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Select Micro Center Stores: Apple MacBook Air 13.6" Laptop (Early 2024 Model) Expired

$1080
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Select MicroCenter Stores [Store locator] have Apple MacBook Air 13.6" Laptop in Midnight (Early 2024 Model; MXCV3LL/A) on sale for $1079.99. Valid for in-store purchase only.

Thanks to community member NeatPolice123 for finding this deal

Note, product/availability may vary depending on location; may not be available in all stores for purchase

Also available:Specs (MXCV3LL/A):
  • Apple M3 8-Core CPU/10-Core GPU
  • 13.6" 2560x1664 500-Nits Liquid Retina w/ True Tone Display + 1080p Front Camera/FaceTime HD
  • 512GB Solid State Drive SSD
  • 16GB Unified Memory/RAM
  • WiFi 6E 802.11ax w/ Bluetooth 5.3
  • Touch ID/Force Touch Trackpad w/ Ambient Light
  • 52.6W Lithium Polymer Battery
  • macOS
  • Inputs
    • 2x Thunderbolt 4
    • 1x MagSafe 3

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Offer valid only at Indianapolis Microcenter but I was able to price match with BestBuy.

Other great deals on Air:
  1. M1 Macbook Air 13" 16GB RAM 256GB SSD : $684 [microcenter.com] OOS
  2. M2 Macbook Air 15" 16GB RAM 256GB SSD : $984 [microcenter.com]
  3. M2 Macbook Air 13" 16GB RAM 512GB SSD : $1008 [microcenter.com] OOS
  4. M2 Macbook Air 15" 16GB RAM 512GB SSD : $1152 [microcenter.com]
  5. M2 Macbook Air 15" 16GB RAM 1TB SSD : $1280 [microcenter.com] Now $1151.99
  6. M3 Macbook Air 15" 16GB RAM 512GB SSD : $1224 [microcenter.com] OOS
SPECS:
  • Apple M3 8-Core Chip
  • 16GB Unified RAM | 512GB SSD
  • 13.6" 2560 x 1664 Liquid Retina Display
  • 10-Core GPU | 16-Core Neural Engine
  • Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) | Bluetooth 5.3
  • 2 x Thunderbolt / USB4
  • FaceTime Full HD 1080p Camera
  • Backlit Magic Keyboard
  • Force Touch Trackpad | Touch ID Sensor
  • macOS
https://www.microcenter.com/produ...toreid=165 OOS
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The M3 is only an incremental upgrade from the M2. And, realistically, the M1 is still more than enough for most people. So if you already have one of the previous models, there's not much reason to upgrade. They're becoming like iPhones and Apple Watches in that regard - there's not a strong case to upgrade each year, but if you wait a few years or more between upgrades, the incremental improvements add up and it will feel like a big step forward.

My M1 (with 16GB Ram and 1TB SSD) hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. So I'm going to give it another year and see what the M4 brings. But this is a great price if you're in the market for one now.
Add "/?storeid=165" at the end of url if your agent doesn't see the above prices. This forces the price of Indianapolis store at their end.
OMG I finally did it!

Best Slickdeals deal I ever got. $1799 for the 16" Macbook Pro (2499 on Apple's website!) I even got the Space Black, unreal. Proof: https://ibb.co/6Wd4HFT

Big thanks to Microcenter in Indianapolis for keeping ONE of these Macbooks at this price for price matching! Ha!

Step by step what I did, hope someone else can get the same!
1. Microcenter link to send to BB rep: https://www.microcenter.com/produ...ack?sp=429
EVEN THOUGH THIS LINK SAID OUT OF STOCK THEY STILL ACCEPTED IT FOR A PRICE MATCH
2. I went through 3 reps. The first rep said it couldn't do the because of "one per household". The second said she couldn't do it unless I picked up in Indianapolis. The third said the same with regard to Indianapolis, but they seemed like they were ready to go along with it (even in the color I wanted) so I just said I had a friend coming in to get in to get it and gave them a fake name. I did this because on BestBuy's website it says you can switch the order from pickup to shipped up to 30 minutes after it's placed. Except that wasn't true: the only option was to cancel the order :/
3. The kicker: I knew getting the price match on the OOS item was the hard part, so I just started another chat and explained that my friend can't pick it up. They had me cancel the order and created the SAME PRICE MATCH for my local store, pickup tomorrow, no problem with this rep whatsoever.

Hopefully someone else can replicate this!

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04-20-2024 at 09:09 AM.
04-20-2024 at 09:09 AM.
Still alive, the agent told me it's only for local IN customers to pickup, and cannot change to shipping later if I want to proceed for price match. The second agent was able to change the order for shipping
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04-20-2024 at 09:28 AM.
04-20-2024 at 09:28 AM.
Quote from LavenderHose3610 :
FYI this deal is not 100% dead. In the past two days micro center showed some MacBooks in stock late at night (~11pm ET). Best Buy chat support is available until 12am ET so there might be a short window to get the PM.

I was able to PM a MacBook Air 512/16 last night and switched to shipping this morning
Very true, spot one M3 13'' 16/512 back in stock late last night, did the price match through chat for local pickup close to midnight, then switched to shipping this morning and got the refund for the sales tax difference.
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04-20-2024 at 06:43 PM.
04-20-2024 at 06:43 PM.
Does anyone know if bestbuy charges for returning the MacBook opened ? Like a restocking fee or something like that.
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04-20-2024 at 07:33 PM.
04-20-2024 at 07:33 PM.
Quote from SlickDealJr :
Does anyone know if bestbuy charges for returning the MacBook opened ? Like a restocking fee or something like that.
No restocking fee
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KaatuPaadi
04-20-2024 at 09:46 PM.
04-20-2024 at 09:46 PM.
So BB stopped price March. They have gotten emails or directions to stop doing microcenter prices..

If anyone was able to do without walking into BB store in IN, let us know from now on..

I got mine friday.
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04-20-2024 at 10:26 PM.
04-20-2024 at 10:26 PM.
Quote from KaatuPaadi :
So BB stopped price March. They have gotten emails or directions to stop doing microcenter prices..

If anyone was able to do without walking into BB store in IN, let us know from now on..

I got mine friday.

Source of this information?
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04-21-2024 at 06:01 AM.
04-21-2024 at 06:01 AM.
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Source of this information?
Had 5 reps say the same thing yesterday night... Very consistent. They are finding SOME excuse to deny for Mac and Microcenter...
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04-21-2024 at 08:01 AM.
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Just got a pricematch on a 14 inch and a 16 inch. Thx OP
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04-21-2024 at 09:34 AM.
04-21-2024 at 09:34 AM.
Quote from Grenville :
Just got a pricematch on a 14 inch and a 16 inch. Thx OP
Ah..Ship or pickup??
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04-21-2024 at 09:44 AM.
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Quote from KaatuPaadi :
Ah..Ship or pickup??
Pickup
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04-21-2024 at 12:09 PM.
04-21-2024 at 12:09 PM.
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Pickup
How many chats did you do?
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How many chats did you do?
Just one
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04-21-2024 at 03:43 PM.
04-21-2024 at 03:43 PM.
Anyone know if best buy price match works betters on phone call than live chat?
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04-21-2024 at 03:46 PM.
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Do you guys have more luck with best buy live chat or call center? I doubt in person would work for this type of deal
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04-21-2024 at 03:52 PM.
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Is this still available from Microcenter stores? .... quick look suggests yes from Indianapolis, no from Brentwood (St Louis) MO
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