Best Buy Apple MacBook Pro sale: $150-200 off + $20 "savings code" w/ store pickup -- MBP starts at $1049

Apple only had a record net profit of over 13 billion last quarter. Yeah they really need more promos. I do not see it.

Quote from TVMaster : looks like a good time to get a macbook although with apple lately I think promos might get better

Quote from prvn133t : I wanted to buy that one too.. and in fact it's price was $2079 at bestbuy.com until yesterday... not $2199? lol... thats not good.. i don't recommend this unless you have don't have to pay sales tax....

Buy the open box. I got mine for 1630 + tax with over $100 in rz points (convert to Amazon gc) to mitigate the tax issue. I also got 0% apr for 18 months so I can pay it off $100/month. This is really the best deal you'll get and there are still some available if you take the time to research ones available at area stores.

These were showing the discount earlier this morning.

Quote from pinoy530 : These were showing the discount earlier this morning.

Yeah wtf. These were all showing sale prices earlier today.

I just bought the $1049 one in store. They had the displays tagged with the sale pricing and it rang up as such.

I know I don't get the $20 savings code, but I did have an "in store only" triple RZ point coupon to use. Seemed like the better deal.

Seems to be showing the updated price now.

Just bought the 13in 8gig retina 256ssd i5 for $1799. I will be snagging apple care at the apple store for $250 since I have an unused apple store gift card I got as a gift. AppleCare has always been well worth it for me. Was debating going to a 15" and i7 for $200 more but I prefer a laptop to be smaller and lighter with better battery life. Thanks for your advice guys.

Quote from Jaxattaxs7 : Just bought the 13in 8gig retina 256ssd i5 for $1799. I will be snagging apple care at the apple store for $250 since I have an unused apple store gift card I got as a gift. AppleCare has always been well worth it for me. Was debating going to a 15" and i7 for $200 more but I prefer a laptop to be smaller and lighter with better battery life. Thanks for your advice guys.

I prefer square trade... cheaper and does what apple care does...

Thanks for the heads up on the deal...was able to get an open box 15.4" i7 8GB 512 SSD model (retail 2799) for about $1900. I also bought the ADH protection plan for $350 so the total came out to $2450 after tax.

The breakout was as follows:
Open Box price: 2307.99
Doorbuster discount (from this deal): - 200
10% open box discount: -210

and add in the 350 for the ADH plan

Total: 2250 before tax, 2410 after tax

Very stoked about the deal, and I confirmed that i have 30 days to return the protection plan for full refund if i decide against it.

Quote from bballintom22 : Thanks for the heads up on the deal...was able to get an open box 15.4" i7 8GB 512 SSD model (retail 2799) for about $1900. I also bought the ADH protection plan for $350 so the total came out to $2450 after tax. The breakout was as follows: Open Box price: 2307.99 Doorbuster discount (from this deal): - 200 10% open box discount: -210 and add in the 350 for the ADH plan Total: 2250 before tax, 2410 after tax Very stoked about the deal, and I confirmed that i have 30 days to return the protection plan for full refund if i decide against it.

Do all stores give the $200 discount or its YMMV? I got a rMBP yesterday for 1800 before the 10% discount. It was a brand new one and no even started once. I can check if they would oblige by wanted to be sure if this is a manager's discretion.
Do you have a receipt that I can use?
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Quote from raju_77 : Do all stores give the $200 discount or its YMMV? I got a rMBP yesterday for 1800 before the 10% discount. It was a brand new one and no even started once. I can check if they would oblige by wanted to be sure if this is a manager's discretion. Do you have a receipt that I can use? - sent by iPhone App Deals & Steals 3.5.8 -

I definitely think it is YMMV...i tried after reading this user's post...he also has attached a receipt...

Mine was bought and returned within two days b/c the original buyer decided she didn't need a laptop this loaded so she went with a lower version. I checked and the battery cycle was only at 1 so very minimal use.

http://slickdeals.net/forums/show...tcount=329

Quote from bballintom22 : I definitely think it is YMMV...i tried after reading this user's post...he also has attached a receipt... Mine was bought and returned within two days b/c the original buyer decided she didn't need a laptop this loaded so she went with a lower version. I checked and the battery cycle was only at 1 so very minimal use. http://slickdeals.net/forums/show...tcount=329

Thank you. I was not so lucky. They said the discounts are already built in and hence I cannot get the dollar off. Nevertheless I got an unused one with the Samsung panel for 1630 and no tax in DE. I am happy with what I got though the 200 would have made it slicker.

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I'm getting brand new 256GB SSD retina macbook pro for $1900 incl. tax but not from Bestbuy

Posted this in the MBA deal from last week but didnt get a response:

I posted the question earlier about warranties. Any thoughts would be appreciated. In basic

1) Any advantages of a BB ADH vs SQ ADH? Geeksquad made it sounds very hassle free and even suggested I ask for a new battery and charger at the end of year 1 and it would be no hassle.

2) Leaning towards SQ ADH b/c it is longer coverage and i'm not convinced anything BB related is hassle free but also concerned about returning the warranty and if they give a hard time. Any tips to make me successful?

TIA!