why Apple.com price is lower than amazon.com? I checked apple.com, same Macbook pro, the price at apple store is cheaper than here at amazon. so, why ppl buy from amazon?
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When you buy in apple you need to paid taxes, that why is almost the same price or more expensive at the store. I saw a few other online store selling the mac around $1100 after the $100 rebate, with free shipping and tax include. I hope amazon lower the price to $1100. I prefer to buy in amazon because I'm a prime member.
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An Amazon, there could be multiple vendors of the same product and they might be charging different shipping rates. Also, your location may affect the rates as well. You may want to see which vendors provide the lowest price on the product + shipping, but make sure that you also factor in service when you choose which to buy from.
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And to debunk some of the misinformation on this thread - there really is no difference, or "peace of mind" by buying it from Apple or from Amazon.com. Warranties, just like EVERYTHING, is the same. Amazon is an authorized Apple reseller, just like BestBuy and many other places.In addition, PeggyA didn't seem to know, but yes, you can buy Applecare from Amazon. I THINK you can even buy Applecare after you have had your computer for some time, though I could be wrong on this.
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Cancelled my order and purchased from another site. Why is Amazon so shady about this?**Edit**Cancelled the order on the other site and purchased at a brick and mortar store for $279.99 (Micro Center in St. Louis, MO). Very happy.
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I ordered a 32gb on the 16th also. The listing said they were arriving on the 17th. Since I'm a prime customer I expected it by the end of the week. I received an email on the 20th telling me that there was a delay and I had until 10/20/08 to cancel because the estimated ship date was NOV. 8. Funny, the listing still says 'ships in 8 to 9 days'. I went with Amazon for the no tax, free two day shipping. Now, I'll just go to Apple and pay the tax. I've been an Amazon customer since they were shipping out of a garage. This is the first time this has happened.
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FYI - I preordered mine from Apple in the middle of Jan and just received it this week (2/25). So it isn't just Amazon - I have read posts that say some Apple stores have them - but I think that might be false.
1024224
Unfortunately, you can only purchase the versions they sell online. I called Amazon.com Reps and confirmed they don't customized Macbook Pros.
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Amazon lists not only prices for items it sells (through retail partnerships), but also from third party retailers that have entered into partnership with Amazon. Thus, when you search for an item, you might be presented with numerous offers at different prices, with different shipping, from many different retailers. Sometimes for whatever reason, one of these retailers will have the product for a really cheap price, but one that retailers supply is sold out, the next least expensive retailer will appear in the search results. I suspect that some retailer had your item for $8.22 on 1/5, but between then and 1/9 all of their stock was sold out and the $14.99 price reflects the next best price.
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As of March 3rd... Apple has shipped some from their online store and local stores have had some limited inventory. I asked Sunday afternoon at my local Apple store. They had two being used on display and said that they had sold some but no longer had any in inventory. The Apple online store indicates that they ship within 5-7 business days. I predict it will take a little while yet before Amazon starts to fulfill orders.As of March 15... Local Apple store still did not have any in stock. I do note that the 1TB version is soldout at BestBuy and they have dropped the price from $499 to $424, the 500GB version is also sold out at BestBuy and has price dropped from $299 to $254. As of March 3rd... Apple has shipped some from their online store and local stores have had some limited inventory. I asked Sunday afternoon at my local Apple store. They had two being used on display and said that they had sold some but no longer had any in inventory. The Apple online store indicates that they ship within 5-7 business days. I predict it will take a little while yet before Amazon starts to fulfill orders.As of March 15... Local Apple store still did not have any in stock. I do note that the 1TB version is soldout at BestBuy and they have dropped the price from... » Read More As of March 3rd... Apple has shipped some from their online store and local stores have had some limited inventory. I asked Sunday afternoon at my local Apple store. They had two being used on display and said that they had sold some but no longer had any in inventory. The Apple online store indicates that they ship within 5-7 business days. I predict it will take a little while yet before Amazon starts to fulfill orders.As of March 15... Local Apple store still did not have any in stock. I do note that the 1TB version is soldout at BestBuy and they have dropped the price from $499 to $424, the 500GB version is also sold out at BestBuy and has price dropped from $299 to $254. « Show Less
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That's just the way Amazon works sometimes. Not everything makes sense. They may be very overstocked on the cheaper one.
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It's because Apple rarely offers discounts. Think about it...Apple's Itunes charges "hit songs" for $1.29 instead of $.99 or $1.00 like Amazon and almost any other online store. Also, the only time Apple has a sale from my knowledge is black friday. And for how much? Like 10% ($1,199 macbook pro is discounted by $110 cheaper on black friday). The only other time Apple gives something back to their customers is their offers when you buy things like a computer (ex: we will throw in a free ipod touch or give you $50 off if you're a student)...big deal when you are paying that kind of money. Apple products are almost always cheaper online through other sites. Don't get me wrong, I love Apple's products but I don't love how they manage their sales. I realize you can debate about you are paying for what you get, but I disagree how apple never offers discounts when other company's do.
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Amazon does not always have the best price... I have watched the price on this item for a while. FYI, if you live near a microcenter, they have this laptop for $1199 - $200 (instant savings) = $999.... Its an in-store only special, but you can find more info on their website http://microcenter.com ... I have e-mailed Amazon to see if they would lower their price, but I am still waiting for a response... I also would prefer to buy from Amazon to use "prime".
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Thanks for your question! There is some crossover between Amazon catalogs, with some items being available for order at more than one of our websites. It's our goal to offer you the best selection at the best prices, regardless of where you live but in some cases it'll be more economical to order from one of our sites over another. There are many factors that can cause a price difference such as exchange rate and import costs. I'd recommend that you compare the available options on both sites and choose the combination of speed, price and availability that best suits your needs. I hope this helps!
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Some Amazon sellers use computer programs to compare other sellers' prices. Most of the time it allows sellers to undercut their competitors' prices by a few cents, but it sometimes leads to bizarre "robot price wars."This item is still a bargain, though, when you consider the CNN story about a textbook that was listed for $23 MILLION after some pricing programs got out of control. http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/web/04/25/amazon.price.algorithm/
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There are different sellers on Amazon Marketplace, and many of them sell the same product at drastically different prices. When Amazon.com has the product in stock, you can usually find it for about the same price as Walmart, Target, TRU etc, but when Amazon.com doesn't have it in stock, we see the Marketplace prices and some of those sellers charge much more when a product is out-of-stock in the regular Amazon.com inventory.
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It appears to be the same. This isn't shipped directly from Amazon, though, so it's up to the third party seller to decide on their shipping costs. Don't forget to add sales tax. Apple seems to be the better deal right now.
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I've noticed lately that Amazon has been giving very conservative estimates on its shipment/arrival dates. My items have always arrived well before Amazon's "estimated" arrival dates. I think this is a game they play with us so that we're happy when our packages arrive "early." The real question is whether or not Amazon actually has these in stock. Is Apple holding them back from everybody until Wednesday? Or are they just asking their sellers to not put them in customers' hands until Wednesday?