Best Buy Discounts 13-inch MacBook Pros by $200 for Back-to-School Promotion

As noted by AllThingsD, Best Buy has discounted two of its most popular 13-inch MacBooks by $200.

The company's 13-inch MacBook Pro with a 500GB hard drive and 4GB of memory is priced at $1,000, down from $1,200, and the 13-inch MacBook Pro with a 750GB hard drive and 8GB of memory, which was $1,500, is now available for $1,300.

Students can get an additional $100 discount by registering on the Best Buy Student Deals website with an .edu email address. The promotion, which kicked off today, will last until July 27.

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appleisking

83 months ago

First gen retina pros barely kept pace with the resolution

Lol @ future proof

Barely kept pace with resolutions? Who's offering as much as they are?

Nothing with apple is future proof.

Then why are people able to use their macbooks for like 6 years?

I like Apple's deal better. $200 off for college students and you get a $100 apple gift card.

Nope think about it. Even if you were right, which you are not, best buy gives a 300 dollar, better than the gift card option. CMBPs get a 100 dollar discount in the U.S max.

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Why save money if it is on dad's credit card right?
It's so last year:D

What a ridiculous assumption. You know nothing about him.

Rating: 4 Votes

John.B

83 months ago

I want a Haswell MBP.

Rating: 3 Votes

macsrcool1234

83 months ago

Barely kept pace with resolutions? Who's offering as much as they are?

You interpreted his post wrong. The retinas have an underpowered GPU powering them.

Then why are people able to use their macbooks for like 6 years?

Nope think about it. Even if you were right, which you are not, best buy gives a 300 dollar, better than the gift card option. CMBPs get a 100 dollar discount in the U.S max.

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What a ridiculous assumption. You know nothing about him.

I can still 'use' my Windows 95 machine. Doesn't mean anything.

Wait for updates before buying these obsolete machines.

Rating: 2 Votes

Hrududu

83 months ago

Still future-proof though.

Nothing with apple is future proof.

Rating: 2 Votes

scbond

83 months ago

Too bad it's last year's tech.

Still future-proof though.

Rating: 2 Votes

Klae17

83 months ago

Too bad it's last year's tech.

Rating: 2 Votes

Jynto

83 months ago

Is that stuff user upgradable? I bit the bullet and picked up my cMBP last night and there is no access doors. I am not about to tear this thing apart.

ifixit.com is a great resource as well. I used it to guide me through all my upgrades.

Rating: 1 Votes

JAT

83 months ago

You're forgetting a major advantage if the cmbp:
Being able to upgrade ram to 16gb and to a ssd in the future for super cheap=priceless.

That's the first time I've heard the term "super cheap" used to describe an SSD. Do you mean in 10 years?

Rating: 1 Votes

GizmoDVD

83 months ago

I am so glad I saw this. I am literally starting school Monday, and I have my iMac for sale on eBay. I was going to take the $750ish NET I'll likely clear and buy a 2012 MBA out of the Apple Refurb store for $799. But for $900 @ Best Buy... I am going for the cMBP instead! Better deal!

Not really.

Shorter battery life, bigger, heavier etc.

You do get a CD slot for all those CDs that people still rip...

Rating: 1 Votes