MacPrices Mobile
Roundup of Holiday MacBook sales, up to $250 off MSRP
Friday, July 3 2009 @ 10:05 AM ET | Article Link
Apple introduced new MacBooks in June with reduced prices, and Apple resellers are already offering sales and discounts ranging up to $250 off MSRP. Take advantage of these sale prices over the Holiday weekend:
(1) MacConnection has the new June 2009 MacBooks available up to $250 off MSRP after applicable rebate. Shipping is free, and most models are in stock:
- 17" 2.8GHz MacBook Pro: $2249 $250 off MSRP
- 15" 2.8GHz MacBook Pro: $2089 $210 off MSRP
- 15" 2.66GHz MacBook Pro: $1799 $200 off MSRP
- 15" 2.53GHz MacBook Pro: $1579 $120 off MSRP
- 13" 2.53GHz MacBook Pro: $1399 $100 off MSRP
- 13" 2.26GHz MacBook Pro: $1119 $80 off MSRP
- 13" 2.13GHz MacBook Air: $1729 $70 off MSRP
- 13" 1.86GHz MacBook Air: $1439 $60 off MSRP
- 13" 2.13GHz White MacBook: $924.99 $74 off MSRP
(2) MacMall has the new 13" MacBook Pros in stock today and on sale for $105 off MSRP after applicable mail-in rebate:
- 13" 2.26GHz MacBook Pro: $1094 $105 off MSRP
- 13" 2.53GHz MacBook Pro: $1394 $105 off MSRP
(3) ClubMac has the new June 2009 MacBooks in stock today, also discounted up to $250 off MSRP after applicable rebate:
- 17" 2.8GHz MacBook Pro: $2248.99 $250 off MSRP
- 15" 2.8GHz MacBook Pro: $2088.99 $210 off MSRP
- 15" 2.66GHz MacBook Pro: $1798.99 $200 off MSRP
- 15" 2.53GHz MacBook Pro: $1578.99 $120 off MSRP
- 13" 2.53GHz MacBook Pro: $1398.99 $100 off MSRP
- 13" 2.26GHz MacBook Pro: $1118.99 $80 off MSRP
- 13" 2.13GHz MacBook Air: $1728.99 $70 off MSRP
- 13" 1.86GHz MacBook Air: $1438.99 $60 off MSRP
- 13" 2.13GHz White MacBook: $923.99 $74 off MSRP
(4) Purchase a new Mac at The Apple Store for Education through September 8, 2009, and receive a free 8GB iPod touch as part of Apple's seasonal Back to School promotion. All MacBooks qualify for the promotion. The iPod touch is free after a $229 online rebate, which you process at the same time you purchase your Mac. The Mac and iPod ship to you together, and shipping is free. All students, teachers, and staff qualify for Apple's education discount. More details can be found here.
Persons who qualify for the free iPod touch also qualify for education pricing, up to $200 off MSRP. Note the discounts associated with new June 2009 MacBooks:
- 17" 2.8GHz MacBook Pro: $2299 $200 off
- 15" 2.8GHz MacBook Pro: $2099 $200 off
- 15" 2.66GHz MacBook Pro: $1849 $150 off
- 15" 2.53GHz MacBook Pro: $1599 $100 off
- 13" 2.53GHz MacBook Pro: $1399 $100 off
- 13" 2.26GHz MacBook Pro: $1099 $100 off
- 13" 2.13GHz White MacBook: $949 $50 off
- 13" 2.13GHz/128GB MacBook Air: $1699 $100 off
- 13" 1.86GHz/120GB MacBook Air: $1399 $100 off
Finally, receive $100 back on a qualifying printer with your purchase via online rebate. The HP Photosmart C4480 All-in-One Printer, Scanner, Copier and the Canon PIXMA MP470 all-in-one are both available for $99.95. Use this rebate to reduce that price to $0 when you purchase your Mac. Visit The Apple Store for Education to make your purchase.
2.66GHz Mac Pro on sale for $2274, $225 off MSRP
Friday, July 3 2009 @ 9:49 AM ET | Article Link
MacConnection has the 2.66GHz Mac Pro on sale for $2274 after applicable mail-in rebate. Their price is $225 off MSRP, and shipping is free.
