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"COSTCO Membership" $1799: Apple 2023 MacBook Pro Laptop M3 Pro - 14.2, 18GB & 512Gb

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Saw this in CostCo yesterday and thought it was a very decent deal. I forgot that CostCo does give an extra year of warranty and basically a lifetime replacement, as long as you don't abuse it.

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Specs
M3 Pro Chip w/ 11-Core CPU/14-Core GPU
14.2" 3024x1964 Liquid Retina XDR Display w/ 1080p FaceTime HD Camera
512GB Solid State Drive SSD
18GB Unified Memory
WiFi 6E w/ Bluetooth 5.2
Touch ID/Backlit Magic Keyboard
72.4W Lithium Polymer Battery
MacOS
Inputs
3x Thunderbolt 4 USB-C
DisplayPort
USB 4
HDMI
MagSafe 3 Port

I read the B&H post wrong and did not realize it was this model for $50 less. I thought it said regular m3 and 16Gb. Do with this info as you please.
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03-28-2024 at 09:09 AM.
03-28-2024 at 09:09 AM.
I read the B&H post wrong and did not realize it was this model for $50 less. I thought it said regular m3 and 16Gb. Do with this info as you please.
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03-28-2024 at 09:14 AM.
03-28-2024 at 09:14 AM.
MacBook is a ripping off product in general...
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03-28-2024 at 09:26 AM.
03-28-2024 at 09:26 AM.
Quote from cgigate :
MacBook is a ripping off product in general...

This. Apple is playing us for fools offering half a terabyte of storage at this price point.
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03-28-2024 at 10:44 AM.
03-28-2024 at 10:44 AM.
I believe, I ordered this same machine from BHPhotoVideo.com (in Space Black) for $1699
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/pr..._with.html

It was $1749 last week, and the Silver one is still $1749
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03-28-2024 at 05:00 PM.

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03-28-2024 at 05:00 PM.
While I agree that Apple rakes us over the coals with the RAM / SSD configs, their quality is superior to any other laptop I've owned (The Google Pixelbook might still be the best).

I have owned a few Windows laptops and Chromebooks, and eventually a key will fall off the keyboard or stop working altogether, or the backlight will start to go out, the headphone jack will start to make a static noise,or the thing will just shut off completely and never turn on again(had this happen to an Acer Chromebook of mine and the All State warranty guy was completely in shock according to the letter that they gave me on what happened since they could not get it to book back up).

I've never had that happen with the 3-4 Apple laptops I've owned. Lastly, people are willing to pay that extra, extra if you resale them. I usually break it down by lifespan of product - if an Apple laptop costs me $1800 and I get ten years out of it, I've spent $180/yr. If I buy a $999 Windows laptop, and I get five years out of it, I've spent $200/yr.

Just saying.
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03-28-2024 at 07:51 PM.
03-28-2024 at 07:51 PM.
Quote from cgigate :
I have no idea why people are willing to be fooled by apple ...
I have to laugh the cult of Jobs to let people pay more for less....
Judging by specs, you'd think the Apple Laptops are a ripoff.

However, the thermal and performance of the Apple Silicon is far superior due to the architecture.

The overall experience and build quality is just better than you can get from a non Apple computer.

Now if that's worth it, is up to the consumer. There's a reason top companies spend money on Apple MBPs for their people. If they weren't worth it, money wouldn't go there.
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03-28-2024 at 10:14 PM.
03-28-2024 at 10:14 PM.
"and basically a lifetime replacement, as long as you don't abuse it"

Uhhh, what? No, they don't.
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03-28-2024 at 10:46 PM.

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03-28-2024 at 10:46 PM.
what does it mean basically a "lifetime replacement"? Costco has a stipulation in their return policy which explicitly states Apple products are the exception and must be returned within 90 days of purchase
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03-29-2024 at 05:19 AM.
03-29-2024 at 05:19 AM.
Quote from Mo0eY :
While I agree that Apple rakes us over the coals with the RAM / SSD configs, their quality is superior to any other laptop I've owned (The Google Pixelbook might still be the best).

I have owned a few Windows laptops and Chromebooks, and eventually a key will fall off the keyboard or stop working altogether, or the backlight will start to go out, the headphone jack will start to make a static noise,or the thing will just shut off completely and never turn on again(had this happen to an Acer Chromebook of mine and the All State warranty guy was completely in shock according to the letter that they gave me on what happened since they could not get it to book back up).

I've never had that happen with the 3-4 Apple laptops I've owned. Lastly, people are willing to pay that extra, extra if you resale them. I usually break it down by lifespan of product - if an Apple laptop costs me $1800 and I get ten years out of it, I've spent $180/yr. If I buy a $999 Windows laptop, and I get five years out of it, I've spent $200/yr.

Just saying.
Resale value cannot be overstated. I've consistently sold 4-5 year old Macbooks for close to 40% or more of what I paid for them. Try getting anywhere close to that for most 4-5 year old Windows laptops... the market just isn't there for them.

So the initial entry is high but with resale values, ongoing purchases aren't nearly as bad.
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03-29-2024 at 05:26 AM.
03-29-2024 at 05:26 AM.
I still own a working late 2009 MBP. The only reason I have to upgrade this year is that Chrome stopped working. (Not safari, that still works). For normal office application this thing lasted me for a long time.
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03-29-2024 at 09:08 AM.
03-29-2024 at 09:08 AM.
This would be a hell of deal if Costco was selling this machine at 1699 like BHP!!
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03-29-2024 at 01:12 PM.
03-29-2024 at 01:12 PM.
I'm sorry everyone. The employee informed me wrong about the replacement. This should tell you how often I post deals. No matter what everyone hates deal posters because they can never do anything right. If I could delete the whole thread, I would because of the b&h thing and then I get more info from an employee at Costco and it's wrong. I'm a worthless person, right? At least that's how it seems lately on this site. No one can do anything correct? Ffs. I'm very serious. I've seen nothing but complaints on every deal post in the last year or two. We are trying to help. Remember that.
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03-29-2024 at 02:37 PM.
03-29-2024 at 02:37 PM.
Quote from sau124 :
I still own a working late 2009 MBP. The only reason I have to upgrade this year is that Chrome stopped working. (Not safari, that still works). For normal office application this thing lasted me for a long time.
what about opencore too keep it going?
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