Early deals: $250 off new MacBook Pros, $325 off Office 2008
Some Apple resellers are launching their Black Friday sales early this year, such as Mac Mall, which is offering up to $250 off new MacBook Pros, up to $149 off new MacBooks, up to $159 off new iMacs, and up to $179 off MacBook Airs. Amazon has also slashed the price of Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition by $325 (65%).
Mac Mall, which offered deeper discounts than Apple last year, launched its Holiday Blowout sales overnight which includes up to 21% off iPods and up to $1094 off some Macs.
For the most part, the reseller's Mac deals combine instant discounts with added mail in rebates. Below, we've compiled a list of all current generation Macs, listing their retail price, MacMall's final price after rebates, and the total savings between the retail price and Mac Mall's price after rebates.
MacBook Pro
2.4GHz 15-inch MacBook Pro (unibody)
(Retail: $1,999.00; Sale: $1,798.99, Saving: $200)
2.53GHz 15-inch MacBook Pro (unibody)
(Retail: $2,499.00; Sale: $2,248.99; Savings: $250)
2.5GHz 17-inch MacBook Pro
(Retail: $2,799.00; Sale: $2,548.99; Savings: $250)
MacBook
2.1GHz 13-inch MacBook (white)
(Retail: $999.00; Sale: $898.99; Savings: $100)
2.0GHz 13-inch MacBook (unibody)
(Retail: $1,299.00; Sale: $1,179.99; Savings: $119)
2.4GHz 13-inch MacBook (unibody)
(Retail: $1,599.00, Sale: $1,449.99; Savings: $149)
MacBook Air
1.6GHz GHz 13-inch MacBook Air
(Retail: $1,799.00; Sale: $1,649.99; Savings: $149)
1.8GHz GHz 13-inch MacBook Air (SSD)
(Retail: $2,499.00; Sale: $2,319.99; Savings: $179)
iMac
2.4GHz 20-inch iMac
(Retail: $1,199.00; Sale: $1,097.99; Savings: $101)
2.66GHz 20-inch iMac
(Retail: $1,499.00, Sale: $1,369.99; Savings: $129)
2.8GHz 24-inch iMac
(Retail: $1,799.00; Sale: $1,639.99; Savings: $159)
3.06GHz 24-inch iMac
(Retail: $2,199.00; Sale: $2,039.99, Savings: $159)
Mac mini
1.83GHz Mac mini
(Retail: $599.00; Sale: $544.00; Savings: $55)
2.0GHz Mac mini
(Retail: $799.00; Sale: $739.99; Savings: $59)
Mac Pro
2.8GHz Mac Pro 8-Core
(Retail: $2,799.00; Sale: $2,549.99; Savings: $249)
Microsoft Office: Mac 2008
Meanwhile, Amazon.com jumped in early on Microsoft's Black Friday sale on Microsoft Office for Mac 2008, which is expected to yield discounts of up to 70%. Already, the online retailer is discounting the Special Media Edition by 65%, or $325.
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition
(Retail: $499.95; Sale: $174.99; Savings: $324.96)
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition Upgrade
(Retail: $299.95; Sale: $109.99; Savings: $189.96)
Mac Mall, which offered deeper discounts than Apple last year, launched its Holiday Blowout sales overnight which includes up to 21% off iPods and up to $1094 off some Macs.
For the most part, the reseller's Mac deals combine instant discounts with added mail in rebates. Below, we've compiled a list of all current generation Macs, listing their retail price, MacMall's final price after rebates, and the total savings between the retail price and Mac Mall's price after rebates.
MacBook Pro
2.4GHz 15-inch MacBook Pro (unibody)
(Retail: $1,999.00; Sale: $1,798.99, Saving: $200)
2.53GHz 15-inch MacBook Pro (unibody)
(Retail: $2,499.00; Sale: $2,248.99; Savings: $250)
2.5GHz 17-inch MacBook Pro
(Retail: $2,799.00; Sale: $2,548.99; Savings: $250)
MacBook
2.1GHz 13-inch MacBook (white)
(Retail: $999.00; Sale: $898.99; Savings: $100)
2.0GHz 13-inch MacBook (unibody)
(Retail: $1,299.00; Sale: $1,179.99; Savings: $119)
2.4GHz 13-inch MacBook (unibody)
(Retail: $1,599.00, Sale: $1,449.99; Savings: $149)
MacBook Air
1.6GHz GHz 13-inch MacBook Air
(Retail: $1,799.00; Sale: $1,649.99; Savings: $149)
1.8GHz GHz 13-inch MacBook Air (SSD)
(Retail: $2,499.00; Sale: $2,319.99; Savings: $179)
iMac
2.4GHz 20-inch iMac
(Retail: $1,199.00; Sale: $1,097.99; Savings: $101)
2.66GHz 20-inch iMac
(Retail: $1,499.00, Sale: $1,369.99; Savings: $129)
2.8GHz 24-inch iMac
(Retail: $1,799.00; Sale: $1,639.99; Savings: $159)
3.06GHz 24-inch iMac
(Retail: $2,199.00; Sale: $2,039.99, Savings: $159)
Mac mini
1.83GHz Mac mini
(Retail: $599.00; Sale: $544.00; Savings: $55)
2.0GHz Mac mini
(Retail: $799.00; Sale: $739.99; Savings: $59)
Mac Pro
2.8GHz Mac Pro 8-Core
(Retail: $2,799.00; Sale: $2,549.99; Savings: $249)
Microsoft Office: Mac 2008
Meanwhile, Amazon.com jumped in early on Microsoft's Black Friday sale on Microsoft Office for Mac 2008, which is expected to yield discounts of up to 70%. Already, the online retailer is discounting the Special Media Edition by 65%, or $325.
