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expireddwrd78 posted Dec 19, 2024 10:13 PM
expireddwrd78 posted Dec 19, 2024 10:13 PM

Costco Members: Apple MacBook Pro: 14.2" 3K, M3 Pro, 18GB RAM, 512GB SSD (2023)

(Select Stores, In-Store Only)

$1,250

$1,750

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Select Costco Wholesale Stores (link for reference only) have for their Members: Apple 14" MacBook Pro Laptop (Space Black, 2023 Model, ‎MRX33LL/A, Item 1780719) for $1,249.97 (In-Store Only).

Thanks to Community Member dwrd78 for finding this deal.

Note: Availability/price may vary by location

Specs:
  • Apple M3 Pro 11-core (5x Performance 4GHz + 6x Efficiency 2.7Ghz) Processor, 14-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine
  • 14.2" (3024x1964) Liquid Retina XDR, 254ppi, 1000-nits sustained (1600-nits peak) ProMotion 120Hz Mini-LED Display
  • 18GB Onboard Unified Memory
  • 512GB Solid State Drive SSD Storage
  • Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax + Bluetooth 5.3
  • 1080p FaceTime HD Webcam
  • Studio-Quality Three-Mic Array with High Signal-to-Noise Ratio and Directional Beamforming
  • High-Fidelity Six-Speaker System with Force-Cancelling Woofers
  • Backlit Magic Keyboard w/ Touch ID sensor & Force Touch Trackpad
  • Ports:
    • 3x Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports w/ support for Charging
    • 1x HDMI 2.1
    • 1x SD card reader
    • 1x Headphone jack (3.5mm)
    • 1x MagSafe 3 Power w/ 70W USB-C Power Adapter
  • 72.4 Whr Li-Po Battery

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Select Costco Wholesale Stores (link for reference only) have for their Members: Apple 14" MacBook Pro Laptop (Space Black, 2023 Model, ‎MRX33LL/A, Item 1780719) for $1,249.97 (In-Store Only).

Thanks to Community Member dwrd78 for finding this deal.

Note: Availability/price may vary by location

Specs:
  • Apple M3 Pro 11-core (5x Performance 4GHz + 6x Efficiency 2.7Ghz) Processor, 14-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine
  • 14.2" (3024x1964) Liquid Retina XDR, 254ppi, 1000-nits sustained (1600-nits peak) ProMotion 120Hz Mini-LED Display
  • 18GB Onboard Unified Memory
  • 512GB Solid State Drive SSD Storage
  • Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax + Bluetooth 5.3
  • 1080p FaceTime HD Webcam
  • Studio-Quality Three-Mic Array with High Signal-to-Noise Ratio and Directional Beamforming
  • High-Fidelity Six-Speaker System with Force-Cancelling Woofers
  • Backlit Magic Keyboard w/ Touch ID sensor & Force Touch Trackpad
  • Ports:
    • 3x Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports w/ support for Charging
    • 1x HDMI 2.1
    • 1x SD card reader
    • 1x Headphone jack (3.5mm)
    • 1x MagSafe 3 Power w/ 70W USB-C Power Adapter
  • 72.4 Whr Li-Po Battery

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Written by SubZero5 | Staff

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Written by dwrd78

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transparent99
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Apparently it's possible to increase brightness to 1000 nits with software, it was software limited to 600 for battery life. The apps are called Vivid or BetterDisplay
bigaforlife
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Local costco showed a bunch in stock in the app last night, but none this morning. Price matched to BB on the first try. Ended up using a $1200 gift card I received yesterday from a geek squad claim on our TV. Upgrading from a M1 Air 8gb/256gb.

Here's my chat prompt if it helps anyone:
SDzZz
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The $1,400 M4 MacBook Pro does NOT have Thunderbolt 5. The M4 Pro MacBook Pro does which is currently selling for $1,900 at Best Buy.

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Dec 27, 2024 01:31 AM
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PawePDec 27, 2024 01:31 AM
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Quote from matchmee :
Best buy isn't letting me price match with multiple attempts.
Same, I tried today with few reps and no luck. I tried in store, talked to a manager and they printed for me price matching rules, that it excluded price matching from costco if item can only be purchased with membership. Not sure if they updated rules, bc I was able to price match the TV couple months ago.