2009 Mac minis on sale for up to $55 off MSRP
Friday, July 3 2009 @ 9:39 AM ET | Article Link
MacConnection has the new 2009 Mac minis on sale now for up to $55 off MSRP. A $25 mail-in rebate is required:
- 2.0GHz/120GB: $554.99 sku 9488161
- 2.0GHz/320GB: $744.99 sku 9488170
OBR 20" 2.66GHz iMac available for $1019; save $80
Friday, July 3 2009 @ 9:36 AM ET | Article Link
MacMall has open-box return 20" 2.66GHz iMacs in stock today for $1019.99. Look for item number 7791350. That represents an $80 discount over unopened boxes.
Colorware's $6,000 Stealth MacBook Pro; Apple To Drop NVIDIA Chips?; Mac Shipments On The Rise; Are Apple Notebooks Really The Greenest?; OWC Memory Upgrades For White MacBook 13"; MacBook Air Firmware Update V1.2 Install Issues
Thursday, July 2 2009 @ 11:39 AM ET | Article Link
Colorware Launches Limited Edition, $6,000 Stealth MacBook Pro
Colorware have announced their limited edition Stealth MacBook Pro, a 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 15" unit with a custom matte display, a 256GB solid-state drive and a smooth-textured, zero-gloss black finish reminiscent of the livery used on the U.S. Air Force's F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter stealth fighter and B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber aircraft. Ten examples only of the Stealth MacBook Pro will be produced, selling for (are you sitting down?) $5,999.00.
The Beauty of Stealth
ColorWare's Stealth finish uses what they call SofTouch technology, contributing to the computer's smooth-feeling "covert" look while functionally protecting the machine's surface from fingerprints and the minor scuffs and abrasions of normal use.
The ColorWare Stealth will be a must-have for a select few wanting an exclusive computer as powerful as it looks - and with only 10 available, it won't go unnoticed.
The ColorWare Stealth Macbook Pro Includes:
* 15" Matte Widescreen Display
* 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* 8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM (2x4GB)
* 256GB solid-state drive
* SuperDrive 8x
* Backlit Keyboard
* SofTouch Zero Gloss Finish
* Custom Matte Screen
* Soft Luxurious Feel
For more information, visit:
http://www.colorwarepc.com/p-183-stealth-macbook-pro.aspx
___
Apple And NVIDIA Feuding? Apple To Drop NVIDIA Chips?
http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/07/01/apple.may.drop.nvidia/ that a rumored fierce dispute between Apple and NVIDIA could end up with the exclusion of NVIDIA graphics chips from future Macs, much of the inter-corporate friction centering on the overheating issue that caused widespread failures in GeForce 8400M and 8600M mobile graphics chips that virtually guarantee video corruption or shutdown problems in two entire previous generations of 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pro models, with Apple having been obliged to extend MacBook Pro warranties for up to three years, and possibly skeptical of NVIDIA's assurances that newer models aren't at risk of the same problem.
Appleinsider's Aidan Malley also reports that the Apple - NVIDIA spat could see some GeForce chipsets excluded from future Mac models, and that negotiations between Apple and NVIDIA are now "extremely bitter," although the rift wouldn't result in an immediate breakup since the fact that NVIDIA GeForce 9400M and 9600M GT chipsets used in nearly all newer Mac models, whose product cycles still have a long time to run, but could result in nearer-term updates moving to non-NVIDIA chipsets, possibly beginning with iMacs and MacBooks based on Intel's forthcoming Nehalem processor architecture
___
Mac Shipments On The Rise
Fortune's Philip Elmer-DeWitt reports that according to Morgan Stanley's Kathryn Huberty, Apple is the computer maker with the "most upside" as the PC market begins to stabilize after a dismal Q12009, noting that even "before the new Macbook Pros launched Apple began to outperform the broader commercial PC segment = with commercial Mac shipments up 25% [month over month] in May versus market growth of just 1%," and the mid-2009 MacBook Pro upgrades providing a further "catalyst for growth," her forecast for Mac sales in calendar Q2 (Apple's fiscal Q3) increasing to 2.5 million units, up from 2.4 million.
Appleinsider's Slash Lane also riffs on the Huberty report, noting that an aggressive back-to-school promotion and a more affordably-priced overhaul to Apple's MacBook Pro notebook line are boosting Apple's personal computer shipments to levels not seen since last October.
___
Does Apple Really Have The Greenest Notebooks?