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition
(Retail: $499.95; Sale: $174.99; Savings: $324.96)
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition Upgrade
(Retail: $299.95; Sale: $109.99; Savings: $189.96)
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MacBook Pro
2.4GHz 15-inch MacBook Pro (unibody)
(Retail: $1,999.00; Sale: $1,798.99, Saving: $200)
2.53GHz 15-inch MacBook Pro (unibody)
(Retail: $2,499.00; Sale: $2,248.99; Savings: $250)
2.5GHz 17-inch MacBook Pro
(Retail: $2,799.00; Sale: $2,548.99; Savings: $250)
Wow, nice to see that extra ¢1 in savings!
Office 2008 might be "better" to some people that need some obscure features but is it 6 times better that it's worth buying over iWork @ 79 dollars? I'm totally bewildered. Is it a case of mass confusion? Do people think iWork can't read Office file formats? Do they think they'll be completely lost if they switched ot iWork?
Wow, nice to see that extra ¢1 in savings!
w00t! Happy Thanksgiving to those in the US!
Will the Apple store match the MacMall computer discounts, or not since it includes a mail-in rebate?
They may not match the rebate, but the best way to find out is to print a copy of MacMall's site showing the final price after rebate (which it shows on each product page) and bring it to an Apple Store and ask.
Best,
K
They may not match the rebate, but the best way to find out is to print a copy of MacMall's site showing the final price after rebate (which it shows on each product page) and bring it to an Apple Store and ask.
Best,
K
I guessing Apple retail stores in Canada won't match MacMall prices in the US.
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I have found that the cheapest is to use ebay and live.com cashback. They give you 25% off up to 200 dollars and on top of that you can use the 10% off paypal coupons to save up to 300 dollars. There are MacBooks on there for 1200 so i got mine for 900. You cant beat that! Just make sure the sellers are legit and you are good. I am lovin it.
Right, I'm gonna trust the fraud plagued eBay, and PayPal, to save money on a Mac.
Problem is, I doubt few people use every program. I use Word and greatly prefer it over Pages. However, Keynote is clearly better then Powerpoint. Yet, Numbers is no match for Excel. I can't stand Entourage, and prefer Apple's free Mail program.
Office's strength is that it offers the best compatibility amongst platforms. I used Pages today to write a letter because I was in a hurry and I liked the included templates. I then needed to send it to somebody. I tried saving it in Word, which it did. However, lots of the special formatting was lost. Things like Text Boxes do not transfer well in the conversion. With PDF, it isn't that big of a deal if the party you are sending the doc to doesn't need to edit it. Word also has a lot more features then Pages that you may or may not use.
My University offers Office for $33 dollars. If the choice was between Office and iWork, I'd pay $100 for Office because I mostly use Word and don't give many presentations. Luckily, I have both programs.
Even at 175 dollars, Office 2008 is a giant rip off...but 499!? Wow...I had no idea that was the suggested retail price. That should be criminal. But I guess it isn't because a lot of people seem to find that the price is justified.
Office 2008 might be "better" to some people that need some obscure features but is it 6 times better that it's worth buying over iWork @ 79 dollars? I'm totally bewildered. Is it a case of mass confusion? Do people think iWork can't read Office file formats? Do they think they'll be completely lost if they switched ot iWork?
Even at 175 dollars, Office 2008 is a giant rip off...but 499!? Wow...I had no idea that was the suggested retail price. That should be criminal. But I guess it isn't because a lot of people seem to find that the price is justified.
Office 2008 might be "better" to some people that need some obscure features but is it 6 times better that it's worth buying over iWork @ 79 dollars? I'm totally bewildered. Is it a case of mass confusion? Do people think iWork can't read Office file formats? Do they think they'll be completely lost if they switched ot iWork?
You are joking aren't you? or just naive? Can you use Numbers '08 on a PC? Aren't PCs like more than 80% used (probably 90% as the 20% figure includes largely home use ) used in corporate America and the world which uses Office? Don't you think Microsoft should charge as high as they want to if it has that kind of demand? Do you know of any major corporation that uses Numbers '08? And as much as people on here hate Windows- Vista, XP whatever, Office on the other hand is a decent product - it's even advertised on Apple store's home page.