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    Black Friday Sale

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by aprodigy, Nov 2, 2007.

  1. aprodigy

    aprodigy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi

    I read that there's usually some kind of discount on Black Friday.

    Is the MBP going to be discounted? Can the discount be used on top of the education discount?

    Thanks
     
    aprodigy, Nov 2, 2007
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  2. nit04

    nit04 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I got the impression that Apple never did discounts/coupons like that. You may be able to find a deal on Black Friday from a reseller though.
     
    nit04, Nov 2, 2007
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  3. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Apple sets all their prices, including the ones for resellers. I don't believe they're into the Black Friday thing.
     
    Lithus, Nov 2, 2007
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  4. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    Not always. MacMall always sells Macs cheaper than Apple does ($1850 for 2.2 GHz MBP, compared to $1999 at Apple). Although worth noting that there have been many complaints about MacMall, so not necessarily the best option to go for, even though they sell Macs cheaper than Apple does.

    I don't believe Apple itself does any sales. It only occasionally slashes prices, and that's a definite price drop and will stay that price, and not really a "promotion", where its say 10% off for a week or two, and then goes back to original price. For example, the iPhone price was dropped to $399 instead of $599.

    Try third-party resellers to see if they will do Black Friday sales. Some of them do (like Future Shop does randomly sell Macs about $50-100 cheaper as a promotion. Future Shop is a Canadian big box electronics retailer similar to (and owned by) Best Buy).
     
    Sam, Nov 2, 2007
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    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Apple does not do sales. What you see is what you get, sorry.
     
    cashmonee, Nov 3, 2007
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    Rawjamaican Notebook Consultant

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    Rawjamaican, Nov 3, 2007
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    There is a store called Fry's Electronics which is selling all the new iPods for $10 cheaper than Apple does. I have seen that they sell the Mac computers for somewhat of a cheaper price than Apple. Maybe $50 cheaper or something around the holiday season...but they also bundle stuff with it like a free cheap printer which could suffice for your black-and-white printing needs.
     
    vaio2k7, Nov 3, 2007
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  9. Stevenson140

    Stevenson140 Notebook Geek

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    i know the staples by my house is having a $200 of Macbooks tomorrow so if you are interested maybe go to your staples and see if they have the sale
     
    Stevenson140, Nov 3, 2007
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  10. Rei86

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    Still a killer deal. Been holding out on buying a mac ATM but I do want one and that deal would've "sealed the deal" as they say.
     
    Rei86, Nov 3, 2007
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  11. Jarson

    Jarson Notebook Geek

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    whats black friday? is it only a US thing?
     
    Jarson, Nov 3, 2007
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  12. Lithus

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    Lithus, Nov 3, 2007
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  13. Sam

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    Depends where you are, Jarson. Like here in Canada, we don't celebrate any form of Black Friday; instead, the day where everything is discounted (not just electronics...anything) is Boxing Day (Dec. 26th). I remember getting Age of Empires III two years back for $30 at Boxing Day. Normally it was priced at $60 at that time.
     
    Sam, Nov 3, 2007
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  14. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yeah, that is a really good deal. Plus, its not like 1.83 GHz Core 2 Duo is that slow. You probably wouldn't notice much difference during everyday tasks.
     
    Sam, Nov 3, 2007
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  15. Jarson

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    oh its just boxing day...yeah im in australia. we have boxing not black friday.
     
    Jarson, Nov 3, 2007
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  16. Jarson

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    thanksgiving is on the day we finish our high school exams. im goign to give thanks even though im in australia, ahaha.
     
    Jarson, Nov 3, 2007
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