Black Friday Discounts on Macs Have Begun
MacMall has announced their Black Friday sale which will runs from now until midnight P.T. on Friday, November 28th. Last year's MacMall sale delivered some of the largest discounts available online. This year, however, MacMall faces stiff competition from BestBuy who is offering a number of $100-$150 instant discounts on Macs. This compares favorably to MacMall which tends to combine both instant discounts and rebates.
As usual, it can be difficult to sort through the full list of discounts which confusingly intermix both old and current inventory.
This summary chart, however, lists the discounts on current Macs from both retailers with the "best" deal highlighted and product linked in bold.
Note: BestBuy Links removed since their sale is over
Click on prices to link directly to product
For those willing to buy previous-generation Macs, discounts can be significant compared to their original retail prices (example, $1149 for original MacBook Air), but requires a bit more research to balance the cost saving vs. buying older technology.
Apple may offer some slight discounts on products for their own Black Friday sale, though historically these have only been up to $100 on a few select models.
* Combines instant + mail-in rebates.
MacMall and BestBuy are site affiliate partners and sales benefit MacRumors financially
Update: Amazon prices added.
Update 2: BestBuy's sale over.
As usual, it can be difficult to sort through the full list of discounts which confusingly intermix both old and current inventory.
This summary chart, however, lists the discounts on current Macs from both retailers with the "best" deal highlighted and product linked in bold.
| Current Model | Retail | MacMall* | Amazon* | |
| 13" White MacBook | $999 | -$100 | -$79 | |
| 13" 2GHz MacBook | $1299 | -$119 | -$80 | |
| 13" 2.4GHz MacBook | $1599 | -$149 | -$130 | |
| 15" 2.4GHz MB Pro | $1999 | -$200 | -$200 | |
| 15" 2.5Ghz MB Pro | $2499 | -$250 | -$210 | |
| 17" 2.5GHz MB Pro | $2799 | -$250 | -$230 | |
| 1.6GHz MacBook Air | $1799 | -$149 | -$55 | |
| 1.8GHz SSD MacBook Air | $2499 | -$179 | -$130 | |
| 20" 2.4GHz iMac | $1199 | -$119 | -$55 | |
| 20" 2.6GHz iMac | $1499 | -$129 | -$80 | |
| 24" 2.8GHz iMac | $1799 | -$159 | -$142 | |
| 24" 3.06GHz iMac | $2199 | -$159 | --- | |
| Mac Pro 2.8GHz | $2799 | -$250 | -$284 |
For those willing to buy previous-generation Macs, discounts can be significant compared to their original retail prices (example, $1149 for original MacBook Air), but requires a bit more research to balance the cost saving vs. buying older technology.
Apple may offer some slight discounts on products for their own Black Friday sale, though historically these have only been up to $100 on a few select models.
* Combines instant + mail-in rebates.
MacMall and BestBuy are site affiliate partners and sales benefit MacRumors financially
Update: Amazon prices added.
Update 2: BestBuy's sale over.
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42 months ago
Good deals, but obviously not something worth waiting all night for. If you plan on getting something though, this is the time.
42 months ago
Good deals, but obviously not something worth waiting all night for. If you plan on getting something though, this is the time.
With all the doom and gloom coming from retailers this year, I wouldn't be surprised if they break with habit and actually do another significant discount on Apple products between Black Friday and Christmas...
42 months ago
Thanks for the fantastic chart. Will you be expanding it as other retailers come up with better deals?
42 months ago
If you don't need a top of the line Mac, getting a refurbished unit is a much better idea! You can seriously save hundreds of dollars. I got a 24" iMac for $1300 instead of $1800. Awesome deal. Highly recommended. This is also an awesome way to get a cheap iPod Touch or previous gen Nano.
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac
42 months ago
If you don't need a top of the line Mac, getting a refurbished unit is a much better idea! You can seriously save hundreds of dollars. I got a 24" iMac for $1300 instead of $1800. Awesome deal. Highly recommended. This is also an awesome way to get a cheap iPod Touch or previous gen Nano.
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac
Especially as there is an abnormally large selection of notebook computers available at this time.
42 months ago
so can we expect the apple stores and the website to have similar discounts?
I figured so since all the talk about Apple pricematching retailers
I figured so since all the talk about Apple pricematching retailers
42 months ago
I could be totally off, but my perception is that MacMall's customer service is pretty poor. So if you have a problem with your purchase from there, good luck getting it resolved. I'd much rather buy direct from Apple, or from Amazon, or even BB.
I agree that refurb is a great option. Got a 20" iMac refurb from Apple a couple years ago and it worked out fine. :D
I agree that refurb is a great option. Got a 20" iMac refurb from Apple a couple years ago and it worked out fine. :D
42 months ago
Meh, Amazon runs comparable discounts and rebates everyday of the year on Macs. Plus, you don't pay sales tax in most cases.
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