman mentioned, the best deal that can be had right now is for a college student, combining the educational discount along with $199 off an iPod (via mail-in-rebate).

    -Zadillo
     
    zadillo, Jun 17, 2007
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  4. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yeaps, Apple rarely have sales the way Dell does. However, there is the Student Discount and right now buy a Mac and get a free iPod Nano, so in a way that's kind of a sale.

    And keep in mind that Apple recently slashed the price of the MacBooks...all the MacBooks got pushed up in power for the same price.
     
    Sam, Jun 17, 2007
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    count_schemula Notebook Deity

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    student discounts, amazon rebates, apple refurbs, desperate people on Craigslist...
     
    count_schemula, Jun 17, 2007
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    zadillo Notebook Virtuoso

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    To be fair, Apple hasn't really ever "slashed prices"...... the second part of what you said is more accurate; historically they have always kept the same basic price points for a product's life span, and continued to boost specs, etc. instead.
     
    zadillo, Jun 17, 2007
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