InfoWorld says Apple and other PC makers are overdoing it when they flash their EPEAT Gold to prove they're green, noting that last month Apple registered 10 MacBooks in the EPEAT registry - all Gold rated, giving Apple a total of 11 Gold-rated MacBooks claiming that the MacBook line is "the world's greenest family of notebooks."
The report notes that responding to a Dell complaint accusing Apple of "misleading" MacBook advertising, the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus recommended that Apple modify its "world's greenest family of notebooks" claim "to make clearer that the basis of comparison is between all MacBooks to all notebooks made by a given competitor" and to "avoid the reference to 'world's greenest' given the potential for overstatement," but adding that "While other manufacturers may have subcategories of lines with similar ratings, none has comparable high ratings for all of the notebooks it produces."
InfoWorld decided to go straight to the source: the EPEAT registry, and discovered some interesting findings that arguably contradict Apple's claim.
___
OWC Memory Upgrades For White MacBook 13" Offer More Options
Other World Computing (OWC - http://www.macsales.com ) has announced OWC DDR2 800MHz Memory Upgrades are now available up to 6GB for the 2009 White MacBook 13" model. OWC Memory Upgrades offer White MacBook users the advantages of three upgrade options not available from the factory and a cost savings up to 45% on the same size 4GB upgrade, plus a Lifetime Advance Replacement Warranty and Money Back Guarantee.
OWC Memory Upgrades up to 6GB for the 2009 White MacBook 13" model:
* OWC 2GB DDR2 800MHz Memory Module - $29.99
Add to existing 1GB factory chip for 3GB total memory. Available from OWC only -- Not offered by factory.
* OWC 4GB (2 x 2GB matched memory modules) DDR2 800MHz Memory Kit - $59.97
40% lower cost than factory installed 4GB upgrade.
* OWC 4GB DDR2 800MHz Memory Module - $149.99
Add to existing 1GB factory chip for 5GB total memory. Available from OWC only -- Not offered by factory.
* OWC 6GB (2GB + 4GB matched memory modules) DDR2 800MHz Memory Kit - $167.99
Available from OWC only -- Not offered by factory.
Additional money savings are available for customers who take advantage of OWC's memory trade-in rebate program, which offers $5.00 Cash Back per 1.0GB Apple Factory Standard memory module. With the rebate, OWC's 4GB Memory Kit for the May 2009 White MacBook 13" is a full 45% lower cost than the same size factory installed upgrade. OWC Memory Upgrades are also available immediately for existing Core 2 Duo MacBook and MacBook Pro models in both kits and modules up to 8GB starting at $32.99.
OWC Hard Drive Upgrades Offer Greater Savings & Options Over Factory
OWC also offers White MacBook 13" owners internal 5400RPM hard drive upgrade options at savings up to 50.5% compared to same size factory installed options as well as faster and higher capacity upgrades not offered by the factory. OWC hard drive upgrade prices start at $73.99 for a 320GB 5400RPM drive while a 500GB 7200RPM upgrade priced at $149.99 is available for the ultimate White MacBook performance storage configuration. White MacBook owners selecting an OWC internal hard drive upgrade can either send the factory stock 160GB hard drive to OWC for a cash back rebate of $17.50 or keep the factory drive and install it into an OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro FireWire/USB 2.0 or Mercury Express USB 2.0 enclosure for additional external storage capacity.
For more information on OWC Memory and internal hard drive upgrades for the 2009 White MacBook 13" model as well as for existing MacBook and MacBook Pro models and to order, visit:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Apple_MacBook_MacBook_Pro/Upgrade
___
MacBook Air Firmware Update V1.2 Not Installing
MacFixIt reports that a few MacBook Air users have noticed the recently released update for these computers either will not install on their systems or will not show up in the Software Update panel, and as usual suggests helpful workarounds to try.
bookmystique@pbcentral.com
15" 2.4GHz MacBook Pro (reconditioned) available for $1269
Thursday, July 2 2009 @ 8:22 AM ET | Article Link
MacConnection has reconditioned 15" 2.4GHz unibody MacBook Pros in stock for $1269 including free shipping. That's $730 off original MSRP.
Visit our price trackers on the web at MacPrices for detailed info.
Page specifically formatted for cell phones
www.pcprices.net/cell.shtml
Copyright © 1996-2007 Pricenet Central. All Rights Reserved.