why Apple.com price is lower than amazon.com? I checked apple.com, same Macbook pro, the price at apple store is cheaper than here at amazon.so, why ppl buy from amazon?
154349
hi taylor350, what is the education discount consist of? I was about to purchase a Mac for my teacher daughter but may now just give her an amazon giftcard? Does that make more sense?
154350
Buy it through apple.com. Right now they are giving a free ipod touch with any mac purchase for college.
154351
I got my macbook pro from apple store. free printer+free ipod touch. and college student discount. 1199-100= 1099. still cheaper than amazon.com?
154352
Because some of us have saved up in Amazon gift cards to buy it, and can't use amazon gift cards at an Apple Store ;)
154353
was going to say the same thing, plus apple doesnt ship outside of the us + charge 100 for tax.
154354
When you buy in apple you need to paid taxes, that why is almost the same price or more expensive at the store. I saw a few other online store selling the mac around $1100 after the $100 rebate, with free shipping and tax include. I hope amazon lower the price to $1100. I prefer to buy in amazon because I'm a prime member.
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Amazon does not always have the best price... I have watched the price on this item for a while. FYI, if you live near a microcenter, they have this laptop for $1199 - $200 (instant savings) = $999.... Its an in-store only special, but you can find more info on their website http://microcenter.com ... I have e-mailed Amazon to see if they would lower their price, but I am still waiting for a response... I also would prefer to buy from Amazon to use "prime".
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After the education discount + taxes, this macbook pro was still cheaper on amazon with prime overnight shipping than from the apple store. Hence my decision to buy from Amazon
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yes, I do understand, but there are others online web store that willing to sell around 1,000 too.I just want to buy it from Amazon, but if it still nothing soon. I'll order from another web.One thing that I don't understand that, why others store have it but Amazon doesn't?
55292
That's not Amazon's price. It's from another "store" that sells on their site. If I remember correctly, Amazon's price was fair, but they must be sold out.
732379
That is incorrect. Google and Amazon operate at the speed of lightening...actually faster. The prices can be there for a week and when attempt to order, the price at the store is incorrect. The problem lies with the store.
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Reading the Apple Support forums, people are getting the black MacBooks now from Amazon even when they are quoted a July shipping date. Also, in the MB 1.83 Ghz Amazon forum, someone mentioned that he got his shipped and delivered earlier this month even when quoted a late shipping date.So I think that Amazon is just being conservative as Apple is notorious for not having enough supply for their products. I think Amazon is just trying to cover their butts in case Apple can't meet demand and doesn't allocate enough shipments to Amazon.
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Interesting...I was in BB this past weekend and they indicated that they cannot match internet pricing, even though it is Amazon. I got away with that a few years ago at Circuit City and they matched the Amazon price. The great thing about Amazon is that there is no tax and no shipping so any retailer that would match the proce must factor in the local tax to truly come apples to apples.
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In california the tax hike on a $2,000 machine would put Amazon at an advantage. It would be almost a $200 savings no matter what the price matching does. By the way, if your Mac goes bad at any time during the duration of its warrantee Apple will take care of it directly, especially if there's AppleCare involved. You wouldn't have to deal with Amazon at all unless it you were just returning it because you didn't want it.
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I have seen it go from pre-order and 1-3 weeks twice to in stock where you could get it delivered next day. I think they are saying 1-3 weeks to be safe as Apple hasn't given them a definite time they will get additional stock. I'd go ahead and order from Amazon as they are by far the least expensive with the rebate and no tax. Also, its easy to return if you buy from Amazon and maybe not so easy from affiliate. I bet it ships within a week if you order now. The other alternative is to come back and check each day to see if it is in stock...it was in stock last weekend for the whole weekend.
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Yes, I would strongly recommend buying from Amazon. The reasons... service and price. Amazon is almost always the lowest price, you get good product details and reviews, and they also realize the value of providing good customer service. I have had very few problems with my purchases from Amazon, but when I have experienced a product problem, they have consistently impressed me with their customer service. Returns are easy and their policies are fair. Buy with confidence!
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You can buy from Amazon at the reduced price. I've done it for the last 2 years. If you are on Apple's automatic renewal plan now, you might want to activate it a couple of weeks ahead of their billing date to avoid billing confusion. Yes, you keep your same e-mail, etc.
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It's because Apple rarely offers discounts. Think about it...Apple's Itunes charges "hit songs" for $1.29 instead of $.99 or $1.00 like Amazon and almost any other online store. Also, the only time Apple has a sale from my knowledge is black friday. And for how much? Like 10% ($1,199 macbook pro is discounted by $110 cheaper on black friday). The only other time Apple gives something back to their customers is their offers when you buy things like a computer (ex: we will throw in a free ipod touch or give you $50 off if you're a student)...big deal when you are paying that kind of money. Apple products are almost always cheaper online through other sites. Don't get me wrong, I love Apple's products but I don't love how they manage their sales. I realize you can debate about you are paying for what you get, but I disagree how apple never offers discounts when other company's do.
1847911
I don't believe there is any difference. The cheaper price is probably due to the high sales volume Amazon generates for them.
529380
No clue but the base MacBook Pro model isn't being sold by Amazon.com anymore, its being sold by another store through Amazon. So not rebate on this model right now. I'm so mad! I left for work at 4 and it had the rebate, I come home and nothing!
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Yes. And be aware that Apple requires its employees and independent retailers to sell a certain percentage of AppleCare plans with each computer. This means that some retailers (sometimes including Amazon) will discount AppleCare to get their percentage up. That makes it a better deal than buying it at the AppleStore. You are not required to buy your Apple product and AppleCare from the same place.
1024224
Unfortunately, you can only purchase the versions they sell online. I called Amazon.com Reps and confirmed they don't customized Macbook Pros.
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I've noticed that the price on AMAZON seems to vary mostly based on inventory. When you see "only X left in stock" on an item, the price is usually a bit higher. You'll also see a higher price when the source is outside AMAZON, rather then buying directly from AMAZON. Now as far as the $219 price ($269 with the $50 rebate) over Christmas 2011, that was actually an AMAZON "Gold Box" price for only that short time. I only know because I know several close friends who bought units during those exact few days. They saw the "Gold Box" price, and jumped on it. So I really don't think it's "gouging", just inventory based pricing.
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yup, i guess they increased the price since its only newegg and amazon that has this laptop, plus amazon takes "2 to 4 weeks" to ship, so newegg took that as an opportunity to make some extra profit ( bastards)i cant afford to wait that long tho :(amazon might end up getting my extra $50... sigh...although... a friend of mine placed an order for this laptop from amazon... two weeks ago.. and he got it last week friday...so i guess it could take a lesser time than amazon claims it would.