Black Friday 2011: A List of Discounts on Apple Products and More
Black Friday kicks off on the day after Thanksgiving and frequently offers customers short term sales on many products. While Apple does participate, their discounts tend to be rather small. Other online retailers can sometimes fill the gap to offer more enticing offers.
Sales Tax
National retailers such as Apple and Best Buy charge local sales tax on all orders. So, the advantage of using other online-only retailers is not getting charged that sales tax in many of the states. Local sales taxes are charged for the following retailers in the following states:
- Amazon: Kansas, Kentucky, New York, North Dakota, or Washington
- MacMall: North Carolina, Illinois, New York, California, Tennessee, Minnesota, Colorado, and Wisconsin.
So, if you are in one of those states, it may make sense to look elsewhere or simply buy locally anyway if the savings are comparable.
iPad 2s
BestBuy was offering $45 off all iPad 2 models, but it appears to be sold out online. You may have luck at your local stores.
MacMall is offering $25-$45 discounts on iPad 2s as well depending on model. They appear to still be in stock.
Apple's online store will be offering $41-$61 off the iPad 2 depending on model. Stock should be good from Apple.
Discounts on Other Apple Products
Apple's online sales prices will be on their online Apple Store, but their discounts will generally be the worst for most products (iPad 2 exception above), especially when sales tax is included.
Here's a list of prices at MacMall and Amazon across the range of Apple's products.
Current ModelRetailMacMallAmazon11" 1.6GHz 64GB MacBook Air$999-$59-$149 (15%)11" 1.6GHz 128GB MacBook Air$1199-$60 (5%)-$5913" 1.7GHz 128GB MacBook Air$1299-$101 (8%)-$6013" 1.7GHz 256GB MacBook Air$1599-$101 (6%)-$4913" 2.4GHz MacBook Pro$1199-$101-$149 (12%)13" 2.8GHz MacBook Pro$1499-$101(7%)-$7415" 2.2GHz MacBook Pro$1799-$89(5%)-$8915" 2.4Ghz MacBook Pro$2199-$140 (6%)-$13917" 2.4GHz MacBook Pro$2499-$150-$199 (8%)2.3GHz Mac mini$599-$30 (5%)-$52.5GHz Mac mini$799-$29 (4%)-$2921" 2.5GHz iMac$1199-$101-$149 (12%)21" 2.7GHz iMac$1499-$101-$10127" 2.7GHz iMac$1699-$100-$10027" 3.1GHz iMac$1999-$104-$1048GB iPod Touch (Black)$199-$9 (5%)-$98GB iPod Touch (White)$199-$9 (5%)-$932GB iPod Touch (Black)$299-$24 (8%)-$24 32GB iPod Touch (White)$299-$19 (6%)-$19 64GB iPod Touch (Black)$399-$34-$35 (9%) 64GB iPod Touch (White)$399-$34 (9%)-$34 Apple TV$99-$4-$9 (9%) Click on prices to link directly to product.
Best prices are listed in bold. Prices may fluctuate during the day.
Others Discounts of Interest
- $100 iTunes Gift Card - for $80
- Microsoft Office Home and Student - for $69.99 ($50 off)
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 - for $49.99 ($50 off)
- For Fry's, they are offering 8GB iPod Touch for $188 and you get a free $50 gift card. In store only (not online).
- iCade - $59.99 ($40 off)
AppShopper tracks sales for iOS and Mac app stores. Some notable sales:
iOS:
- djay ($19.99 -> $9.99)
- RISK ($2.99 -> $0.99)
- A Charlie Brown Christmas ($6.99 -> $4.99)
- Real Racing ($2.99 -> $0.99)
- Mirrors Edge for iPad ($9.99 ->$1.99)
Mac:
- Grand Theft Auto 3 ($14.99 -> $6.99)
- 1Password ($49.99 -> $24.99)
Several of the vendors listed are affiliate partners with MacRumors and referred sales may benefit the site financially.
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