"Our Price Match Guarantee does not cover: Pricing only available to select groups of customers including Membership Program members, loyalty offers, discounts relating to non-warehouse membership or paid loyalty programs and government exchange store offers."

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/help...0300050002
Dec 27, 2024 01:39 AM
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turns2stoneDec 27, 2024 01:39 AM
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Quote from dkotoric :
problem for me is m4 base does not support dual monitors, there are things like that to make the m4 not an option
Base M4 supports two displays up to 6K, in addition to the laptop screen.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/101571
Dec 27, 2024 01:48 AM
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JK1982Dec 27, 2024 01:48 AM
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Anyone know if atlanta has any in stock?
Dec 27, 2024 02:01 AM
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hood_repDec 27, 2024 02:01 AM
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picked up mine today at bestbuy after pricematch... what a deal!
Dec 27, 2024 02:19 AM
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SkillfulStraw5563Dec 27, 2024 02:19 AM
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Quote from PaweP :
Same, I tried today with few reps and no luck. I tried in store, talked to a manager and they printed for me price matching rules, that it excluded price matching from costco if item can only be purchased with membership. Not sure if they updated rules, bc I was able to price match the TV couple months ago. "Our Price Match Guarantee does not cover: Pricing only available to select groups of customers including Membership Program members, loyalty offers, discounts relating to non-warehouse membership or paid loyalty programs and government exchange store offers."https://www.bestbuy.com/site/help...0300050002
Please keep trying in diff times.
Pasting here others reponse from page 25.
Thanks OP for the steal deal! Just want to share my purchase/price match experience in case anyone needs it
As of 12/25/24, the online deal has been long gone(OOS). So this is what I did to successfully got the price match from BestBuy:
1. I called costco warehouse in my area, asked for checking any locations have the items available, they provided me 5 different stores(zip code), and number of items at each store. In my case, I used Goleta, CA, 93117. You can use this if it's still available regardless where you live(as it's used for checking the deal availability)
2. I confirmed by going to the Costco app(signed in), and changed my warehouse store to one of the above store(at step 1,), then checked the "search warehouse inventory" under the "Warehouse" tab(the fourth icon from the left), with the item number 1780719, and the item should be in stock status
3. Started chatting w bestbuy customer service, and told them exactly how to search for the item from Costco Warehouse(step 2). I mentioned the online link maybe OOS, but the specific warehouse is not
4. After about 10 mins checking in, BB agent confirmed that they could do a price match and sent the checkout link(invoice) to my email for payment submission
4. Finally, I paid $1249.97 + tax as of Dec 25, 2024
Dec 27, 2024 02:20 AM
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SkillfulStraw5563Dec 27, 2024 02:20 AM
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Quote from JK1982 :
Anyone know if atlanta has any in stock?
Have you tried Athens?
Dec 27, 2024 02:51 AM
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insaneXprovalDec 27, 2024 02:51 AM
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Quote from LovelyHeat960 :
I'm also in the same boat dude. Can you give me the store location and zip code so I can price match with Bb.
Use zip 65804

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Dec 27, 2024 03:44 AM
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jaytran259Dec 27, 2024 03:44 AM
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Quote from PaweP :
Same, I tried today with few reps and no luck. I tried in store, talked to a manager and they printed for me price matching rules, that it excluded price matching from costco if item can only be purchased with membership. Not sure if they updated rules, bc I was able to price match the TV couple months ago.

"Our Price Match Guarantee does not cover: Pricing only available to select groups of customers including Membership Program members, loyalty offers, discounts relating to non-warehouse membership or paid loyalty programs and government exchange store offers."

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/help...0300050002
You can come in BB store and ask them to register for new acccount and apply for plus membership to get the price match. Like I did 2 days ago. Then you can ask for refund for the membership.
Not sure if they will allow refund yet. Will try later and see
Dec 27, 2024 04:55 AM
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wukongDec 27, 2024 04:55 AM
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Quote from PaweP :
Same, I tried today with few reps and no luck. I tried in store, talked to a manager and they printed for me price matching rules, that it excluded price matching from costco if item can only be purchased with membership. Not sure if they updated rules, bc I was able to price match the TV couple months ago. "Our Price Match Guarantee does not cover: Pricing only available to select groups of customers including Membership Program members, loyalty offers, discounts relating to non-warehouse membership or paid loyalty programs and government exchange store offers."https://www.bestbuy.com/site/help...0300050002
Don't give up! it took me 5 times before finally went through this afternoon. I gave the agent my real zip code which supposedly out of stock, but somehow he willing to do PM after trying to offer me BB credit card.
Dec 27, 2024 05:03 AM
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matchmeeDec 27, 2024 05:03 AM
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I found one in stock at my local Costco. I guess I'm just gonna buy it straight from them since BestBuy isn't going to price match :/
Dec 27, 2024 05:57 AM
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PawePDec 27, 2024 05:57 AM
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Quote from wukong :
Don't give up! it took me 5 times before finally went through this afternoon. I gave the agent my real zip code which supposedly out of stock, but somehow he willing to do PM after trying to offer me BB credit card.
Thanks for encouragement, after so much wasted time I'm about to give up on this deal. Did they asked you to apply for BB Credit Card to get this price match? I already have CC with them, so I assume that the sales rep won't have any incentives in that case. It may depend on the agent, so far those that I talked to, they keep saying that it shows out of stock on the locations that I provided the ZIP, but on my end, silver shows out of stock, but black is in stock - not for delivery though.
Dec 27, 2024 11:42 AM
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1gokartDec 27, 2024 11:42 AM
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Quote from LovelyHeat960 :
M3 pro vs M4 base hard to justify.

M4 advantage
Quantum Dot display
Better battery and single core performance

M3 pro
2 Gb ram with 150Gb/s memory bandwidth
4 extra GPU

I don't need GPU. But hard to justify which with M3 I save 200$ more
There's more than that:

M4 Advantage
- being 1 year newer (OS Support)
- Brighter SDR screen brightness 1000nits vs 600nits
- Better webcam center stage 12MP vs 2.1 MP
- Better battery life
- Better single core performance
- Slightly faster SSD (the M1 series Macs are still better)

M3 Pro Advantage
- More RAM 18gb vs 16gb but at a lower bandwidth 150 vs 200
- Significantly better GPU (software dependent)

The biggest advantage of the M3 Pro over the M4 is the graphics and price. (If you can get this deal) Otherwise the base M4 is the better option if price was equal IMO. Having a brighter screen for outdoor use, longer battery and better webcam are more important then the M4 is a better choice.
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Dec 27, 2024 12:47 PM
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RedElmoDec 27, 2024 12:47 PM
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This iPad 13" Pro or iPhone 16 Pro Max?

Everything apple wells seems to be $1200 ish
Dec 27, 2024 02:15 PM
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JJSparksDec 27, 2024 02:15 PM
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Another positive for the base M4 is the ability to use its display with 2 external monitors, and another negative is the base M4 is noiser if you push it since it only has 1 fan.

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Dec 27, 2024 04:23 PM
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siltdotstriderDec 27, 2024 04:23 PM
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Quote from 1gokart :
There's more than that:

M4 Advantage
- being 1 year newer (OS Support)
- Brighter SDR screen brightness 1000nits vs 600nits
- Better webcam center stage 12MP vs 2.1 MP
- Better battery life
- Better single core performance
- Slightly faster SSD (the M1 series Macs are still better)

M3 Pro Advantage
- More RAM 18gb vs 16gb but at a lower bandwidth 150 vs 200
- Significantly better GPU (software dependent)

The biggest advantage of the M3 Pro over the M4 is the graphics and price. (If you can get this deal) Otherwise the base M4 is the better option if price was equal IMO. Having a brighter screen for outdoor use, longer battery and better webcam are more important then the M4 is a better choice.
BS, single core performance is faster on m3 pro, check cpubenchmark
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